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• 30Aug 2018

  

  Where and what oysters to eat: restaurants, retailers and producers in Dubai

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  I’ve always eaten oysters, but my love affair started four years ago when I read best-selling author Mireille Guiliano’s book ‘Meet Paris Oyster’ which I fell for hook, line and sinker (excuse the pun...

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• 24Feb 2016

  

  23 low-carb friendly restaurants in Dubai

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  You asked for this post, so following my three-month #lowcarbdiva regime, here are my top 23 picks of low-carb friendly restaurants and cafés in Dubai. I am living proof that it is entirely feasible to eat out frequently...

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• 27Apr 2017

  

  Top 12 private dining rooms in Dubai

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  Whether planning a special occasion, an intimate dinner, or for a really large group where you want to avoid a disorderly, multi-table sprawl, sometimes the main restaurant...

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• 8Jun 2016

  

  Top 5 cooking classes in Dubai

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  If you’re stuck in Dubai over the summer months, what can you do to escape the humidity and searing sun? Well head indoors to the sizzling heat of a professional kitchen instead!...

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• 11Apr 2016

  

  Jordan: top 10 dishes, a 4 day itinerary and Jordanian restaurants in Dubai

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  It’s my fourth visit to Jordan in a dozen years, but this time round I leave with a richer understanding of the culture, the people and the cuisine. A Jordanian kitchen serves up many ethnic...

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• 14Sep 2015

  

  A slice of Santorini in Dubai

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  I love discovering a new restaurant in Dubai that immediately takes my breath away with its no-frills simplicity and charm. In this case it’s partly down to a degree of surprise given the obscure and contrasting urban...

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• 17Nov 2013

  

  New café concepts with a difference

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  Dubai; A good few years ago I harboured an ambition somewhere in the depths of my hyper-active brain to open a café one day - to the point that I started collecting retro memorabilia to decorate this dream.

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• 5Sep 2013

  

  Vietnam – a culinary travel guide

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  I've long had a soft spot for the refined flavours of Vietnamese cuisine, most probably because of the French influence. First an obscure restaurant when I was at uni in England many moons ago. Here in Dubai...

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• 2Sep 2013

  

  The Mexican wave is sadly all Tex-Mex

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  Dubai has had a flurry of new 'Mexican' restaurants popping up recently, and in my continuous quest for authentic Mexican cuisine (I am still searching by the way), I have decided to regale you with my musings on why Dubai cannot serve up the original fare but...

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