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• Not just one burger, but three

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  Dubai; There’s something hugely comforting about tucking into a good, juicy beef burger…well along with cup cakes it’s FooDiva’s other weakness. Plus a whole lot more am sure. So with Dubai in the midst of a burger craze…fast, slow, gourmet, mini…you’d be hard pushed not to find it on every menu. Here’s FooDiva’s top three […]

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• At.mosphere – does it meet FooDiva’s sky high expectations?

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  Dubai; When a PR-girl turned journalist hears of biggest, longest, widest (admittedly a daily occurence in Dubai-land) or in this case highest, eyes light up, especially for FooDiva when it involves a new restaurant opening. Yes it’s At.mosphere, bizarre punctuation I know, the world’s highest restaurant which opened at Burj Khalifa earlier this year, 122 […]

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• Sweet, Sprungli and Swiss

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  Dubai; When I heard that Sprüngli, the famous 175-year old Swiss confectioner was retailing sweet goodies at Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai, another Swiss success story, a FooDiva review suddently jumped to the top of my wish list. I should add the review that follows is a result of a tasting session, where FooDiva was invited – […]

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• The Ivy in Dubai, for one night only

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  Dubai; “Every night should be a party at The Ivy. You will never go to The Ivy and have a dull night,” – so says Fernando Peire, Director of The Ivy London in a FooDiva interview. And with these words in mind, The Ivy experience comes to Dubai for one night only on Wednesday March […]

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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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• The Ivy Dubai will open early!

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  Dubai; There can’t be a more highly anticipated restaurant opening in Dubai than the famous British institution, The Ivy. FooDiva grabbed some time with Phil Broad, the Managing Director of Jumeirah Restaurants, who have the rights to develop a number of Caprice Holdings brands across MENA including The Ivy. As for when it will open, read […]

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• Jamie’s Italian in Dubai; his first restaurant outside UK

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  Dubai; FooDiva’s been longing to review Jamie Oliver’s first restaurant outside British shores since it soft opened in Dubai a month or so ago, but I was hoping for its licence to come through first. Always nice to have a glass of fruity red with one’s favourite pasta, no? Anyhow, patience has never been my virtue, […]

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• Greek-Cypriot delights

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  Nicosia; Unsurprisingly, holidays for me always revolve around good food, whether that’s discovering new eateries or returning to old haunts, and perhaps the odd home-cooked meal thrown in. Incase you’re looking to escape the U.A.E for a long weekend, Cyprus is only a  3.5 hour direct flight away and as it’s FooDiva’s home island, why […]

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