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  Where to lunch over Ramadan in Dubai?

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  Despite living in a Muslim society, we’re pretty lucky many independent restaurants in Dubai do obtain a special licence to operate in daylight over Ramadan. Aside from the usual hotel and clubhouse establishments...

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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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  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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  Beautiful Bali – foodie heaven

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  Now until September is the ideal time to visit beautiful Bali - it's dry season after all. So having had a few requests to share FooDiva's fave foodie spots, here's my top ten...

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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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  The Farm…in Dubai

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  Dubai; When these photos landed in FooDiva's inbox, my heart started racing. The saying a picture tells a 1000 words is so true, and I couldn't get there quick enough. I'm waffling about...

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  Sophie’s – a new home-grown café opens in Dubai

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  Dubai; When FooDiva heard the founders of Okku, the fabulous home-grown Japanese restaurant at Dubai's Monarch hotel had opened another locally developed concept, a so-called 'gastro-café', Sophie's on Palm Jumeirah, I had to pop in.

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  Dubai rings in Chinese new year

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  Dubai; On the eve of Chinese new year, FooDiva would like to wish friends and fans celebrating a very happy 2012, as we ring in the year of the legendary water dragon. But more importantly who doesn't love a good Chinese...meal that is?

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  The mighty return of the original Farmers’ Market

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  Dubai; Not only is FooDiva loving the sublime, balmy weather these days, but so does local produce which thrives in the current harvesting season. Hence the original Farmers' Market in Dubai that championed a trend in all things local fruit and veg is now back for its third season at the Souk Al Bahar terrace every Friday.

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