• Do we need more than 5- a -day?

    Do we need more than 5- a -day?

    One of the most positive and consistent health messages we hear is to eat at least five portions of fruit and veg a day – yet most of us don’t. Nutritional therapist Kerry Torrens suggests ways to reach your target, and explains why we should aim even higher.

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  • Go Primal with Paleo

    Go Primal with Paleo

    Eating like a caveman, a.k.a the Paleo diet, seems to have become all the rage around the world. We aim to find out what the fuss is all about.

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  • Baby's first bite

    Baby's first bite

    The importance of getting it right when introducing a baby to solid foods, cannot be emphasised enough. Prachi Grover asks the experts for their advice on one of the key decisions parents need to make when it comes to laying the foundation for healthy eating habits – whether homemade baby food is better.

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  • Celebrities at The Palace, One & Only Royal Mirage

    Celebrities at The Palace, One & Only Royal Mirage

    Like everything else at this hotel, the restaurant oozes understated luxe – plush carpeting, silk curtains, crystal chandeliers and a subtle beige colour scheme all of which come together to create an ambience that is on the sophisticated side of glam.

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  • Sake no hana Dubai, Souq al Bahar

    Sake no hana Dubai, Souq al Bahar

    Tucked away in a corner of the souq, the restaurant isn’t the easiest to find. But when you do find it, it’s like an Alice in wonderland experience, as the doors open up to reveal a cavernous space including a lounge area,..

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  • Ottoman's, Grosvenor House Dubai

    Ottoman's, Grosvenor House Dubai

    Walls of twinkling candles invite you inside, where a majlis-style lounge and bar leads into the main restaurant space. Yes, there is gold and chandeliers here, but not the kind you’d expect – it is a matte, burnished gold,...

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  • Eat smart!

    Eat smart!

    Can what you eat truly affect your brain power? Experts seem to think so. Sudeshna Ghosh finds out more.

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  • The accidental cook

    The accidental cook

    Antonio Carluccio may be one of the best known Italian chefs in the world, but it wasn’t at all planned, he tells us.

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  • Chinn up!

    Chinn up!

    Maverick TV chef Bobby Chinn talks through his colourful journey from Wall Street to Vietnam – with a detour as a stand-up comic in between – on which, a positive, unflappable attitude was his only constant companion.

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