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  A review of a new steakhouse, Three Cuts. With a self-explanatory “concept”.

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  A staggering 95% of you voted for my new header-style format that I had proposed for my restaurant reviews, which brings great joy to the organisational freak in me.

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  A culinary travel guide: how to eat well in Baku, Azerbaijan

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  I rarely have a dud meal when travelling. Why? Because I spend weeks researching restaurants and must-try dishes. Often spending more time on trawling local...

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  A bientôt Chez Wam

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  I knew my cover would be blown. An open-plan kitchen with the chef patron on the pass in full view is a dead giveaway. However, I insist on paying the bill – hence you’re reading this review. Otherwise, what a waste of both my time and the restaurant’s...

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  My Little Pink Lifestyle Book. A FooDiva Guide.

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  I turned 50 in April. And I realised that I have lived in Dubai for just under half of my life, moving here nearly 24 years ago. 27th August 1999, to be precise. Thanks to dining out for a living...

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  Service versus food at L’Amo Bistro Del Mare

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  Hot on the heels of the Michelin Dubai guide announcement with its fervent focus on the quality of food, I wonder how L’Amo Bistro Del Mare would fare under the steely guidelines of a...

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  PODCAST: an interview with Michelin on the first Dubai guide

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  Finally. Likely one of Dubai's worst kept 'secrets' since rumours first surfaced over five years ago. The Michelin guide is coming to Dubai. In June this year. I first wrote...

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  Where to eat vegan in Dubai

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  A guest post from local vegan advocate and co-founder of the Dubai Vegan Days community, Ananda Shakespeare, who delivers her verdict on Dubai’s top plant-based eateries. Whatever your...

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  Dubai restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2019

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  For the seventh year on the trot, our annual guide of independent non-hotel restaurants in Dubai open for daytime dining IN over Ramadan is here – including establishments...

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  Is Osh worth the dosh?

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  The latest opening at La Mer is a rather novel concept. Osh is a licensed Dubai restaurant that, according to the press release, serves modern Uyghur cuisine, a first for this emirate. Incidentally, the restaurant’s website makes no mention at all of the Uyghurs...

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