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Why I struggle with tasting menus. And a restaurant review of Manao.
Share your commentsI struggle with many tasting menus, especially in Dubai. Why? Sky-high price points. For one imported concept here, the exact same menu is AED400 more expensive than its...
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New Dubai restaurant opening, Khadak. By the ex-chef director of Dishoom.
Share your commentsWhen I heard that the ex-chef director of the sensation that is Dishoom, one of my go-to restaurants in the UK, had moved to Dubai to open his own concept, I had an inkling Khadak...
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Can Sushiyaki compete in Dubai’s crowded Japanese scene?
Share your commentsLet’s see who's old-school Dubai. Do you remember golden oldie Japengo? With a Japanese and broader Asian menu. The Souk Madinat Jumeirah outpost overlooking the waterway...
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“Yes please” to RSVP
Share your commentsAl Wasl Road is undergoing a trend with unlicensed, homegrown restaurants aiming to replicate the atmosphere and style of licensed establishments. Everyone else can stop trying now. New Dubai restaurant opening, RSVP has...
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Guess what the food of Orfali Bros Bistro tastes like
5 commentsOrfali Bros Bistro is another addition to the ever-growing stable of eateries in Dubai's Wasl 51 complex, and the second non-licensed venue here after Lana Lusa to be reviewed for FooDiva...
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Fujiya Japanese Restaurant: Go. Now
4 commentsI know I've discovered a good restaurant when: a) the place is brimming with natives jovially tucking into their food - in this case Japanese b) tables are littered with five menus each - and c) I want to order every single dish.
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Is Little Miss India hit or miss?
4 commentsMy experience with Indian restaurants in Dubai are hit and miss. I love punchy flavour, but I can’t, or rather my stomach can’t tolerate high doses of chilli spice. Digestion issues aside, I feel that, a little like truffle, extreme spice...
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Kohantei: Dubai’s first Japanese kaiseki restaurant
2 commentsDubai has its first traditional Japanese restaurant, Kohantei at Dubai Opera, that embraces ‘omotenashi’ hospitality through a formal multi-course ‘kaiseki’ menu focused on beef from Japan...
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Does Rüya successfully reimagine Turkish cuisine?
7 commentsSet on a waterfront terrace in Grosvenor House, Rüya is an elegant Turkish restaurant and lounge recently opened in Dubai Marina. The menu is playful, paying homage to what Rüya calls traditional Anatolian cuisine...
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