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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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  Meet the chef-cum-restaurateur behind Atelier M

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  Grandiose is perhaps an understatement for Dubai’s latest dining spot. The elevator opens on the seventh floor directly into an old-world restaurant reminiscent of The Great Gatsby era – minus the flapper dresses...

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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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  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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  Meet Pierre Gagnaire in Dubai

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  He has 12 restaurants around the world including two with three Michelin stars each in France. He's humble and sweet-natured but sometimes, due to the language barrier I expect, can come across as...

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• Lunch with Pierre Gagnaire next week at Reflets?

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  Dubai; Guess who’s coming to town next week? Well it has to be food related, n’est-ce pas? None other than, Michelin star chef (11 in total) Pierre Gagnaire, the culinary genius behind Inter-Continental Dubai Festival City’s Reflets French restaurant and ten other restaurants around the world. Now FooDiva’s always been a fan of this true […]

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• Pierre Gagnaire and melt-in-your-mouth macaroons

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  Dubai; FooDiva’s first taste of the French culinary genius that is Pierre Gagnaire was five years ago at his London restaurant Sketch, when my date managed to secure us a table as walk-in guests. No he didn’t have ‘wasta’, but as an F&B (industry lingo for food & beverage) veteran, he knew very well that a restaurant always […]

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• Meet Gary Rhodes…is he cooking up another restaurant?

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  Dubai; It’s been interviews galore for FooDiva these days. And at Taste of Dubai I caught up with Gary Rhodes, yes you read right, the ever so charming Brit chef with two restaurants in Dubai; Rhodes Mezzanine at Grosvenor House and Rhodes Twenty10 at Royal Meridien. Now will he open more? Read on to find […]

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