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  Meet Pierre Gagnaire in Dubai

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  He has 12 restaurants around the world including two with three Michelin stars each in France. He's humble and sweet-natured but sometimes, due to the language barrier I expect, can come across as...

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  Meet food editor, writer and coach Dianne Jacob, plus perfecting pizza

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  I am not sure if I was more nervous soaking up Dianne Jacob’s words of wisdom in her writing workshop or whilst interviewing her in London. After all she is an award-winning...

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  An interview with Chef Nobu in Dubai

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  Dubai; Sauntering into Nobu at Atlantis, I find the chef himself, Nobu(yuki) Matsuhisa standing behind his sushi counter grinning shyly as the camera clicks away for a publicity shoot.

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  Meet a man with a dream – Sanjeev Kapoor

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  “A man with a dream will not be denied,” – a rather famous saying that Sanjeev Kapoor, the celebrated face of Indian cuisine abides by...

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  Meet Marco Pierre White

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  Dubai; As Titanic opens its portholes this evening at the new Melia hotel in the rather odd location of Bur Dubai, FooDiva meets the man who many say instigated the UK celebrity chef trend in 1995 at the age of 33, when he became the youngest chef to win three Michelin stars.

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  What do Atul Kochhar, a colourful palace and seabass curry have in common?

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  Dubai; FooDiva was reminded earlier this year of Atul Kochhar whilst lunching at the casual, contemporary Indian eatery Zafran at Dubai Marina Mall that he consults for. My lunch companion was singing his praises and those of his one Michelin-star North Indian restaurant Benares in London, as well as Tamarind where as head chef he earned his first Michelin in 2001 before venturing on his own - all whilst engrossed in his cookbooks. Well the celebrated Indian chef is now opening...

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  Taste of Dubai, plus Giorgio Locatelli spills the beans

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  Dubai; It's time for the annual Taste of Dubai food festival at Dubai Media City this weekend, where 26 of the emirate’s restaurants take stalls each serving up mini tasting dishes of signature recipes.

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  Looking to hire a chef or caterer?

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  Dubai; Of late I have been asked numerous times to suggest a good professional chef or caterer, so as an update to my column earlier this year in Gourmet magazine, here are FooDiva's recommendations.

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  Dubai has a new chef for hire

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  Dubai; Guess what, FooDiva's discovered a new 'chef for hire' in Dubai (or rather he found moi), so if you're planning a dinner or lunch party over the festive season and don't fancy the hassle of grocery shopping and cooking, here's who you turn to.

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