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Fancy a culinary tour of Morocco?
The World At Her Feet is a female run travel organisation that aims to provide options for women who want to travel alone or with a female friend. The tours help facilitate this by offering escorted...
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Recipe: chicken noodle soup
This is one of my favourite things to cook at home. It’s healthy, full of flavour and produces a really delicious broth, which I can happily drink by the bowlful. Key to the success of the dish is a...
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Camel meat craze ahead?
Jason Black is a man who knows his meat. The British born chef, who grew up in South Africa, currently heads up Shore Steak restaurant in Hong Kong, a place that prides itself on their in house...
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Abu Dhabi Gourmet Stars Awards: the winners
Last Wednesday’s Abu Dhabi Gourmet Stars Awards marked the end of the fifth edition of Gourmet Abu Dhabi. Thirteen different awards were handed out over the course of the evening, including three new...
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Last minute cookery school deal
For the last month or so, the Jumeirah Creekside hotel has been running a great deal whereby two people could spend the evening in the Cookery Pod at Blue Flame restaurant, receiving expert tuition...
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Sour-power: Lemon trees for sale in Dubai Marina
A very welcomed addition to the herbs on sale at my local delicatessen, Markets & Platters in Dubai Marina, is potted citrus plants. The striking green-and-yellow combo of the mini-lemon trees...
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Valentines Day Business Lunch @ Alfie’s, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai
Alfie’s Valentines Day Business Lunch menu proves even the most hardened suit can experience a dash of romance The Occasion Who said love and business don’t mix? Alfie’s Valentines Day business lunch...
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A Willie Harcourt-Cooze chocolate recipe
Classic chocolate mousse in a bitter chocolate case Serves 12 Ingredients: 250g Madagascan Sambirano Superior 71% chocolate, roughly chopped 300g Indonesian Javan Light Breaking 69% chocolate, roughly...
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Filipino festival coming to Abu Dhabi
Those with a curiosity into what Filipino culture and food is about should head down to Le Meridien Abu Dhabi next month. The hotel will be launching the first of its Le Meridien Village Festival...
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Happy Easter: Grab a free hot chocolate
Love Doughnuts, the scrumptious sweet shop in the Guardian Towers, Abu Dhabi is giving away free hot chocolate today to celebrate Easter. Chocorific treats from Love Doughnuts The boutique-style...
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Iron Man to visit Dubai fast food outlet
Ever wanted to meet Iron Man? Now honestly, for many reasons – but mainly because the metal-encrusted superhero is just a fictional character – it’s not going to happen. That said, if you have the...
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Flash Mob Wednesdays in Dubai Marina!
Forget flash food, flash mob dancing is the order of the day at Toro Toro in Dubai Marina’s Grosvenor House. The classic churrasco grill restaurant has just introduced the carnival-inspired ‘Noche...
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Dubai’s Zaytoun restaurant undergoes facelift
Zaytoun in Dubai has a new head chef at the helm, who’s intent on bringing in some sweeping changes. The international restaurant at Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City has undergone a revamp, with a...
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Le Beaujolais: For all your sustainable and unsustainable fish needs
For many, many people living in Abu Dhabi, Le Beaujolais (in the Mercure Hotel on Hamdan Street, often still referred to as Novotel) is their happy place. I know I would much rather spend an hour or...
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Cowboy chef rides into Dubai
Self-proclaimed Cowboy Chef Jay McCarthy will be hoping to win his spurs with the UAE’s dining crowd when he takes over the stoves at the Manhattan Grill restaurant next month. From May 1 to 5,...
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Condé Nast’s Vogue Café to open in Dubai Mall
It’s official! The much-anticipated opening of the Vogue Café in Dubai Mall’s Level Shoe District will take place on May 15th. Fashion-savvy shoppers can indulge in breakfast, lunch or dinner at the...
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Calling time on burnt food
Can you boil an egg to perfection? Sounds simple doesn’t it, but it’s a skill apprentice chef’s often struggle to master in their first week on the job. Thankfully, the quirky home-furnishing store...
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Dubai to welcome the world’s biggest breakfast
If you’ve been in the UAE a while, then no world record attempt is likely to raise much of an eyebrow anymore. World’s biggest peace dove made out of buttons? Check. World’s most expensive red diamond...
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Make churros at home
It’s El Dia del Nino next week and what better way to celebrate Children’s Day – a fun-loving Mexican holiday – than by creating some fun in the kitchen with your child? TAQADO Mexican Kitchen have...
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Female chef Khulood Atiq, attracts quite a crowd at ADIBF
The enticing smells and flavours of home cooked Emirati cuisine filled the air at the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), during a masterclass with the UAE’s first female chef, Khulood...
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