Category Archives: Restaurants

A Day Exploring St-Germain-Des-Prés

September 2016 Autumn in Paris. The Left Bank. Right about lunchtime and for the next few hours till 4:30pm, groups of friends, stylish couples, intellectuals, radical thinkers and businessmen fill the seats of cafes and brasseries either side of Boulevard … Continue reading

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Friday 14th November 2014 Christmas in Dubai means only one thing (and its definitely not attending church); its joining work colleagues and friends for one of those legendary events only expats know how to do in style: BRUNCH. This one is … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness: Ramadan Part 16 – Lunch

Seared tuna steak. That’s what I am feeling for today for lunch. Seared tuna. Done rare. Yes, rare tuna steak. Lets see just how delicious and satisfying a meal consisting of tuna and salad greens can be when ordered in … Continue reading

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Absolut!!

“You up for a drink?” Er, yes. “Sure. I’d love a vodka. In fact, make it a double…” What is this universally-desired nectar which seems to inspire jolity and merriment among its imbibers? Vodka in most Slavic languages means water, and translates … Continue reading

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Bamboo

The conventional wisdom about bamboo is that once you’ve planted it, you’ll soon be chasing it with a machete to kill it off. Well there is some truth in this, for there exist two distinct categories of bamboo, and it makes a … Continue reading

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Desert Oasis Part III

Eat. Play. Lounge. Wander about a thriving garden too… These are the activities my heart was set upon when deciding on where to drive, which restaurant to dine at, and how an adventuresome Saturday in the City would unfold for … Continue reading

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Desert Oasis Part II

Organic and fresh produce is definitely my thing. I’ve only discovered this about myself while living in the Middle East (read: among high rises, searing heat, scorching desert and perpetual air-conditioning). Another thing I have come to realise about what I seek out … Continue reading

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For many nights in a row I have been experiencing the taste of the deep. The deep blue sea that is: open-flamed, grilled-under-the-stars, crispy-skinned and moist, flaky fillets of fish. What else to dine on when vacationing on The Maldives? … Continue reading

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Humble Holland Asparagus

Today I learned to cook with asparagus. Not just any thinly stalked asparagus; the real deal – big, hefty, turgid spears and shoots straight from Holland: the mighty white asparagus which is grown beneath the soil, and cut just as … Continue reading

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Armani Hotel, Dubai – Part II

An invitation that was not ignored: to participate and to shoot the launch of Armani Hotel Dubai’s, ‘Cooking Master Class’. Yes, indeed: Armani Hotel’s Specialty Head and Sous Chefs taking the Foodie Writers, Journalists and Photographers of Dubai on a gastronomical … Continue reading

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