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  Which Dubai restaurant will you visit first?

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  “Which Dubai restaurant will you visit first once you're comfortable venturing out?" To help inspire you, I asked some of this emirate's top restaurateurs, chefs and F&B operators to name their...

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  A new breed of online gourmet grocers in Dubai

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  A silver lining to the COVID-19 crisis for us consumers is the new access to premium produce typically reserved for hotels and restaurants only. Many foodservice suppliers...

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  A guide to licensed Dubai restaurants delivering

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  For the first time in Dubai with the COVID-19 crisis in full swing, high-end licensed restaurants are adapting their business models and pivoting to delivery. Some of these announcements are shared on...

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  An open letter to all food delivery aggregators in the UAE

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  I quote Harvard Business Review: “Practical, useful acts of kindness are good for humanity, and good for business. Acts of kindness are also good for the people who do...

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  Chuan: a case for Chinese restaurants

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  Oh the irony. I am frequenting Chinese restaurants more than ever. And going by how quiet these establishments are in Dubai, I am the anomaly. The threat of coronavirus has caused such discrimination amongst the...

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  India: a culinary travel guide

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  I returned from India with stomach intact and no Delhi belly, but sans voice, courtesy of tremendous smog in the north. A good job this isn’t a podcast. I learnt my tummy lesson on my first visit 18 years...

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  FooDiva’s 28 top restaurants in Dubai (2020)

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  What makes you return to a restaurant? Yes the food has to be good – but, for me, efficiency and warmth of service draw me back. We’re talking about the hospitality business...

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  Should you visit Saudi Arabia now?

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  Unless you’ve been living in a cave over the last few months, the news that Saudi Arabia is opening up has made headline news around the world - thanks to a country’s marketing machine in overdrive with...

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  Online gourmet grocers and caterers in Dubai

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  With demand for at-home entertaining on the rise given the expense of dining out in Dubai, I am getting more and more requests for gourmet ‘grocers’ (read artisans) and bespoke caterers.

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