Britain’s youngest head chef comes to Dubai
Proving that age is just a number, 23-year-old chef Luke Thomas was named the UK’s youngest head chef at the age of 18, and is the creative mind behind three thriving F&B concepts...
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Dinner review: Le Classique, Emirates Golf Club
This French restaurant is one of the oldest in Dubai, and it’s been located in the same spot in Emirates Golf Club for nearly thirty years...
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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
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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An insider’s look at Japanese food: Q&A with Sho Cho’s head chef
Sho Cho’s head chef Jomar Reyes spoke to BBC Good Food Middle East about the most important skills needed to make Japanese food, and advice he would have given to his younger self…
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Dinner review: Sho Cho
Sho Cho is an undeniably hip seafront Japanese restaurant and lounge in Jumeirah. It’s no passing fad either: the restaurant has been on the same spot in Dubai Marine Beach Resort for nearly 20 years...
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Dinner review: Sakura, Crowne Plaza
The restaurant’s retro interior wouldn’t be out of place in 1970s Tokyo (beige walls, shoji-style room dividers and thick dark wooden paneling)...
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Dinner review: Roberto’s Abu Dhabi
Sister to its Dubai-based branch, Roberto’s recently opened doors in Abu Dhabi– and doesn’t disappoint...
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Atul Kochhar on achieving two Michelin stars and why he hates molecular gastronomy
Atul Kochhar’s restaurant Tamarind was the first Indian venue to achieve a Michelin star in the world in 2001, whilst his second restaurant Benares followed with its own Michelin star in 2007. He now owns seven restaurants around the world, including Rang Mahal in Dubai. Kochhar talks to BBC Good Food Middle East about cooking Tandoori without an oven and why he hates molecular gastronomy...
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Brunch review: Mint Leaf of London, DIFC, Dubai
Prior to opening in Dubai last summer, Mint Leaf already had two Indian restaurants in the well-heeled areas of Piccadilly and the City financial district in London...
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Inside the life of Vivek Kashiwale, head chef of Mint Leaf London, Dubai
Award-winning head chef, Vivek Kashiwale from Mint Leaf of London in Dubai, talks about his home life as a vegetarian and what techniques he thinks it's essential for home cooks to master...
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Dinner review: Claypot, Citymax, Kuwait Rd
Dubai is certainly not lacking in high-end Indian restaurants pushing the boundaries of molecular gastronomy. The city however, is perhaps left wanting when it comes to relaxed, old-fashioned curry houses serving up wholesome delicious food. This is where Claypot steps in...
