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Palm Grill: dinner and vino on the beach
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I like to think that I have a knack for discovering new restaurants slightly off the beaten track. On this occasion though a fellow foodie gave me a heads up on this relatively new spot in Dubai...
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Out at the other Rib Room
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So, here I am reviewing the Rib Room for FooDiva…"But wait, Man in the White Hat", I hear you thinking (don't worry about my mind-reading powers), "the Rib Room at Jumeirah Emirates Towers has been open since 2011...
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Meet chef Sergi Arola at his first restaurant in Abu Dhabi
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Pearls & Caviar at the Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi remains, albeit now branded P&C thanks to a deal with Catalan chef Sergi Arola better...
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What’s La Cantine du Faubourg trying to be?
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La Cantine du Faubourg is a new French restaurant import now open in Dubai, at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. The name conjures images of a quaint Parisian bistro with tables spilling out...
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Sri Lanka – a photo journey
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It's my third visit to Sri Lanka. Considering I don't often return to destinations, opting instead to discover new places and to tick them off my travel bucket list, Sri Lanka lures...
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A warm welcome at Naya
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My expectations for Naya, the new Indian restaurant in Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, weren't necessarily high. I'd read the launch PR from March, I'd skimmed through the online menu, and wasn't wholly convinced that...
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Solo – where Italian tradition meets modern gastronomy
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Solo Bistronomia is a new Italian restaurant in Dubai at Raffles Hotel, replacing Fire & Ice, with Dubai veteran chef Corrado Pani at the helm...
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Dinner chez FooDiva
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I very rarely host dinner parties. My entertaining chez moi is limited to one or two friends, three if I am feeling really hospitable. The time and effort that goes into organising a large dinner chez moi just puts me off...
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Meet Pierre Gagnaire, the ‘best chef in the world’
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Pierre Gagnaire may be back in Dubai at Reflets to celebrate his ‘Best chef in the world’ award voted for by his peers whose restaurants boast two and three Michelin stars - but the humble...
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