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  Meet chef Chris Galvin

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  I first stumbled upon chef Chris Galvin (and his younger brother Jeff) when they opened Terence Conran’s Orrery in Marylebone in 1997. I used to work round the...

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  #DealDiva: Dubai and Abu Dhabi dining deals for September

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  Eating out in the UAE across licensed restaurants is becoming prohibitively expensive, so from feedback you’ve given me across FooDiva’s social media...

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  Does my gamble with Graze pay off?

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  After my last Dubai restaurant review, I crave a simple meal where courses are served traditionally, three-course style, à la Russe. The website of Graze, a "gastro-grill" in the new-ish La Ville boutique hotel at City Walk explains...

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  Mr Miyagi’s: where dishes are served in random order

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  A small starter portion of Peking duck arrives, with a large main course bowl of Nasi Goreng in quick succession. A Szechuan sea bass main follows. And lastly (before dessert thankfully), an appetiser of bao buns with...

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  Can Zahira elevate Middle Eastern food to a fine dining level?

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  I am delighted to review a new Dubai restaurant, Zahira, on the back of FooDiva’s preview interview with Australian-Lebanese chef, Greg Malouf. The opportunity to sample a...

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  Online grocery shopping in Dubai

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  For a city that prides itself on convenience, and door-to-door service (think dry cleaning and car washing), Dubai is very late to the online grocery delivery game. Surprisingly, two of...

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  There is no such term as a ‘Michelin chef’

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  An open letter to all restaurateurs, hoteliers, chefs, PRs, journalists and digital influencers in the UAE. This may come across as a bit of a rant, and it is – but I have bitten my tongue for far...

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  Does Le Petit Belge serve a true taste of Belgium?

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  It doesn’t even cross my mind to book a table at a new casual Belgian restaurant in Dubai. On a Friday evening nearing 7.30pm (over Ramadan), Le Petit Belge at the Pullman Hotel in JLT is buzzing. Had...

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  Does Katsuya by Starck offer much beyond its new Dubai location?

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  Katsuya by Starck, the latest independent restaurant to open at Jumeirah Al Naseem promises to deliver a Japanese menu developed by US-based chef owner Katsuya Uechi...

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