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Will luck strike for La Môme?
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Remember Forty Four Bistro in the Warwick hotel? Well, the Belgian owner closed it down and has opened a French restaurant, La Môme, just across the Sheikh Zayed, on the 49th floor of the Nassima Royal hotel, replacing Tre...
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Does Rüya successfully reimagine Turkish cuisine?
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Set on a waterfront terrace in Grosvenor House, Rüya is an elegant Turkish restaurant and lounge recently opened in Dubai Marina. The menu is playful, paying homage to what Rüya calls traditional Anatolian cuisine...
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Top 4 wines under AED100 (column 6)
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After our last wine column on rosés, I feel that I should act more like a sommelier, so I am introducing some relatively unknown grapes and blends with this sixth wine column. In the last...
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Where to eat pizza in the UAE
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Pizza may have origins in Napoli in the southern Campania region, but it's one of the few dishes you will find served in all of Italy's 20 regions, and one that, thanks to globalisation, is present...
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Fish Beach Taverna: what’s the catch?
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When gorgeous photos of a new Dubai restaurant, Fish Beach Taverna, located at Le Meridien Mina Al Seyahi start to appear on my Instagram feed, I can't help but get excited about what promises to be an "Aegean" culinary...
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Top 4 rosé wines under AED100 (column 5)
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They say that things happen when you least expect it, and here we are, recommending rosé wines. You may know that I’m not a big fan of rosé, so I tend to discourage people from...
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Top 8 brunches in Dubai (2016/ 2017)
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Brunch is a funny old thing. What began as a mere hobby for us all those years ago has now spawned into a way of life. Our lonely kitchen will attest to this fact, and as our current record...
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Nathan Outlaw at Al Mahara: does the expensive price tag serve quality?
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When I looked at the online menu for chef Nathan Outlaw’s new seafood restaurant in Dubai at the Burj Al Arab, the ‘cheapest’ dining option was an...
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Al fresco brunches galore – competition by Palazzo Versace Dubai
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Is there any such thing as one to many brunches in Dubai?! I doubt it here. Well, we’re continuing our brunch competition theme by giving...
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