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  Is it a warm welcome back to Dubai for Gordon Ramsay?

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  Gordon 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?

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  I 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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  Pearls by Michael Caines: a rebrand hit or miss?

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  The most talked about restaurant in Abu Dhabi this year has finally opened its doors. Chef Michael Caines who has a two Michelin star restaurant in the UK amongst others, has taken over the breathtaking location of what was...

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  Is Jason Atherton’s Marina Social the new favourite in town?

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  To much relief, my disappointment with imported concepts and chain restaurants in Dubai turned out to be...

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  Dusty’s: what’s in a name?

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  How 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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  Din Tai Fung: much ado about nothing?

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  I tried the Taiwanese steamed dumpling restaurant chain Din Tai Fung for the first time in Singapore less than a year ago. Packed and popular among locals and tourists, I had a memorable...

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  Is Olives worth a taste?

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  American 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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  The Croft – can fine dining be casual?

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  Chef Darren Velvick’s new Dubai restaurant is a brave effort to bring together a minimalist menu of very carefully selected British and broader European dishes, a simple open...

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  A slice of Santorini in Dubai

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  I love discovering a new restaurant in Dubai that immediately takes my breath away with its no-frills simplicity and charm. In this case it’s partly down to a degree of surprise given the obscure and contrasting urban...

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