• Dinner review: Bistrot Bagatelle

    Dinner review: Bistrot Bagatelle

    On the surface, Bistrot Bagatelle in Dubai’s Fairmont hotel looks like a traditional French restaurant. There’s white table cloths, matching early 20th century décor and a brassy French singer, crooning jazz and blues songs late into the night...

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  • Everything you need to know about… Lao cuisine

    Everything you need to know about… Lao cuisine

    Lao cuisine is the cuisine of Laos, which is distinct from other Southeast Asian cuisines. Saiphin Moore, who owns Lao Café in London,UK, explains all you need to know about the ever-popular cuisine. Expect zingy salads, curries, sticky rice, grilled meat and lots of herbs.

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  • Brunch review: Blue Marlin Ibiza -UAE

    Brunch review: Blue Marlin Ibiza -UAE

    Most commonly known as a successful party spot, Blue Marlin Ibiza – UAE takes things down a notch on Saturdays. Boasting a chilled out, Mediterranean atmosphere, the beach club makes you feel much further from Dubai than it actually is – a great daycation escape...

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  • Afternoon tea: Skyview bar, Burj Al Arab

    Afternoon tea: Skyview bar, Burj Al Arab

    Situated on the 27th floor of one of Dubai’s most iconic buildings – the Burj Al Arab – afternoon tea at Skyview bar is a decadent affair. Like everything at the Burj al Arab, there’s a focus on extravagance: there’s a harpist, premium French bubbly and panoramic views of the Arabian gulf and Dubai’s city coastline...

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  • Brunch review: Palazzo Versace Dubai

    Brunch review: Palazzo Versace Dubai

    The hotel’s Friday brunch is based in Giardino restaurant on the ground floor. During the week, it doubles as the hotel’s all day dining venue – for which there are some tell tale signs – there’s self-serve counters and luminescent bright lighting...

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  • Dinner review: Benihana

    Dinner review: Benihana

    Benihana is famous for being the first restaurant to bring Teppanyaki-style cooking to the US. The flagship restaurant was set up in New York during the sixties by the charismatic Japanese-American boxer Hiroaki Aoki...

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