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  An interview with an Italian self-taught, celebrity chef

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  He’s a self-taught chef and a rather famous one at that, but otherwise he would have become an anthropologist. His cooking ethos is all about...

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  The world’s most expensive pizza, or just Dubai’s?

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  A tweet pings from @CubicleMeathead asking if I have tried Third Avenue Café at Dubai Mall. Well as coincidence would have it, I am in the midst of a shopping spree there and...

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  Nice Náis Italian Kitchen

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  Finding authentic Italian food in Dubai is as hard to come by as a white truffle in Alba this season. Sadly this is one cuisine that’s become a victim of globalisation with restaurants here trying to please too many palates. Italian cuisine is so diverse...

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  New kids on the block

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  Dubai; No sooner have I polished off my last morsel and pressed the publish button, another new restaurant or café opens. So much so, FooDiva has a trio of goodies...

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  Giannino at Meydan Beach Club – a new Italian stallion?

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  FooDiva should have heard of Giannino, the Michelin and celebrity star-studded Italian restaurant in Milan - but the fact is I hadn't and the concept has now descended on Dubai...

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  Roberto’s at DIFC – a joint review

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  Dubai; When the operations director of a highly successful, long-standing, Italian restaurant in Dubai jumps ship taking his A-list team, chef included, to open their own venture, naturally expectations are sky high.

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  A slice of Napoli pizza…in Dubai

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  Dubai; Pizza may go hand in hand with Italian cuisine, but its origins can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks, where a yeast-less flat bread was baked with veggie toppings. Slowly but surely, it found its way to Naples...

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  Bice – is the Italian still buone?

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  Bice, the slick and sophisticated Italian restaurant at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah (not to be confused with its seafood counterpart Bice Mare at Souk Al Bahar operated by different owners) has always been a firm favourite - not just of mine, but with two seatings a night in its hey day, by many a resident and visitor too.

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  Ladies who lunch Italian-style, plus a competition – brought to you by Bice Mare

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  Dubai; With the festive season fast approaching, we have an end of year competition to win not just one but two prizes FooDiva Friends – both courtesy of Italian seafood ristorante Bice Mare at Souk Al Bahar.

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