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  Mayrig – Armenian food arrives in Dubai

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  Armenian food probably isn’t as well known in Europe and North America as it should be. While the legacy of history has left communities of Armenians scattered...

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  Choose Choix

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  It’s been much anticipated and finally it’s here. French chef maestro Pierre Gagnaire has opened a home-grown patisserie-cum-café, Choix, at Intercontinental Dubai Festival City perched above his glam dining...

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  Belgian food as haute cuisine – Café Belge

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  Café Belge is the new 1920s-style art deco 'Belgian grand café' at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC replacing the all-day dining restaurant Can Can (and launched with considerable...

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  A seafood restaurant with a view

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  No I am not travelling…again. I am passport-less at the moment anyway. This quaint little fishing harbour is in Dubai, believe it or not. And not in Deira, but this side of the creek...

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  Something meaty and easy on the wallet

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  Hi. My name is Lina Juma and I’m a proud carnivore. Every so often I crave biting into a juicy chunk of meaty fabulousness. So with new home-grown concept, The Steak Bar...

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  One dish worth the drive to Abu Dhabi

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  Four days, 13 restaurants, 59 dishes later and I now know Abu Dhabi’s dining scene inside out. The highlight? One dish that’s worth the drive down that treacherous highway, or...

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  Two different bodegas in Dubai – Tolosa and Salero

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  Of late we've seen the Brazilian churrascaria craze engulf Dubai, then the Mexican wave and now it’s the Spanish bodega fiesta...

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  Toko docks in Dubai

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  Are the powers that be at Vida Downtown Dubai recreating a mini DIFC restaurant scene? First La Serre to rival La Petite Maison, and now Toko, a contemporary Japanese restaurant concept imported from Sydney to mimic Zuma perhaps?...

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  5 diversely different dining spots in Dubai

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  FooDiva should be regaling you with waistline-friendly dining options given new year resolutions and all, but as an occasional believer in portion-control, gene management and exercise – all in moderation of course (my two mantras are Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat and Dr D’Adamo’s Genotype diet)...

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