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Does a new fusion restaurant in Dubai play out well?
11 commentsThe pedigree is promising. A new home-grown restaurant opens in Dubai that goes by the appealing name of Play. The chef patron is Reif Othman...
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Intersect By Lexus – Ticket to Ride, or Baby Don’t Care?
9 commentsLet’s start a little differently here. Before reading this review, take a moment to look at the Intersect By Lexus website. Don’t worry, I’m not...
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Can Bistrot Bagatelle compete with the French-Med restaurant set in Dubai?
7 commentsWe have an 8pm booking on a Friday for new French-Mediterranean import...
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Is Maine Oyster Bar & Grill a decent contender?
5 commentsWhy is it that lately we are having to walk through car parks to reach restaurants in Dubai? Nola, Mythos and now The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill, an independently operated restaurant...
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Is it a warm welcome back to Dubai for Gordon Ramsay?
7 commentsGordon Ramsay needs no introduction, yet Atlantis is so out and proud with its new Dubai restaurant opening, that our journey up Palm Jumeirah to Bread...
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Is Nola worth a taste?
3 commentsI first heard the affectionate nickname for New Orleans, ‘Nola’, when I visited dear friends there a few years ago and dined on jambalaya, beignets and savoury ‘biscuits’. My taste buds didn't take to the latter though. Dubai has...
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Dusty’s: what’s in a name?
12 commentsHow important to you is the name of a restaurant when deciding where to dine out? For me, very. Branding is the first impression that positions a restaurant in our minds, and it’s that perception that lingers. As far as...
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Is Olives worth a taste?
Share your commentsAmerican author, restaurateur, TV personality and chef Todd English has transplanted his contemporary Mediterranean restaurant concept Olives to the capital at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi's Venetian Village. Getting there we had to navigate a construction site as the Venetian village is not yet...
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Does Spirito reflect the spirit of Brazil in Dubai?
1 comment“Do we really need another Brazilian restaurant in Dubai?” – this was my initial, admittedly skeptical, reaction when I first heard about the opening of Spirito Lounge & Kitchen...
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