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Mr Miyagi’s: where dishes are served in random order
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A small starter portion of Peking duck arrives, with a large main course bowl of Nasi Goreng in quick succession. A Szechuan sea bass main follows. And lastly (before dessert thankfully), an appetiser of bao buns with...
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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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Online grocery shopping in Dubai
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For a city that prides itself on convenience, and door-to-door service (think dry cleaning and car washing), Dubai is very late to the online grocery delivery game. Surprisingly, two of...
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Top 10 pintxo bars in San Sebastian, and more
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The charming coastal city of San Sebastián in Spain’s northerly Basque Country close to the French border may have one of the world’s highest concentration of Michelin starred...
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Top 4 wines under AED100 (column 13)
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We're well and truly in the midst of another hot and humid UAE summer. The problem with heat, is firstly to find wines which will help us not only appreciate the drink (and food...
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There is no such term as a ‘Michelin chef’
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An open letter to all restaurateurs, hoteliers, chefs, PRs, journalists and digital influencers in the UAE. This may come across as a bit of a rant, and it is – but I have bitten my tongue for far...
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Does Le Petit Belge serve a true taste of Belgium?
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It doesn’t even cross my mind to book a table at a new casual Belgian restaurant in Dubai. On a Friday evening nearing 7.30pm (over Ramadan), Le Petit Belge at the Pullman Hotel in JLT is buzzing. Had...
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Does Katsuya by Starck offer much beyond its new Dubai location?
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Katsuya by Starck, the latest independent restaurant to open at Jumeirah Al Naseem promises to deliver a Japanese menu developed by US-based chef owner Katsuya Uechi...
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Is Le Cirque a classy New York restaurant import?
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It’s a date night and restaurant review all rolled into one – a first for me. My destination is New York French restaurant import Le Cirque, which opened its doors at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC last month. With just one...
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