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Hell’s Kitchen Dubai: dining hell or not?
6 commentsI wasn’t looking forward to lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s latest Dubai restaurant opening, Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace Bluewaters island. In my mind I had painted a picture of dining hell – a garish, kitsch Las Vegas concept...
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Instagram or Instagrumble: does a camera belong at the dinner table?
3 commentsPhotographing food to share on social media is one of the most popular modern trends. Instagram in particular has millions of shots of food and drink...
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Is it a warm welcome back to Dubai for Gordon Ramsay?
7 commentsGordon Ramsay needs no introduction, yet Atlantis is so out and proud with its new Dubai restaurant opening, that our journey up Palm Jumeirah to Bread...
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Meet Jason Atherton as he returns to Dubai with his own restaurant
16 commentsHe came, he saw, he conquered. And he left. But he’s back in Dubai now. The Sheffield-born chef Jason Atherton, who turns 44 next week, first arrived in Dubai in 2001 with Angela Hartnett to...
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Celebrity chefs dock into Dubai
18 commentsOver the next couple of weeks Dubai will welcome 33 celebrity guest chefs, of which 19 have restaurants with Michelin stars around the world. Now that’s no mean feat for our small fine dining out population, but a testament perhaps to the emirate’s rising status in the...
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The world’s most expensive pizza, or just Dubai’s?
31 commentsA tweet pings from @CubicleMeathead asking if I have tried Third Avenue Café at Dubai Mall. Well as coincidence would have it, I am in the midst of a shopping spree there and...
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Table 9 at Hilton Dubai Creek – worth booking a table?
10 commentsDubai; Two months into opening and with promising reviews, FooDiva was looking forward with sky-high expectations I should add, to a Table 9 restaurant reservation at Hilton Dubai Creek. Now incase you're not familiar, we're talking about Scott Price's and Nick Alvis' new home-grown restaurant brand replacing Gordon Ramsay's Verre.
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Out with Gordon, in with Table 9; Meet Scott and Nick
2 commentsDubai; When this media invite landed in FooDiva’s inbox, my heart started racing. What were Scott Price and Nick Alvis up to? What about Gordon Ramsay? And why Mojo Gallery as the venue? A few days later, and two days before this press event, Gordon Ramsay announced he was pulling out of his Dubai restaurant.
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