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  An Arabesque restaurant in Dubai oozing atmosphere

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  Dubai; I am drawn back to this new hotspot, not just for cocktails at the buzzing bar, but the lure of dinner in a hugely atmospheric restaurant. If you’ve read my last review you’ll know how much value FooDiva attaches to ambiance in evaluating a dining experience. We’re at a new...

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  How does Far-Eastern Umai at Oberoi Dubai fare?

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  On a high, literally, from cocktails at Dubai’s new sexy rooftop bar Iris, we head downstairs for dinner with two restaurants in mind. First, Ananta, the Oberoi’s Indian but it’s eerily quiet with no sense of place. Surely...

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  The Spanish invasion

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  The Spanish restaurant scene in Dubai has been hugely under-represented for a while now with the rather jaded Seville's but more authentic Al Hambra. Am talking licensed establishments by the way serving booze. Well luckily that's now changing with...

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  New café concepts with a difference

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  Dubai; A good few years ago I harboured an ambition somewhere in the depths of my hyper-active brain to open a café one day - to the point that I started collecting retro memorabilia to decorate this dream.

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  What’s new for dinner on the Palm?

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  It’s a helluva long drive, by Dubai standards that is, as our car eases its way around the east crescent of Palm Jumeirah passing Atlantis, Sofitel, the Waldorf Astoria construction site, and finally our first destination...

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  Is La Serre the new La Petite Maison?

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  A striking illuminated glass boîte juts out from the sexy new Vida boutique hotel in Downtown Dubai. Once inside, an organised frenzy greets us with chefs at play in the open-plan kitchen, a bar buzzing with punters and a near full restaurant on a Thursday evening...

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  Top 10 afternoon tea experiences in Dubai

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  Dubai; There's something pretty special about an afternoon or high tea experience as it's often referred to. Whenever I travel to cities with a colonial history I always find myself searching out afternoon tea. My favourite to date has to be...

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  Vietnam – a culinary travel guide

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  I've long had a soft spot for the refined flavours of Vietnamese cuisine, most probably because of the French influence. First an obscure restaurant when I was at uni in England many moons ago. Here in Dubai...

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  A Fraiche New Bistro

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  Dubai; I am back at JLT which appears to have become a little bit of a second home for me. Yes there's another new café on the block and in fact, in the same tower as Nofara. This time it's a French-Canadian bistro...

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