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  A Latin American evening at Izel

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  By now, many FooDiva readers will be aware of Izel, the new (if no longer brand-new) Latin American restaurant at the Conrad Dubai. The White...

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  Don Alfonso 1890 – an (almost) bona fide Italian experience

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  Allow me to take you back to the fall of 2007. I was a university student studying abroad in Rome and without going into all of the (culinary)...

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  How authentic is Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro?

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  So it opened as Bapas in The H Hotel six months ago, but has since rebranded to Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro. The same ownership remains, but the word ‘bapas’ didn't resonate...

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  A hard act to follow?

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  Dubai; Stepping out of the lift on the 42nd floor, a swimming pool looms ahead. Where ARE we going? Thank goodness someone intercepts us and...

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  Alfie’s by Dunhill, plus a damn good restaurant deal

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  Dubai loves importing international restaurant brands, so it comes as no surprise to see Dunhill, the men’s luxury lifestyle brand open its restaurant concept Alfie’s at Jumeirah Emirates Towers Boulevard, following on from...

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  Hakkasan Dubai – does it match the London experience?

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  Dubai; Unless you recognise the discreet Hakkasan logo, you'd be hard pushed to find the entrance to the upmarket Cantonese restaurant chain's first outpost in Dubai in the shadow of Emirates Towers Boulevard.

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• Room for another Dubai steakhouse? The Rib Room at Jumeirah Emirates Towers

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  Dubai; Jumeirah Emirates Towers has relaunched its steakhouse restaurant yet again; now by the name of The Rib Room. Quite cleverly, the hotel’s Agency wine bar has relocated right next door which am sure helps pull in the punters.

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• Itching for Japanese; Icho [formerly Benkay]

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  Dubai; Walking into the lobby of the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Dubai (formerly JAL Hotel and more on that later), here’s what I encountered...

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• Balance Café; Dubai’s first Ayurvedic eaterie opens

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  Dubai; FooDiva was gutted when Gourmet Station, Dubai’s first decent deli shut its doors at Oasis Centre last year. Unsurprisingly, the odd location hindered foodie custom. Well the owners, Dubai conglomerate, Landmark Group who also operate Chi'Zen, Carluccio's and Mango Tree amongst many restaurant brands, has reopened the venue as a new café, by the name of Balance; with some of the earlier interior features still prevalent.

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