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  Out with Gordon, in with Table 9; Meet Scott and Nick

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  Dubai; When this media invite landed in FooDiva’s inbox, my heart started racing. What were Scott Price and Nick Alvis up to? What about Gordon Ramsay? And why Mojo Gallery as the venue? A few days later, and two days before this press event, Gordon Ramsay announced he was pulling out of his Dubai restaurant.

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  A taste of Gourmet this month

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  Dubai; The November issue of Gourmet is now out on the shelves with FooDiva's very own expert column, plus plenty more from moi.

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  Voulez-vous Voi?

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  Dubai; Voi, I can’t begin to describe how eagerly I’ve been awaiting your opening. Ever since FooDiva reviewed your cousins, North Indian Amala and Turkish Lalezar at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, I’ve been counting the days…so a month into opening here’s our restaurant review.

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  Taking Toro Toro by the horns

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  Dubai; When Mexican chef Richard Sandoval of Maya acclaim opens a new restaurant in a new hotel in new Dubai, Latin American Toro Toro at Grosvenor House's new tower jumps to the top of FooDiva's review list.

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  A Chinese fine dining experience at Hukama, plus a competition – brought to you by The Address Downtown Dubai

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  Dubai; You asked for more competitions FooDiva Friends, and to show we’re all ears, now’s your opportunity to win a three course dinner for two at Hukama, the Chinese fine dining restaurant at The Address Downtown Dubai. But first, what’s Hukama all about?

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  Dubai has a new cake icon…

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  Dubai; Since launching FooDiva earlier this year, I am astounded and thrilled by the sheer number of home-grown artisanal producers right here on our Dubai doorstep - to the point it's worth a blog in its own right.

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• FooDiva up for Best Blog in Dubai, plus the new Gourmet magazine!

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  Dubai; Exactly eight months to the day following FooDiva's launch, I've been nominated for Best Blog in Dubai in the annual Ahlan! Best in Dubai awards.

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• A slice of nostalgia for Canadians, but is Tim Hortons really all it’s cracked up to be?

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  Dubai; With all the buzz surrounding the opening of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons - you just need to read Tahira Yaqoob's feature in The National for a taster - we had to get cracking on a FooDiva review.

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• What do 1762, a Dubai deli and a ‘roast’ beef Yorkshire pud wrap have in common?

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  Dubai; For starters, the sandwich was born in 1762. Credit to the Earl of Sandwich who asked for his roast beef to be served between two slices of bread to prevent his hands from getting all greasy during his game of cards. Or perhaps he was just hiding the odd ace or two?

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