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  Moombai & Co: where Parsi cuisine mingles with Mumbai street food

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  Around the ninth century, when Parsis left their home in Iran and travelled to India, the shores of Gujarat were their first port of call. The leader of the group sent a messenger to the king seeking...

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  Izu Brasserie may be hidden but is it a gem?

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  Izu Ani is a seasoned chef specialising in Mediterranean cuisine with a focus on southern Italian influences. He opened La Petite Maison in Dubai, then moved on to replicate, arguably, that concept with La Serre, followed by a...

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  Is Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera a tourist trap?

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  Chef Sean Connolly you might ask, as did I…who is he? I only came across this Yorkshire expat when I ate in one of his Sydney restaurants, The Morrison, a no-frills gastro-pub and oyster bar last December. He’s made his name in...

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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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  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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  Is Le Cirque a classy New York restaurant import?

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  It’s a date night and restaurant review all rolled into one – a first for me. My destination is New York French restaurant import Le Cirque, which opened its doors at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC last month. With just one...

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