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  Does Grove Road reimagine the classics?

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  The latest concept by the Bystro team, Grove Road at The Pointe West on Palm Jumeirah promises Melbourne-inspired, fresh, flavourful and fuss-free fare with full views of the world's largest...

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  Meet Daniel Boulud in Dubai

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  I first interviewed chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud in the Cayman Islands for Ritz-Carlton’s annual Cayman Cookout beach bash in 2014. Digging out my interviews for FooDiva and, separately, for...

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  Restaurant reviewing and new homegrown openings

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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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  Dining out after the Covid-19 lockdown. Plus a few tips.

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  I’ll let you in to a little secret. The first few days of our Dubai restaurant lockdown were a welcome relief for me. I no longer HAD to dine out. Given prior, I...

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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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  Is Chingón too cool for its own good?

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  Chingón promises to take Dubai’s dining scene by storm, but the closest it comes, is the actual storm raging outside the Grand Millennium Hotel in Business Bay. Chingón, which is slang for 'cool', is the latest modern Mexican...

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  To pop into Kayto or not?

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  Promoting a new Dubai restaurant as a six-month pop-up is, likely, a clever marketing ploy to entice diners quickly and often - before changing the concept to lure them back in again. With that in mind, I half-expect an outdoor-only venue solely operating for the winter...

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  3BK: what on earth is an upscale multisensory global dining experience?

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  “Upscale multisensory global dining experience”. Words that strike fear through my stomach as another Dubai restaurant – 3BK - attempts to find a niche in one of the most competitive food...

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  Vamos to Bebemos

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  The Garhoud district of Dubai appears to be undergoing a culinary renaissance. Who remembers the glorious French restaurant, Café Chic at the Meridien Dubai Airport Hotel, that was so à la minute for its time? Well, sadly that shut shop...

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