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  Social by Heinz Beck at Waldorf Astoria – does it differentiate?

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  In a city like Dubai, where a new hotel or restaurant opening is as commonplace as roadside construction, one must truly...

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  What’s new for dinner on the Palm?

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  It’s a helluva long drive, by Dubai standards that is, as our car eases its way around the east crescent of Palm Jumeirah passing Atlantis, Sofitel, the Waldorf Astoria construction site, and finally our first destination...

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  An interview with Chef Nobu in Dubai

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  Dubai; Sauntering into Nobu at Atlantis, I find the chef himself, Nobu(yuki) Matsuhisa standing behind his sushi counter grinning shyly as the camera clicks away for a publicity shoot.

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  The new Asian secret at Atlantis Dubai

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  Dubai; It's hard to keep a secret in this town but Atlantis on the Palm has somehow managed to do just that with a new home-grown casual restaurant concept...

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  Sophie’s – a new home-grown café opens in Dubai

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  Dubai; When FooDiva heard the founders of Okku, the fabulous home-grown Japanese restaurant at Dubai's Monarch hotel had opened another locally developed concept, a so-called 'gastro-café', Sophie's on Palm Jumeirah, I had to pop in.

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  Voulez-vous Voi?

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  Dubai; Voi, I can’t begin to describe how eagerly I’ve been awaiting your opening. Ever since FooDiva reviewed your cousins, North Indian Amala and Turkish Lalezar at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, I’ve been counting the days…so a month into opening here’s our restaurant review.

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• What’s TBJ? Could it be Atlantis Dubai’s new burger joint?

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  Dubai; FooDiva’s always been fascinated by all things burger, so my heart started racing when I first heard Atlantis Dubai was opening a burger joint, in fact it’s called exactly that; TBJ [The Burger Joint]. I’ve not yet made up my mind whether I like the anagram or not, so FooDiva Friends feel free to dip in.

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• A taste of Turkey at Lalezar, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

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  Dubai; Having holidayed in Istanbul a couple of years ago, or I should say Constantinople (thanks to FooDiva's Greek-Cypriot heritage), I've developed a fondness for Turkish cuisine. So with Lalezar, Dubai's first licenced Turkish restaurant now open at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, surely it warranted a FooDiva review?

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• North Indian ‘Amala’ – spicing up the Palm?

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  Dubai; FooDiva’s visited Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm a couple of times; once in soft opening with hardly any F&B (food & beverage) operational, so we settled for a caesar salad lunch at the pool bar, and second time round with the intention of afternoon tea, but having skipped lunch, a delicious club sandwich […]

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