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23 golden oldie restaurants in Dubai
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Dubai’s dining scene is fickle with new restaurants opening and closing almost as quickly as it takes to knock up a curry. Having arrived in Dubai nearly 18 years ago, I have 'outlived' many of...
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Is Lima just another Peruvian restaurant in Dubai or does it differ?
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Dubai continues to amaze me as I discover that City Walk's new second phase now has licensed restaurants in the 'Gourmet Boulevard' courtyard (linked to the La Ville hotel). Lima...
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Top 4 wines under AED60 (column 11)
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This month, I am exchanging our regular under AED100 wine column with top four value wines under AED60, including tax. I wish I could bring it to under AED50 but the 30% tax ruins...
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Sheer menu folly by Nick and Scott?
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My initial reservations about having to traipse through tourist-laden Souk Madinat Jumeirah are banished as the convivial atmosphere of a new Dubai restaurant, Folly by Nick & Scott (on the first floor of the former Rivington...
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Is a restaurant the right next step for Chez Charles?
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Charles Boghos first launched a gourmet grocer’s website five years ago, followed by a catering service and now a licensed French restaurant, all in Dubai – a natural progression for a man with a keen interest in food, but can...
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Top 4 wines under AED100 (column 10)
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I am back from my wine trip in South Africa, and I therefore dedicate our tenth column to this beautiful country. I travelled around the wine regions of The Cape, starting from Constantia and driving over 1,200km through...
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3 Fils: does the food sing as much as the setting?
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Akmal Anuar was the opening chef of Zengo at Royal Meridien, a Dubai restaurant that suffered from fusion confusion when I reviewed. He subsequently changed the menu, and later departed to resurface with his...
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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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Mama Matto: another Italian restaurant in Dubai?
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From the creators of Iris and Indie, comes a home-grown Italian restaurant in Dubai, Matto in the Oberoi. Replacing Umai, the hotel’s Far-Eastern concept, Matto translates to 'crazy', aptly named given this is the first...
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