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  Lola Taberna Española for pork, glorious pork

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  Discovering a Dubai restaurant with a licence to cook pork is like searching for a diamond in the desert. So a new independent Spanish tapas restaurant that reveals a menu with 19 out of 57...

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  FooDiva’s top Dubai restaurants: a 2021 guide

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  On the back of my new editorial policy to only profile homegrown restaurants, this year’s FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai proudly celebrates SOLELY independent...

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  Unlicensed to thrill at Lana Lusa

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  Lana Lusa is a new homegrown Dubai restaurant from the team behind La Cantine du Faubourg and Ninive, paying serious homage to the Portuguese owner, Jessica Viveiro. Set in Jumeirah’s Wasl...

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  Does Grove Road reimagine the classics?

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  The 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

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  I 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

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  The 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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  Last supper requests from the Dubai food media community

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  What would you request as your hypothetical last supper? Alongside desert island dishes, every now and again someone asks me this question. A little morbid...

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  A guide to top Chinese restaurants in Dubai

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  As the Covid-19 crisis started to unfold earlier this year, out of all the world's cuisines, Chinese restaurants, were the first to suffer, mostly because of discrimination. There was never any data to...

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  Where to eat vegan in Dubai

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  A guest post from local vegan advocate and co-founder of the Dubai Vegan Days community, Ananda Shakespeare, who delivers her verdict on Dubai’s top plant-based eateries. Whatever your...

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