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  Clé Dubai – to dine or to party?

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  Having visited Clé, Australian-Lebanese Chef Greg Malouf’s first Dubai restaurant with modern Middle Eastern cuisine for a friend’s birthday party...

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  The Scene by Simon Rimmer – just British pub grub or more?

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  The Scene is British celebrity chef Simon Rimmer’s first restaurant outside the UK, and along with Asia Asia, the two latest additions to...

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  Zeta – is it solely location, location, location?

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  The hospitality industry’s long-standing mantra 'location, location, location’ (which incidentally some argue is now passé) is one portion of the dining experience that...

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  A taste of Turkey in Abu Dhabi

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  I must admit I have never visited Turkey despite travelling extensively around the world, but I was introduced to true, authentic Turkish food when I worked on board...

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  Is Gary Rhodes’ new restaurant in Dubai here to stay?

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  Gary Rhodes is going through a tough time of late, or perhaps that’s just the perception. Not only did he close most of his UK restaurants (bar one in...

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  A trio of restaurants hidden in Abu Dhabi

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  Living in Abu Dhabi we are surrounded by some wonderful off-the-beaten-track restaurants, outside hotels - many of them well-kept secrets that most people don’t know about. So...

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  Frioul Bistro De Luxe – it’s all about the concept

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  Frioul Bistro De Luxe is the new southern Mediterranean French restaurant at Souk Madinat Jumeirah replacing Jambase. It’s also a classic case study in how a confused...

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  Green Spices – the new Thai in town

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  As I drove with a friend through a bustling Sheikh Zayed highway on a Wednesday evening towards a new Thai in town - Green Spices at the recently opened Sofitel Dubai...

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  Does the Italian cuisine at Alta Badia reach new heights?

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  Alta Badia opened end of last year replacing long-serving Vu’s at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, promising to provide ‘honest Italian cooking’.

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