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  Frioul Bistro De Luxe – it’s all about the concept

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  Frioul Bistro De Luxe is the new southern Mediterranean French restaurant at Souk Madinat Jumeirah replacing Jambase. It’s also a classic case study in how a confused...

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  Love at first bite

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  Dubai; Earlier this year I wrote about one dish worth the drive to Abu Dhabi, well I’ve now eaten one worth rolling out of bed, wherever you are in the world, Mexico included...

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  How does the new Table 9 by Darren Velvick compare?

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  Dubai; I can’t work out whether I am a fan of menus with dishes listed by ingredient only and with zero...

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  Sass Café – oui ou non?

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  My expectations are low. Firstly, until a PR alert lands in my inbox, I had never heard of Monaco import, Sass Café, a restaurant let’s be clear, as far removed from a café as Dubai...

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  Does Rhodes 44 at St Regis Abu Dhabi live up to the name?

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  On entering Rhodes 44 at the St Regis Abu Dhabi, I was immediately transported back to my youth carving out a career as a chef. Gary and I...

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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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  Choose Choix

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  It’s been much anticipated and finally it’s here. French chef maestro Pierre Gagnaire has opened a home-grown patisserie-cum-café, Choix, at Intercontinental Dubai Festival City perched above his glam dining...

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  A Fraiche New Bistro

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  Dubai; I am back at JLT which appears to have become a little bit of a second home for me. Yes there's another new café on the block and in fact, in the same tower as Nofara. This time it's a French-Canadian bistro...

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  Titanic by Marco Pierre White sets sail in Dubai, plus a new food blog

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  Dubai; A new food blog crossed FooDiva's path recently all thanks to our 100+ UAE clan of Fooderati Arabia bloggers - by the very appropriate name of...

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