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Vote Now for the Gourmet Abu Dhabi Star Awards
It’s being dubbed the Oscars of the UAE’s hospitality industry and voting has just begun. The 2014 Gourmet Abu Dhabi Stars Awards has 12 hotly contested accolades up for grabs and the finale will take...
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Got a tash? Get a discount at Bidi Bondi!
Movember has come around again already and to promote men’s health issues Bidi Bondi on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah has come up with a novel idea. For one month, from November 1st, ‘Mo-bro’s’ and...
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Tasneem chocolate – a labour of love by special needs students in Fujairah
Most special needs centres in the UAE focus on activities such as crochet, candle-making and card-making, but the Fujairah Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled decided to do something quite different...
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Recipe: Paccheri with fresh tomato sauce and Burrata Cheese by Bocca head...
Check out the recipe for Paccheri with fresh tomato sauce and Burrata Cheese by Bocca head chef Giuseppe Mosti. * Serves Four Bring to boil a generous amount of water and add one scoop of salt. In the...
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Icons Coffee Couture opens in Dubai
Icons Coffee Couture, a concept that shaves off hundreds of calories by using stevia as a substitute for sugar in its hot, icy and baked creations, has opened its first location in Dubai’s Souk Al...
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SoBe: South Beach Florida style nightlife comes to Abu Dhabi
A new glamorous beach-front lifestyle brand, inspired by the vibrant nightlife scene of South Beach Florida has opened at the Monte-Carlo Beach Club in Saadiyat. SoBe is open every Friday, with...
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Foodie quote of the day
‘It’s my privilege and an honour to cook three meals a day for my family, and its a luxury on a level that I didn’t even realise’ – the actress Julia Roberts talks about enjoying her role as a...
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Foodie quote of the day
“I love Indian food. This is my third trip now. This time we went up to Jodhpur [Rajasthan], Chennai [Tamil Nadu] and Mumbai [Maharashtra]. It has been very diverse kind of a trip in terms of food. In...
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Special Umbrian menu at La Mamma
Hankering for some authentic Italian food this month? Then look no further than the Sheraton Corniche’s La Mamma restaurant, which is running a special Umbrian menu until the end of November. Priced at...
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Flavours of the World festival at Mirdif City Centre
Mirdif City Centre has launched ‘Flavours of the World’, a month-long international food festival for people to enjoy cuisines from different parts of the world during this outdoor dining season. The...
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Indian fine dining coming to Dubai Mall
Meaning ‘Gateway to India’, La Porte des Indes took its inspiration from the Gallic-influenced cuisine of the former French-Indian colony, Pondicherry. As with the London and Brussels restaurants of...
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Magnolia’s baker rises to the UAE occasion
Bloomingdale’s Dubai welcomed the chief baking officer of New York’s Magnolia Bakery to town for a festive cooking class. Bobbie Lloyd shared a brief history of the so-called ‘cupcake craze’ with the...
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Cinnabon turns red for the festive season
Cinnabon stores across the UAE are offering a holly-berry red Cinnapack from December 15 to January 15 to mark the festive period. The pack comes in two sizes, classic and mini, each one containing...
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Royal China launches new weekend brunch
Royal China restaurant in the Dubai International Financial Centre has just launched a weekend brunch. On offer will be house specialties like vegetarian and prawn dim sum with an array of dipping...
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Masterchef star learns from Emirati chef
Australian Masterchef Amina El Shafei was given a few tips on cooking Arabic cuisine during a visit to the capital to announce her participation in Gourmet Abu Dhabi 2014. The Saudi-born chef with an...
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New burgers at Jones the Grocer
Jones the Grocer has launched a new selection of burgers this week. For the next two weeks, burger lovers can have the options of meat, salmon and chicken added to their buns, with the usual array of...
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Brussels has 18 Michelin-starred restaurants
Brussels is fast becoming a major gastronomic hub, according to the gourmet culinary rating agency Michelin. The Belgium capital currently has up to 18 Michelin-starred restaurants, a figure to be...
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Time for a cuppa
TWG Tea has opened its second boutique at Dubai Festival City, and offers a collection that includes the signature 1837 Black Tea, Silver Moon Tea, and a selection of blown-glass, porcelain and...
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Hershey’s at The Dubai Mall is back
Hershey’s at The Dubai Mall has finally opened after extensive renovations and now has two new interactive features: a tasting station that offers different chocolates every week, and a Wrap Happiness...
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Five minutes with Sofitel’s executive chef Paul Franz
With Sofitel Abu Dhabi recently launching their Friday Brunch, the hotel’s executive chef Paul Franz speaks about his favorite culinary experiences. My earliest memory in the kitchen goes back to 1983...
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