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• A slice of nostalgia for Canadians, but is Tim Hortons really all it’s cracked up to be?

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  Dubai; With all the buzz surrounding the opening of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons - you just need to read Tahira Yaqoob's feature in The National for a taster - we had to get cracking on a FooDiva review.

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• What do 1762, a Dubai deli and a ‘roast’ beef Yorkshire pud wrap have in common?

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  Dubai; For starters, the sandwich was born in 1762. Credit to the Earl of Sandwich who asked for his roast beef to be served between two slices of bread to prevent his hands from getting all greasy during his game of cards. Or perhaps he was just hiding the odd ace or two?

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• Moritsuke; the art of Japanese food arrangement

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  Dubai; If you were asked to pick a country that prides itself on creating artistic masterpieces in the kitchen, then am pretty sure Japan would be top of the list.

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• Ever heard of a salt sommelier?

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  Abu Dhabi; Have you ever heard of a salt sommelier? Well FooDiva hadn't until an email landed in my inbox one day. I can smell a good publicity stunt from sand dunes afar, but nevertheless I was intrigued.

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• Meet the man behind Gaucho Dubai’s restaurant opening next month. Plus how to cook a steak!

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  Dubai; We all love a new restaurant opening, don’t we? Well with Gaucho, the London-born Argentine restaurant concept opening in Dubai at DIFC in the first week of October, FooDiva met with chef turned operator, South African Ryan Hattingh, Gaucho’s International Operations Director to chat all things beef, why he won’t be dishing up Wagyu, the all-Argentine wine list, and plenty more. He even tells us how to cut, prepare and grill a steak!

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• Italian tonight? Medzo at Wafi Restaurants

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  Dubai; We all have a favourite Italian, restaurant that is, and FooDiva's in her Bur Dubai years was Medzo at Wafi. It’s since reinvented itself (well over a year ago am ashamed to admit) with not just a new interior, but a complete menu revamp thanks to Nonna Chef and restaurant manageress Livia.

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• What happens when you can’t get a reservation at the world’s number one restaurant?

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  Copenhagen; FooDiva’s talking Noma in Copenhagen, voted number one earlier this year in the annual San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, the Oscar’s of the restaurant industry.

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• A Ramadan competition winner plus a Chef Osama dessert recipe – brought to you by Braun

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  Dubai; Who wants a hamper brimming with Braun gadgets and goodies? Brenda Abdelall is this week’s lucky winner of our Braun Ramadan competition! Brenda takes homes her AED 1,000 hamper to help concoct her favourite Eid dish of falafel.

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• Room for another Dubai steakhouse? The Rib Room at Jumeirah Emirates Towers

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  Dubai; Jumeirah Emirates Towers has relaunched its steakhouse restaurant yet again; now by the name of The Rib Room. Quite cleverly, the hotel’s Agency wine bar has relocated right next door which am sure helps pull in the punters.

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