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• 16Jan 2024

  

  Top Dubai restaurants: a FooDiva 2024 guide

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  I give you the ninth edition of the annual FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai. A record number of 45 homegrown, locally developed concepts have made the cut...

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• 12Nov 2019

  

  To pop into Kayto or not?

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  Promoting a new Dubai restaurant as a six-month pop-up is, likely, a clever marketing ploy to entice diners quickly and often - before changing the concept to lure them back in again. With that in mind, I half-expect an outdoor-only venue solely operating for the winter...

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• 14Nov 2012

  

  An interview with Chef Nobu in Dubai

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  Dubai; Sauntering into Nobu at Atlantis, I find the chef himself, Nobu(yuki) Matsuhisa standing behind his sushi counter grinning shyly as the camera clicks away for a publicity shoot.

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• 9Aug 2016

  

  Does Ramusake offer an honest Japanese izakaya experience?

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  Imagine waking up to an alternate reality, where you are living in Tokyo and at the end of a long working day, you head to a local tavern to meet...

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• 12Jun 2018

  

  Akiba Dori: can Japanese techniques elevate Neapolitan pizza?

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  After contributing to FooDiva’s UAE pizza round-up, Akiba Dori at Dubai Design District presents a great opportunity to apply my passion...

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• 21May 2011

  Hashi at Armani Dubai – a Japanese treat?

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  Dubai; Hashi at Dubai’s Armani hotel has been on FooDiva’s ever-growing wish list for a while, so as I try my utmost to support all things Japanese right now, friend and I turned up for a mid-week reservation. Hashi translates to chopsticks by the way. I do love a restaurant that confirms your telephone reservation […]

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• 22Feb 2022

  

  Top Dubai restaurants: a FooDiva 2022 guide

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  On the back of a bumper year for the Dubai restaurant industry where the good concepts have thrived with more business than ever, we have a bumper seventh edition...

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• 30Sep 2011

  Moritsuke; the art of Japanese food arrangement

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  Dubai; If you were asked to pick a country that prides itself on creating artistic masterpieces in the kitchen, then am pretty sure Japan would be top of the list.

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• 11Oct 2015

  

  Top 8 brunches in Dubai

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  What has astounded me this year when researching Dubai's brunches for our annual round-up is the increase in new restaurants ALL rolling out brunches. This institution is no longer restricted to the big hotel chains, but independent restaurants are also jumping on the brunch bandwagon...

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