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  Akiba Dori: can Japanese techniques elevate Neapolitan pizza?

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  After contributing to FooDiva’s UAE pizza round-up, Akiba Dori at Dubai Design District presents a great opportunity to apply my passion...

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  Can east meet west at Morimoto Dubai?

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  When I see that my favourite dish of all time, bouillabaisse, is on the menu at a new restaurant in Dubai by chef Masaharu Morimoto, I am intrigued and excited to see if parity can be...

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  Cuisinero Uno: a chef-owned concept in Dubai with a monthly rotating menu

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  We have a new restaurant in Dubai with a menu that rotates monthly according to seasonality and availability of produce. A first for this emirate? Well, if the majority of dishes do change,

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  3 Fils: does the food sing as much as the setting?

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  Akmal Anuar was the opening chef of Zengo at Royal Meridien, a Dubai restaurant that suffered from fusion confusion when I reviewed. He subsequently changed the menu, and later departed to resurface with his...

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  Does a new fusion restaurant in Dubai play out well?

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  The pedigree is promising. A new home-grown restaurant opens in Dubai that goes by the appealing name of Play. The chef patron is Reif Othman...

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  Chef Richard Sandoval’s Zengo – fusion confusion

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  “An artful blend of Asian and Latin flavours,” is how a new restaurant import in Dubai at Le Royal Meridien from chef Richard Sandoval's stable, Zengo, describes itself. Well that...

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  The enigma of Asia Asia

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  As George Orwell didn’t quite write in what’s likely his most misused quote, "all restaurant reviews are subjective, but some are more subjective than others." What any individual diner thinks about Asia Asia in Dubai...

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  The French Gateway to India – La Porte des Indes

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  I was intrigued to find an Indian restaurant in Dubai with a French name. 'La Porte des Indes' which translates to 'Gateway to India' has outposts in Brussels and London...

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  Meet the chef-cum-restaurateur behind Atelier M

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  Grandiose is perhaps an understatement for Dubai’s latest dining spot. The elevator opens on the seventh floor directly into an old-world restaurant reminiscent of The Great Gatsby era – minus the flapper dresses...

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