CHEF TALK: FIRE IT UP! with CHEF NEW

Oh boy! What a journey it has been for Chef New. Coming to Dubai ten years ago, not knowing any English nor how to cook, I think New can safely say that the… Continue reading →

RESTAURANT REIF KUSHIYAKI

It was my birthday! My birthday present – I could choose wherever I wanted to eat. What better way to celebrate getting a year older than by dining at Restaurant Reif Kushiyaki –… Continue reading →

ASIAN DISTRICT

It was my birthday! It was time to celebrate with the office bunch. The cuisine choice was simple – Asian and we needed a restaurant that would let us have a nice leisurely… Continue reading →

AL FALAMANKI

It was a lunch time celebration and we wanted to have something other than Aisan (none of my suggestions were accepted this time round 😊). So Lebanese food was the cuisine choice and… Continue reading →

Wokyo™ Noodle Bar

It was going to be a lazy mid-week lunch and we wanted a place which would not rush us and had a cozy atmosphere in the Jumeirah Lake Towers neighbourhood. Had read good… Continue reading →

ATISUTO

I have decided that Asian food is my go-to if given a choice. So when asked to decide a place for a birthday celebration which was central to people’s work and homes (considering… Continue reading →

KAFTAN TURKISH GOURMET

We had to take some clients out for dinner and they wanted to try a different cuisine to what they usually have had. Dinner was going to be after a long hard day… Continue reading →

MASALA LIBRARY BY JIGGS KALRA

Ever since Jiggs Kalra’s Masala Library opened at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, it’s a restaurant I had always wanted to visit. I have never been to any Masala Library’s Indian outposts, so I… Continue reading →

NOMAD

Well it was time for a girlie catch up session and we wanted something where we could sit for a bit and have a nice relaxed lunch. I am not usually the burger… Continue reading →

CHEF TALK: FIRE IT UP! with ALISON KIEWIET VAN EEDEN

I was in Bombay when I got an email informing me of Chef Alison’s appointment as the new Executive Chef at Novotel and looking at her press photos, I knew I would love… Continue reading →