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• Baker & Spice…and all things nice

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  Dubai; Officially happy 2011 FooDiva friends! I hope you managed to contain your new year bubbles consumption, unlike me. It’s been a busy first week, so much so, this is the first opportunity I’ve had to try out a new venue in town. I’ve been meaning to pop by the latest Baker & Spice café at Al Manzil souk in the […]

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• Zest at One & Only The Palm Dubai

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  Dubai; Well FooDiva was back at the new One & Only The Palm Dubai, this time to try out Zest, the all-day dining restaurant. For those in the know, you can tell I am building up to the finale; Stay and Yannick Aleno’s Michelin star fine dining experience. It was Zest’s al fresco seating overlooking the infinity pool […]

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• Le Relais de l’Entrecôte’s secret sauce

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  Dubai; If you’ve never tasted the famous, secret sauce that accompanies an entrecote steak, life is not worth living. Le Relais de l’Entrecôte has opened a franchise at Dubai Festival City’s marina waterfront. And just to confuse you, there’s a number of offshoots around the world; Le Relais de Venise, and more specifically here in Dubai, […]

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• Vivel – a cuppa anyone?

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  Dubai; As you must know by now, FooDiva has a weakness for all things tea-like, so when I spotted Vivel’s new tea shop and patisserie at Dubai Mall, with its highly enticing store front I had to pop in for a cuppa (with sister in tow). It’s not just a shop, but also a teeny […]

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• Gary’s latest Dubai venture; Rhodes Twenty10

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  Dubai; Gary Rhodes’ latest addition to Dubai’s dining scene, Rhodes Twenty10, has been on my FooDiva wish list for a little while, so with a couple of avid family foodies in town (yes it runs in our blood) and a Saturday booking in tow, we descended on the Royal Meridien to see if the new venture lived up […]

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  Elia, with a new Greek menu

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  Dubai; FooDiva was most excited when a good Greek friend invited her to Elia to sample their new menu last night. Now Elia is Dubai's only true Greek restaurant located at the Majestic Hotel in Bur Dubai.

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• West 14th – how would you like your steak cooked?

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  Dubai, December 3, 2010; There are few things in life that beat a good, juicy, tender steak, or so FooDiva thinks. So with West 14th, the latest addition to Dubai’s steakhouse repertoire recently opened on Palm Jumeirah, FooDiva’s carnivorous palate and two like-minded friends paid a visit. Firstly, always check a restaurant’s website before booking, as I discovered a great […]

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• FooDiva now tweeting…and the odd bite or two

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  Dubai; A few bites here and there to amuse you today. First things first, FooDiva is now live on Twitter, so please please please do follow me on @foodivaworld. I’ll be sure to entertain you with my foodie tweets, and feel free to feedback too. Secondly, Dubai veterans, do you remember Zyara, the very popular café on the […]

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• Farmers’ Market returns to Dubai

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  Dubai; STOP PRESS! You may recall in April, Baker & Spice in Souk Al Bahar hosted Dubai’s first Farmers’ Market. Well good news for lovers of fresh locally sourced produce (yes believe it or not, the U.A.E has plenty), the market is back again for the cooler months at the same location – every Friday starting December 10th […]

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