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  Rhodes in Residence – afternoon tea Wimbledon-style

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  Dubai; We’ve seen a whole host of Michelin star chefs descend on the UAE in the last few months - all for lunches and dinners. However we now have our first Michelin-starred...

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  Roberto’s at DIFC – a joint review

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  Dubai; When the operations director of a highly successful, long-standing, Italian restaurant in Dubai jumps ship taking his A-list team, chef included, to open their own venture, naturally expectations are sky high.

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  Hanoi…in Dubai…and Abu Dhabi

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  Vietnamese cuisine is fast gaining popularity in Europe, but sadly here aside from the likes of the fabulous yet expensive French-Vietnamese...

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  Titanic by Marco Pierre White sets sail in Dubai, plus a new food blog

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  Dubai; A new food blog crossed FooDiva's path recently all thanks to our 100+ UAE clan of Fooderati Arabia bloggers - by the very appropriate name of...

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  The new Riv on the block – how does it fare and compare?

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  Dubai; When Rivington Grill first opened at Souk Al Bahar three and a half years ago, hardly anyone had heard of the Caprice restaurant brand, Brits included, despite its original Shoreditch location.

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  A slice of Napoli pizza…in Dubai

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  Dubai; Pizza may go hand in hand with Italian cuisine, but its origins can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks, where a yeast-less flat bread was baked with veggie toppings. Slowly but surely, it found its way to Naples...

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  Alfie’s by Dunhill, plus a damn good restaurant deal

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  Dubai loves importing international restaurant brands, so it comes as no surprise to see Dunhill, the men’s luxury lifestyle brand open its restaurant concept Alfie’s at Jumeirah Emirates Towers Boulevard, following on from...

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  Bice – is the Italian still buone?

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  Bice, the slick and sophisticated Italian restaurant at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah (not to be confused with its seafood counterpart Bice Mare at Souk Al Bahar operated by different owners) has always been a firm favourite - not just of mine, but with two seatings a night in its hey day, by many a resident and visitor too.

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  Meet you at Make?

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  Dubai; Are we seeing a teeny trend with funky cafés opening up in business hubs across Dubai? First up was Shelter in Al Quoz, then Pavilion in Downtown Dubai and now Make in Dubai Marina, just behind JBR Walk - thank goodness for different locations.

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