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A bientôt Chez Wam
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I knew my cover would be blown. An open-plan kitchen with the chef patron on the pass in full view is a dead giveaway. However, I insist on paying the bill – hence you’re reading this review. Otherwise, what a waste of both my time and the restaurant’s...
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My Little Pink Lifestyle Book. A FooDiva Guide.
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I turned 50 in April. And I realised that I have lived in Dubai for just under half of my life, moving here nearly 24 years ago. 27th August 1999, to be precise. Thanks to dining out for a living...
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Best practice food sustainability
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What does the term food sustainability really mean? On the back of recent visits to a resort that fully champions sustainability across all areas of the operation, I decided to do some digging, and...
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Bungalo34: a restaurant, not a beach club
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When Natasha Sideris, the founder and CEO of The Tashas Group, first mentioned that she was developing a new homegrown, independent restaurant in Dubai, Bungalo34, at Nikki Beach Resort, she...
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Top 10 homegrown bars in Dubai
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The Cocktail Dandy is a man on a quest to find the best cocktail bars in Dubai. So far, he has visited more than 200 bars in this city alone, and reviewed more than 100 on his Instagram page. Here is a FooDiva guide to his top 10 homegrown...
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Top Dubai restaurants: a FooDiva 2023 guide
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The eighth edition of the annual FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai is here. 38 homegrown, independently operated, locally developed concepts have made the cut...
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Mexican authenticity at Lila Wood-Fired Taqueria
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Unlike popular opinion, I adore the word ‘authentic’ – even more so when I discover restaurants ticking this box in a city that boasts every cuisine under the sun, with many a fusion interpretation. Dubai has a host of...
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“Yes please” to RSVP
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Al Wasl Road is undergoing a trend with unlicensed, homegrown restaurants aiming to replicate the atmosphere and style of licensed establishments. Everyone else can stop trying now. New Dubai restaurant opening, RSVP has...
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How does Fat Uncle fit into the Al Wasl Road dining family?
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The satirically-named Fat Uncle, located conveniently in a dining hotbed on Al Wasl Road is a new Dubai restaurant by an Emirati...
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