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  Mexican authenticity at Lila Wood-Fired Taqueria

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  Unlike popular opinion, I adore the word ‘authentic’ – even more so when I discover restaurants ticking this box in a city that boasts every cuisine under the sun, with many a fusion interpretation. Dubai has a host of...

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  Is Chingón too cool for its own good?

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  Chingón promises to take Dubai’s dining scene by storm, but the closest it comes, is the actual storm raging outside the Grand Millennium Hotel in Business Bay. Chingón, which is slang for 'cool', is the latest modern Mexican...

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  La Carnita Dubai: do first impressions always count?

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  When I call a new casual Mexican restaurant just open in Dubai, La Carnita, on a Friday, for an evening reservation, the hostess advises that only a 7 to 9pm slot is available. A booking strategy or is...

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  Does the Mexican food at Luchador match the view?

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  I have discovered a new way of dining out on a weekend in Dubai. I arrive at my chosen restaurant for an early cocktail, around 5.30pm pre-‘sunset’. I order one starter with a cocktail, a second appetiser with a glass of wine. And so on with main courses and dessert. Out by 9pm. I am coining this...

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  Peyote Dubai: a flirtation or a relationship with Mexican cuisine?

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  Dubai loves to flirt with Mexican cuisine, luring us in with the promise of authentic food, but what typically transpires is Tex-Mex overload with an original Mexican dish thrown in for...

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  Does Muchachas have to be a true Mexican cantina?

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  I had nearly given up on reviewing Muchachas, the new ‘Mexican cantina’ in Dubai by the Tom and Serg lads. Third time lucky (or unlucky perhaps), I scored a reservation. If I wasn't...

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  Does Bu Trinity offer quality to justify the location and price?

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  When I dine out, I want great food, excellent wine, seamless service, and a stress-free journey to a practical location; all within a reasonable...

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  La Tablita: a new Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant for Dubai?

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  I call to make a reservation for a Wednesday evening at Mexican-cum-Tex-Mex restaurant La Tablita in the new Hyatt Regency at Dubai...

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  Taste Tortuga with a competition – presented by Madinat Jumeirah

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  “The next big thing on the food and restaurant scene this year is a Mexican renaissance,” so claimed chef-cum-TV star Anthony Bourdain during our interview at Cayman Cookout...

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