Cafes

RSS feed for this section

• Baker & Spice…and all things nice

  5 comments

  Dubai; Officially happy 2011 FooDiva friends! I hope you managed to contain your new year bubbles consumption, unlike me. It’s been a busy first week, so much so, this is the first opportunity I’ve had to try out a new venue in town. I’ve been meaning to pop by the latest Baker & Spice café at Al Manzil souk in the […]

  Continue Reading
• Vivel – a cuppa anyone?

  2 comments

  Dubai; As you must know by now, FooDiva has a weakness for all things tea-like, so when I spotted Vivel’s new tea shop and patisserie at Dubai Mall, with its highly enticing store front I had to pop in for a cuppa (with sister in tow). It’s not just a shop, but also a teeny […]

  Continue Reading
• Dubai’s only Farmers’ Market…a review

  2 comments

  Dubai; You may recall FooDiva’s recent posting previewing Dubai’s only Farmers’ Market. Well here it is today, in all its colourful glory. Organised by Baker & Spice at Souk Al Bahar, farmers from across the U.A.E were selling their fresh, and in some cases organic fare – predominantly fruit, vegetables and herbs – but eggs, buttermilk, honey and […]

  Continue Reading
• FooDiva now tweeting…and the odd bite or two

  1 comment

  Dubai; A few bites here and there to amuse you today. First things first, FooDiva is now live on Twitter, so please please please do follow me on @foodivaworld. I’ll be sure to entertain you with my foodie tweets, and feel free to feedback too. Secondly, Dubai veterans, do you remember Zyara, the very popular café on the […]

  Continue Reading
• Farmers’ Market returns to Dubai

  Share your comments

  Dubai; STOP PRESS! You may recall in April, Baker & Spice in Souk Al Bahar hosted Dubai’s first Farmers’ Market. Well good news for lovers of fresh locally sourced produce (yes believe it or not, the U.A.E has plenty), the market is back again for the cooler months at the same location – every Friday starting December 10th […]

  Continue Reading
• Tea on the Palm

  2 comments

  Dubai; FooDiva always loves new happenings, whether the opening of a new eaterie or hotel, the launch of a new menu or introduction of a new chef. So with One & Only The Palm, Dubai just officially open, I had to check it out. Its very well established sister property, One & Only’s Royal Mirage Palace hotel has consistently […]

  Continue Reading
• A FooDiva Peak

  7 comments

  Kathmandu; Well as I sit bleary eyed in the Kathmandu sun (lucky for me winter does not arrive until next month) sipping jasmine leaf tea, here’s a bit of an update. Incase you’re wondering, the red eyes are thanks to a 4.30am start all for the sake of Mount Everest. Lazy me, opted for a jetstream […]

  Continue Reading
• U.A.E’s first food hall now open!

  1 comment

  Dubai, October 17th, 2010: I mentioned a few weeks ago it was coming…well the UAE has finally welcomed its first food hall! FooDiva can’t quite believe it…Galleries Lafayette has opened its Parisian food hall concept Lafayette Gourmet on the top level of the Dubai Mall store. It’s definitely of the same calibre as its original […]

  Continue Reading
• FooDiva Rates Red Door

  Share your comments

  Dubai, October 3rd, 2010; Well you certainly can’t miss it…Red Door is Galeries Lafayette’s first eaterie (located on the first floor by the escalators) and operated by Fauchard. Needless to say, red abounds and given it’s my favourite colour, I was keen to try out the new venue. Amongst all the red columns, the floor […]

  Continue Reading