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  New Dubai restaurant opening, Khadak. By the ex-chef director of Dishoom.

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  When I heard that the ex-chef director of the sensation that is Dishoom, one of my go-to restaurants in the UK, had moved to Dubai to open his own concept, I had an inkling Khadak...

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  A review of a new steakhouse, Three Cuts. With a self-explanatory “concept”.

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  A staggering 95% of you voted for my new header-style format that I had proposed for my restaurant reviews, which brings great joy to the organisational freak in me.

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  A culinary travel guide: how to eat well in Baku, Azerbaijan

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  I rarely have a dud meal when travelling. Why? Because I spend weeks researching restaurants and must-try dishes. Often spending more time on trawling local...

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  Is chef Akmal Anuar’s new restaurant more osteria or ‘funkcoolio’?

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  If you don’t know chef Akmal Anuar, then you should. He’s the ex-chef patron of 3 Fils, a game-changing concept that, arguably, kickstarted the Dubai trend for independent, chef...

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  Does Rare ‘enchant and engage’?

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  Whilst I have been publishing restaurant reviews on this website for over 13 years, reviews from today onwards will be housed on my Substack newsletter. You can still use this website as your first port of call...

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  A FooDiva column: Where Restaurateurs Eat

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  Remember the ‘Where Chefs Eat’ doorstopper tome? Well I’ve always wanted to apply a similar news angle here. So, inspired by this ingenious guidebook, I am launching...

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  Can Sushiyaki compete in Dubai’s crowded Japanese scene?

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  Let’s see who's old-school Dubai. Do you remember golden oldie Japengo? With a Japanese and broader Asian menu. The Souk Madinat Jumeirah outpost overlooking the waterway...

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  Bordo Mavi with solely seafood on the menu

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  A new restaurant in Dubai serving SOLELY seafood. And a few veggie dishes. But ZERO meat. Not even one single dish. So if you’re in the 15 per cent of my Instagram poll further below, then perhaps don’t read on...

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  How does the new Okku compare to the original?

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  The original Okku that opened in 2009 became Dubai’s first independent, homegrown, licensed restaurant concept. Remember the wild disco brunch and Sunday L.O.V.E. promo? Those heady, old-school times are...

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