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Does a new fusion restaurant in Dubai play out well?
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The pedigree is promising. A new home-grown restaurant opens in Dubai that goes by the appealing name of Play. The chef patron is Reif Othman...
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Intersect By Lexus – Ticket to Ride, or Baby Don’t Care?
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Let’s start a little differently here. Before reading this review, take a moment to look at the Intersect By Lexus website. Don’t worry, I’m not...
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La Tablita: a new Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant for Dubai?
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I call to make a reservation for a Wednesday evening at Mexican-cum-Tex-Mex restaurant La Tablita in the new Hyatt Regency at Dubai...
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Can Bistrot Bagatelle compete with the French-Med restaurant set in Dubai?
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We have an 8pm booking on a Friday for new French-Mediterranean import...
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Is Maine Oyster Bar & Grill a decent contender?
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Why is it that lately we are having to walk through car parks to reach restaurants in Dubai? Nola, Mythos and now The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill, an independently operated restaurant...
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FooDiva’s 35 favourite Dubai restaurants
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I am asked to name my favourite restaurant in Dubai as often as I don my diva heels. And yes I do have one restaurant that tops my dining bucket list, but with so many excellent haunts here, it would be unfair to just single...
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How genuine is Bistro des Arts in Dubai?
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I happen upon a new Dubai restaurant on Instagram with many raving about its French authenticity. For once a restaurant opens here so quietly, without any of the usual PR onslaught...
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Is it a warm welcome back to Dubai for Gordon Ramsay?
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Gordon Ramsay needs no introduction, yet Atlantis is so out and proud with its new Dubai restaurant opening, that our journey up Palm Jumeirah to Bread...
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Is Nola worth a taste?
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I first heard the affectionate nickname for New Orleans, ‘Nola’, when I visited dear friends there a few years ago and dined on jambalaya, beignets and savoury ‘biscuits’. My taste buds didn't take to the latter though. Dubai has...
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