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Meet chef Alain Ducasse at his first restaurant in Dubai
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The legend that is chef Alain Ducasse has landed in Dubai. Softly spoken. Calm. Collected. And slightly reticent. His publicist acts as a translator when we meet over an 8am coffee and...
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Meet chef Vladimir Mukhin
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Chef Vladimir Mukhin is busy fiddling with the #crabporn that is Kamchatka crab on his iced shellfish display at his first Dubai restaurant, and his first outside Russia and Kazakhstan. We’re at...
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Can Zahira elevate Middle Eastern food to a fine dining level?
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I am delighted to review a new Dubai restaurant, Zahira, on the back of FooDiva’s preview interview with Australian-Lebanese chef, Greg Malouf. The opportunity to sample a...
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A peek into Zahira with chef Greg Malouf
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I have been very vocal that for Dubai’s restaurant scene to be taken seriously on the global stage, we need to see high-end, home grown licensed establishments serve modern...
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Meet chef Tim Raue at his Dubai restaurant Dragonfly
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He is a self-confessed egocentric, yet at the same time considers himself charming (he is). Having watched the chef Tim Raue episode on Chef’s Table, I was a little worried he would...
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Meet chef Gaggan Anand as he reveals a Dubai restaurant opening
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The Indian chef whose restaurant in Bangkok has topped Asia’s 50 Best list for three consecutive years and sits at No 23 on the World’s 50 Best...
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Meet chef Virgilio Martínez as he opens Lima Dubai
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If you’re as addicted to Chef’s Table as I am, I bet you feel you already know the dashing and softly spoken Virgilio [pronounced Vir-hilio] Martínez Véliz. He tends to drop the surname. His...
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Celebrity chefs dock into Dubai
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Over the next couple of weeks Dubai will welcome 33 celebrity guest chefs, of which 19 have restaurants with Michelin stars around the world. Now that’s no mean feat for our small fine dining out population, but a testament perhaps to the emirate’s rising status in the...
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A taste of Taste of Dubai, plus a snippet from Antonio Carluccio
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One of my favourite events of the year is round the corner. One where you can sample tasting dishes from Dubai's top end restaurants all in one al fresco venue without forking out...
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