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  Does Katsuya by Starck offer much beyond its new Dubai location?

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  Katsuya by Starck, the latest independent restaurant to open at Jumeirah Al Naseem promises to deliver a Japanese menu developed by US-based chef owner Katsuya Uechi...

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  Is Le Cirque a classy New York restaurant import?

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  It’s a date night and restaurant review all rolled into one – a first for me. My destination is New York French restaurant import Le Cirque, which opened its doors at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC last month. With just one...

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  A maiden dining journey that is all style and no substance

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  A new homegrown Chinese restaurant, Maiden Shanghai at the Viceroy Palm Jumeirah, is a classic example of a Dubai restaurant that is all style and no substance. It officially opened on the...

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  5 quirky and affordable London restaurants

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  London is one of the greatest food cities in the world. I don’t think there’s any need to qualify that with ‘arguably’. The range and quality of restaurants is simply world class. But there’s also...

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  Dubai restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2017

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  How times are changing. Last year, as Ramadan kicked in, we saw many restaurants in Dubai serve more than just juice during the day, in a move...

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  Abu Dhabi restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2017

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  Ramadan is drawing closer and if you are not fasting, like me, you will want to know where best to grab breakfast, lunch, or coffee in Abu Dhabi. Just...

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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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  A peek into Zahira with chef Greg Malouf

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  I have been very vocal that for Dubai’s restaurant scene to be taken seriously on the global stage, we need to see high-end, home grown licensed establishments serve modern...

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  Meet chef Tim Raue at his Dubai restaurant Dragonfly

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  He is a self-confessed egocentric, yet at the same time considers himself charming (he is). Having watched the chef Tim Raue episode on Chef’s Table, I was a little worried he would...

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