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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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Does The Lighthouse show the way to casual, comfort dining?
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Finding my way to Dubai Design District, or D3 as it's lovingly called, is a challenge in itself and not being able to see The Lighthouse is ironical. I lay the blame on bad signage in a new free...
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Is Butcher & Still a cut above?
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The dining scene on Abu Dhabi's Maryah Island is hotting up as a steady stream of restaurants open their doors. Butcher & Still at the Four Seasons unleashed its 1940s Chicago-style...
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Top 4 wines under AED100 (column 9)
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February in the southern hemisphere is harvesting time. And as you read this column, I am on a wine trip in South Africa, a legendary wine region that in only 25 years has risen to become...
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How does The Atlantic Dubai compare to Melbourne?
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The Atlantic’s home location of Melbourne boasted three species of Australian oysters when I dined there last month - Coffin Bay, Smoky Bay, and Tasmanian Pipeclay Lagoon. On the...
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Win five different brunches – competition by Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
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We’re back with a new brunch competition, but this time, it’s bigger and better with five different brunches (each for two people) up for grabs at...
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Is Il Borro a tasty Tuscan treat?
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The new Il Borro Tuscan Bistro tucked away in Madinat Jumeirah's Al Naseem hotel in Dubai has been imported from the Ferragamo family's sprawling estate in Tuscany. Does it stay true to its roots serving regional Tuscan...
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Rockfish: location, location and only location
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Rockfish, a "Mediterranean seafood" restaurant in the new Jumeirah Al Naseem is a classic example of a restaurant in Dubai that relies solely on a dashing location to attract mainly tourists. The setting is a little set back...
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Australia: where and what to eat in Sydney, Melbourne and the Hunter Valley
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What is Australian cuisine? Surprisingly, despite the mammoth size of Australia, the cuisine does not vary from region...
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