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30Aug 2015
Meet Jason Atherton as he returns to Dubai with his own restaurant
16 commentsHe came, he saw, he conquered. And he left. But he’s back in Dubai now. The Sheffield-born chef Jason Atherton, who turns 44 next week, first arrived in Dubai in 2001 with Angela Hartnett to...
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4Jan 2012
Hakkasan Dubai – does it match the London experience?
11 commentsDubai; Unless you recognise the discreet Hakkasan logo, you'd be hard pushed to find the entrance to the upmarket Cantonese restaurant chain's first outpost in Dubai in the shadow of Emirates Towers Boulevard.
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16Feb 2011
Mango Tree’s new lunch menu; does it live up to its London sibling?
3 commentsDubai; Only two more weeks until Taste of Dubai arrives, so we’re cracking on with another restaurant preview…the London-based Thai concept, Mango Tree at Souk Al Bahar. I should highlight that FooDiva and a bunch of fellow foodie bloggers were invited to sample the new lunchtime menu, but note impartiality still prevails. If there’s one thing […]
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18Sep 2011
Meet the man behind Gaucho Dubai’s restaurant opening next month. Plus how to cook a steak!
14 commentsDubai; 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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27Apr 2016
To burger or to lobster? That is the question
7 commentsIs it going to be a burger or a lobster kind of day? Now that's a tough decision for a burger aficionado with a newfound love for lobster rolls. Thankfully, Burger & Lobster made...
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29Mar 2016
Meet chef Nathan Outlaw at his first international restaurant, in Burj Al Arab
8 commentsFor 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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19Sep 2017
Meet chef Chris Galvin
2 commentsI first stumbled upon chef Chris Galvin (and his younger brother Jeff) when they opened Terence Conran’s Orrery in Marylebone in 1997. I used to work round the...
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8Sep 2015
Does Novikov deserve the hype or not?
17 commentsWhen a friend suggests we dine at Novikov in the Sheraton Grand Hotel my heart sinks. Despite the hype, it’s one Dubai restaurant opening I’ve not been looking forward to. Why...
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24Mar 2011
The Ivy in Dubai, for one night only
2 commentsDubai; “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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