Club Vista Mare is one of my favourites of the newer developments in Dubai. A waterfront, promenade-like row of licensed restaurants spanning from Ethiopian cuisine to a traditional “Tap House”? What’s not…
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The EmiRANT Pt. 5 – Dry Ice.
I’m probably going to receive some backlash for being an absolute “fun-sponge”, but oh my word Dubai, can we cut the crap with the dry ice on everything already?! Heston Blumenthal was…
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The Black Lion – H Hotel, Dubai
A colleague and I had just finished a meeting in the area, so we thought we’d swing by The Black Lion in the H Hotel (SZR) to test out their new menu.…
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Izakaya – JW Marquis Marriott, Dubai
Being happily married, starting work at 7:45am, living over in JVC and being a responsible dog owner has curtailed my Ladies Night activities over the past few months. However, in understanding that…
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Al Grissino – DIFC, Dubai
I get many invites to come review restaurants and to each place that invites me, they get the standard warning of, “Look, if I come to your restaurant: a) I want to…
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Arjee Bhajee – The Palm, Dubai
When I heard there was going to be a licensed, British curryhouse opening soon, I knew I had to go check it out, so I headed down to the Palm with a…
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The EmiRANT Pt. 4 – Food Allergies.
An epidemic that seems to be sweeping the nation is an unfathomable, lackadaisical approach to diners with food allergies. Luckily for me, I have yet to find anything that I’m allergic to,…
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The Meat Co. – Souk al Bahar, Dubai
The Meat Co. has been around longer than I can remember and with two of the best sites in Dubai (Souk al Bahar and the Madinat Jumeirah), they’re obviously doing something right…
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Takeaway Thursdays: Fuchsia Urban Thai, TECOM, Dubai
Sorry for being rubbish this week. I completely revamped the website last weekend, broke all the images and had to patiently wait for someone who actually knows what they’re doing to fix…
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Takeaway Thursdays: Smith’s – JLT, Dubai
Thursdays are the days for me where I’m least arsed to cook, so after popular (well – some) demand, I’m going to start covering a takeaway a week and hopefully give you all some…