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A simple guide to perfecting food and wine pairing
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When you first delve into wine, pairing it with food can be so intimidating. Place two things inside a tiny chamber packed with taste receptors, and they’re always going to have an effect on each...
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10 best wine bars in Dubai
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Traditionally you can identify a wine bar at twenty paces. Atmosphere? Check. Wooden surfaces and a cheese selection? Check and check. Lighting a quarter turn from pitch black? You got it. In Dubai though, it can be hard to find a place...
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Budget bubbles: Champagne by the glass in Dubai for under AED100
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[UPDATED 8TH OCTOBER 2019]. In a world of cash-conserving Cava and perkily priced Prosecco, there are still times when only the official drink of celebration, Champagne, will do.
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Top 12 private dining rooms in Dubai
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Whether planning a special occasion, an intimate dinner, or for a really large group where you want to avoid a disorderly, multi-table sprawl, sometimes the main restaurant...
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Top 8 drink trends for 2017
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Drinks are there to be explored - like a big juicy mountain filled with chocolate and tobacco notes, but most people keep to a simple, trusted formula – namely finding something they like and sticking with it. This perhaps explains...
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A simple guide to perfecting food and wine pairing