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Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva

  • Not just one burger, but three

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    Dubai; There’s something hugely comforting about tucking into a good, juicy beef burger…well along with cup cakes it’s FooDiva’s other weakness. Plus a whole lot more am sure. So with Dubai in the midst of a burger craze…fast, slow, gourmet, mini…you’d be hard pushed not to find it on every menu. Here’s FooDiva’s top three […]

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  • At.mosphere – does it meet FooDiva’s sky high expectations?

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    Dubai; When a PR-girl turned journalist hears of biggest, longest, widest (admittedly a daily occurence in Dubai-land) or in this case highest, eyes light up, especially for FooDiva when it involves a new restaurant opening. Yes it’s At.mosphere, bizarre punctuation I know, the world’s highest restaurant which opened at Burj Khalifa earlier this year, 122 […]

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  • The Ivy in Dubai, for one night only

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    Dubai; “Every night should be a party at The Ivy. You will never go to The Ivy and have a dull night,” – so says Fernando Peire, Director of The Ivy London in a FooDiva interview. And with these words in mind, The Ivy experience comes to Dubai for one night only on Wednesday March […]

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  • Pierre Gagnaire and melt-in-your-mouth macaroons

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    Dubai; FooDiva’s first taste of the French culinary genius that is Pierre Gagnaire was five years ago at his London restaurant Sketch, when my date managed to secure us a table as walk-in guests. No he didn’t have ‘wasta’, but as an F&B (industry lingo for food & beverage) veteran, he knew very well that a restaurant always […]

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  • Jamie’s Italian in Dubai; his first restaurant outside UK

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    Dubai; FooDiva’s been longing to review Jamie Oliver’s first restaurant outside British shores since it soft opened in Dubai a month or so ago, but I was hoping for its licence to come through first. Always nice to have a glass of fruity red with one’s favourite pasta, no? Anyhow, patience has never been my virtue, […]

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  • Mango Tree’s new lunch menu; does it live up to its London sibling?

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    Dubai; Only two more weeks until Taste of Dubai arrives, so we’re cracking on with another restaurant preview…the London-based Thai concept, Mango Tree at Souk Al Bahar. I should highlight that FooDiva and a bunch of fellow foodie bloggers were invited to sample the new lunchtime menu, but note impartiality still prevails. If there’s one thing […]

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  • Rediscovering a Chinese haunt

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    Dubai; Sometimes there’s nothing better than rediscovering old haunts, it doesn’t always have to be new, new, new. So when FooDiva heard that Dynasty, the Chinese at Ramada Hotel Dubai had introduced a new Cantonese and Szechwan menu thanks to a new chef, off she went. Having lived in Bur Dubai in my early years, […]

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  • 30 days to Taste of Dubai…and a Chi’Zen review

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    Dubai; Ooh FooDiva’s getting excited…calling all foodies, Taste of Dubai, the annual open-air restaurant festival returns in March with a great line-up of eateries, chefs, cooking demonstrations and musical entertainment. And guess what, we have an early bird ticket offer for you. But before we get onto that, FooDiva’s delighted to see Dubai’s latest fine dining Chinese experience, Chi’Zen in […]

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  • 101…the One and Only?

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    Dubai; Having tried three of One & Only The Palm Dubai’s F&B outlets, there was just one left for a FooDiva review. 101 is perched at the end of a pier overlooking Dubai’s breathtaking Manhattan skyline. A bit of a trek from the main resort building, so catch a golf buggy if you can find one. There’s definitely a […]

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