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  Is Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera a tourist trap?

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  Chef Sean Connolly you might ask, as did I…who is he? I only came across this Yorkshire expat when I ate in one of his Sydney restaurants, The Morrison, a no-frills gastro-pub and oyster bar last December. He’s made his name in...

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  Does my gamble with Graze pay off?

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  After my last Dubai restaurant review, I crave a simple meal where courses are served traditionally, three-course style, à la Russe. The website of Graze, a "gastro-grill" in the new-ish La Ville boutique hotel at City Walk explains...

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  Is Maine Oyster Bar & Grill a decent contender?

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  Why is it that lately we are having to walk through car parks to reach restaurants in Dubai? Nola, Mythos and now The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill, an independently operated restaurant...

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  Palm Grill: dinner and vino on the beach

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  I like to think that I have a knack for discovering new restaurants slightly off the beaten track. On this occasion though a fellow foodie gave me a heads up on this relatively new spot in Dubai...

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  Hello Jambo’s Grill

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  A new restaurant in Dubai is serving up not just East African cuisine which can be found across town with Kenyan and Ugandan fare, but specifically a wide selection of Tanzanian dishes. Admittedly from feedback...

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  It’s time to get cracking

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  It's time to get crackin' - screams our waiter's polo shirt. Neon signs plaster the walls. A sea of red chequered paper tablecloths blankets this casual restaurant. Diners sport plastic bibs, whilst gripping...

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  The new Riv on the block – how does it fare and compare?

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  Dubai; When Rivington Grill first opened at Souk Al Bahar three and a half years ago, hardly anyone had heard of the Caprice restaurant brand, Brits included, despite its original Shoreditch location.

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  How does the new W Grill & Cocktail Terrace at Wafi fare?

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  Dubai; Wherever I turn of late, a new steakhouse springs up, whether it's called just that, or a grill, same difference frankly. Gaucho at DIFC, Terra Firma at Intercontinental Festival City, The Grill at Citymax hotel, or W Grill at Wafi. Does this town not have enough decent steakhouses already?

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• Meet the man behind Gaucho Dubai’s restaurant opening next month. Plus how to cook a steak!

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  Dubai; We all love a new restaurant opening, don’t we? Well with Gaucho, the London-born Argentine restaurant concept opening in Dubai at DIFC in the first week of October, FooDiva met with chef turned operator, South African Ryan Hattingh, Gaucho’s International Operations Director to chat all things beef, why he won’t be dishing up Wagyu, the all-Argentine wine list, and plenty more. He even tells us how to cut, prepare and grill a steak!

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