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How does Fat Uncle fit into the Al Wasl Road dining family?
Share your commentsThe satirically-named Fat Uncle, located conveniently in a dining hotbed on Al Wasl Road is a new Dubai restaurant by an Emirati...
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Book a table at Teible
Share your commentsHomegrown. Chef-led. Unlicensed (without booze). Local, seasonal produce, protein included. Fermentation. Pickling. Ageing. A new Dubai restaurant at Jameel Arts Centre by the name of Teible...
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Does Grove Road reimagine the classics?
Share your commentsThe latest concept by the Bystro team, Grove Road at The Pointe West on Palm Jumeirah promises Melbourne-inspired, fresh, flavourful and fuss-free fare with full views of the world's largest...
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Meet Daniel Boulud in Dubai
Share your commentsI first interviewed chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud in the Cayman Islands for Ritz-Carlton’s annual Cayman Cookout beach bash in 2014. Digging out my interviews for FooDiva and, separately, for...
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The Pangolin: it’s not all in the name
Share your commentsThe Pangolin. This scaly anteater, which looks like a giant moving artichoke, has purported trafficking links to the origins of Covid-19. It also happens to be Sergio Lopez’ (ex-Tom & Serg) new dining...
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3BK: what on earth is an upscale multisensory global dining experience?
Share your comments“Upscale multisensory global dining experience”. Words that strike fear through my stomach as another Dubai restaurant – 3BK - attempts to find a niche in one of the most competitive food...
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What is Kizmet’s destiny?
2 commentsDoes food taste better with a story behind it? Can someone make you relate to their childhood favourite treats – and would you really care? And wait, before I even start to relay the story, what if the chef gives the dishes a modern day twist? This is the theme for...
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Hell’s Kitchen Dubai: dining hell or not?
6 commentsI wasn’t looking forward to lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s latest Dubai restaurant opening, Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace Bluewaters island. In my mind I had painted a picture of dining hell – a garish, kitsch Las Vegas concept...
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Cocktail Kitchen – no reservations?
6 commentsI have mixed feelings when I ring a licensed restaurant in Dubai to book a table (for six) and they do not take reservations - "you can just pop by and there should be enough seating...
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