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You may have noticed over the last few years that my guest reviewers and I have very much concentrated on reviewing homegrown restaurants in Dubai for FooDiva. That direction morphed...
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My Maldives – a top 10 culinary bucket list
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It’s taken me 14 years of living in the desert to visit paradise, and I’ve no idea why. When I worked for Hilton, the Conrad with its undersea restaurant was a short staff rate away, but I still didn’t go. Crazy given how astronomically expensive these resorts are...
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Bice – is the Italian still buone?
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Bice, the slick and sophisticated Italian restaurant at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah (not to be confused with its seafood counterpart Bice Mare at Souk Al Bahar operated by different owners) has always been a firm favourite - not just of mine, but with two seatings a night in its hey day, by many a resident and visitor too.
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Restaurant reviewing and new homegrown openings