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  The Mexican wave is sadly all Tex-Mex

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  Dubai has had a flurry of new 'Mexican' restaurants popping up recently, and in my continuous quest for authentic Mexican cuisine (I am still searching by the way), I have decided to regale you with my musings on why Dubai cannot serve up the original fare but...

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  From Retro to Tang to Watatsumi

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  Back in 1999 when I first move to Dubai, a restaurant opens by the name of Retro with damn good classic French cuisine in a modern setting. A few years later in...

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  It’s time to get cracking

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  It's time to get crackin' - screams our waiter's polo shirt. Neon signs plaster the walls. A sea of red chequered paper tablecloths blankets this casual restaurant. Diners sport plastic bibs, whilst gripping...

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  The café craze at JLT – Nofara

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  If there's one district in Dubai worth salivating over these days it's Jumeirah Lake Towers, aka JLT. This block after block of gleaming skyscrapers is becoming a little bit of a foodie destination...

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  Where can I lunch over Ramadan in Dubai?…oh and breakfast too please

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  It's that time of year again with Ramadan knocking on our door and despite living in a Muslim society, Dubai is a pretty tolerant one, so we're lucky many stand-alone restaurants and cafés do obtain a special licence to operate in daylight...

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  77 Veggie Boutique – Dubai’s first all-vegetarian, organic café?

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  “Eat veggies only? An all-vegetarian café?” – my sentiments as the carnivore in me wrestles with this new concept knocking on our Dubai doorstep.

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  Tong Thai – spicy enough?

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  Dubai; I am back again. I, well actually we, follow the hostess as we pass one private dining booth after another, with the most beautiful ornate Thai art adorning the walls. A glorious neon orange-fronted bar...

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  A hard act to follow?

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  Dubai; Stepping out of the lift on the 42nd floor, a swimming pool looms ahead. Where ARE we going? Thank goodness someone intercepts us and...

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  Open sesame…Simsim

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  Correct me if am wrong, but whilst restaurants with Levantine cuisine are abundant in Dubai, it’s hard to find one with a focus on Palestinian dishes...

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