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  Is Firebird by Michael Mina just an expensive diner?

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  At my ‘go to’ diner in the United States, one can order food scattered, smothered, covered or chunked. So when I think of diner fare, I don’t expect a "gourmet interpretation"...

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  Jordan: top 10 dishes, a 4 day itinerary and Jordanian restaurants in Dubai

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  It’s my fourth visit to Jordan in a dozen years, but this time round I leave with a richer understanding of the culture, the people and the cuisine. A Jordanian kitchen serves up many ethnic...

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  Is Cipriani anything more than pricey pizza?

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  "The secret of Cipriani isn't about what can be seen or touched, but what can be felt and sensed. It is intangible but palpable. It can't be patented, but even after eighty-two years it hasn't been...

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  Meet chef Nathan Outlaw at his first international restaurant, in Burj Al Arab

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  For the first time ever, Burj Al Arab has signed up a big name consultant chef to revamp one of its restaurants in Dubai, Al Mahara, in a bid to lure in local residents. 38-year old British seafood...

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  Does Joey’s serve an honest slice of Greece?

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  When a restaurant brands itself as a ‘Greek Taverna’ you would be correct in assuming the menu is all-Greek, but no, at new Dubai opening, Joey’s Greek Taverna, it is interspersed with dishes...

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  Win champagne brunches and a designated driver – competition courtesy of The Driver

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  You’re out for dinner, you’ve had a few drinks, your car is with you and you realise you really can’t drive home. Sound familiar? Well that’s where new...

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  Cocktail Kitchen – no reservations?

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  I 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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  No reason to hide

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  As American expats, my dining partner and I have been looking forward to dining at The Hide, a self-billed ‘American meatery’ at Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah that has replaced MJ’s steakhouse. Outfitted in a modern ‘Wild West’ fashion (think lots of...

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  Just how rogue is R Trader

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  When I first read the promotional material for R Trader, the new ‘modern British with international influences’ restaurant in DIFC’s Al Fattan Currency House (brought to us by the same team behind Pier 7’s The Scene by Simon Rimmer), I thought it might specifically..

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