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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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  Meet chef Oliver Glowig

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  German chef Oliver Glowig helms a two-Michelin star restaurant in Rome, Aldrovandi Villa Borghese, which rather unusually won both stars within eight months of opening - an accolade it has consistently maintained since 2011...

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  Can Omnia by Silvena elevate Emirati and broader Arabic cuisine?

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  Set in the heart of Downtown Dubai, Omnia by Silvena is chef Silvena Rowe’s latest restaurant and her flagship after Omnia Gourmet and Omnia Blue...

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  Top chefs share food and restaurant trends

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  Chefs always roll their eyes when asked to share a key food and restaurant trend, but ask them to tell you if they are seeing increased demand for a particular ingredient, dish, style...

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  What makes a dish iconic and timeless?

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  What makes a dish iconic and timeless? Is it all about simplicity and soul food? We live in an era where molecular gastronomy and sous vide cooking techniques govern many a hotel...

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  A new chef for hire website, plus a round-up of private chefs and caterers in Dubai

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  When I first started FooDiva all of four years ago, I also had another idea...

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  Meet Chef Joan Roca

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  He’s the chef of one of the world’s best restaurants with the lead rank in 2013 (dropping to second place this year), and of an establishment that also boasts three Michelin stars, plus a waiting list as long as the Sheikh...

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  Clé Dubai – to dine or to party?

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  Having visited Clé, Australian-Lebanese Chef Greg Malouf’s first Dubai restaurant with modern Middle Eastern cuisine for a friend’s birthday party...

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  Meet the two chef Daniels; Boulud and Humm – dessert course

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  I’ve given you a peek into Cayman Cookout, shared local and global restaurant predictions from some big name chefs, and interviewed Anthony

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