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Two different bodegas in Dubai – Tolosa and Salero
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Of late we've seen the Brazilian churrascaria craze engulf Dubai, then the Mexican wave and now it’s the Spanish bodega fiesta...
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Toko docks in Dubai
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Are the powers that be at Vida Downtown Dubai recreating a mini DIFC restaurant scene? First La Serre to rival La Petite Maison, and now Toko, a contemporary Japanese restaurant concept imported from Sydney to mimic Zuma perhaps?...
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5 diversely different dining spots in Dubai
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FooDiva should be regaling you with waistline-friendly dining options given new year resolutions and all, but as an occasional believer in portion-control, gene management and exercise – all in moderation of course (my two mantras are Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat and Dr D’Adamo’s Genotype diet)...
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Meet the chef-cum-restaurateur behind Atelier M
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Grandiose is perhaps an understatement for Dubai’s latest dining spot. The elevator opens on the seventh floor directly into an old-world restaurant reminiscent of The Great Gatsby era – minus the flapper dresses...
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Any plans for New Year’s Eve?
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If you're a lastminute.com kind of character when it comes to social arrangements like I am, and you're at a loose end on New Year's eve, here's a round-up of restaurants serving à la carte in Dubai - and all with a view of this town's fireworks...
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An Arabesque restaurant in Dubai oozing atmosphere
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Dubai; I am drawn back to this new hotspot, not just for cocktails at the buzzing bar, but the lure of dinner in a hugely atmospheric restaurant. If you’ve read my last review you’ll know how much value FooDiva attaches to ambiance in evaluating a dining experience. We’re at a new...
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Top 12 alternative dining options to toast the festive season in Dubai, plus a competition
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A wee while ago, I started thinking about a festive round-up that handpicks restaurants in Dubai not offering astronomically expensive brunches, lunches and dinners over Christmas and New Year, and...
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What’s new for dinner on the Palm?
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It’s a helluva long drive, by Dubai standards that is, as our car eases its way around the east crescent of Palm Jumeirah passing Atlantis, Sofitel, the Waldorf Astoria construction site, and finally our first destination...
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Top 10 brunches in Dubai
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Believe it or not, Dubai has its very own Wikipedia entry under brunch – alongside you’d think New York perhaps, but no rather bizarrely, Canada. No other country or city features. Why is brunch here in Dubai such an institution, more so than anywhere else in the world?
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