Kitchin confidential
Tom Kitchin talks about his hard-working life at Michelin-starred restaurant kitchens.
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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
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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Massaad Farm-to-Table, The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence
What’s it like: This casual eatery nestled on the bustling Jumeirah Beach Residence Walk offers a refreshing take on Arabic food, with a focus on the farm-to-table concept – they source most of their ingredients directly from the farmers, including… -
Urban Bistro, Dubai Media City(CNN Building)
What’s it like: Setting itself apart from all the other DMC venues which serve lunches for on-the-go executives, Urban Bistro is a proper restaurant, with a casual, café vibe coming from the funky, chalkboard menu-style ceiling, bookshelf-lined walls and open… -
Authenticity kills creativity!
India’s best known chef, Sanjeev Kapoor, tells Rashi Sen why reinvention is paramount in food, in a freewheeling chat about his life and times.
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Making magic
Guy Savoy, one of France’s best known and most respected chefs, waxes eloquent on why food can be magical, in an interview with Jonathan Parsons.
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Speakeasy with Shannon
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Shannon Bennett freewheels about Australian cuisine, food history, and why the fundamental principle of real estate should apply to restaurants too, in a chat with Sudeshna Ghosh.
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The Capital Grill, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi
What’s it like: Sometimes simple is elegant, and that’s exactly what this restaurant showcases, with its clean, modern lines, contemporary fabric light fixtures, and parquet flooring. Floral paintings add a touch of femininity to the otherwise meat-loving masculine space, while… -
Rhodes Twenty10, Le Royal Meridien Dubai
What’s it like: It’s all too easy for Dubai restaurants to over-kill on bling, but this one manages to strike that perfect balance between understated subtlety and glamour, with its sparkling crystal chandeliers, shiny chrome staircase leading to the upstairs… -
Picante, Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai
What’s it like: Most people associate Portuguese food with just piri-piri chicken. But this eatery, popular with Brazilians, Angolans and Portuguese – a sign that it is authentic food – features other highlights from various regions of the country. Wooden… -
Cravin’ Cajun, Novotel Al Barsha
What it’s like: A refreshing new addition to the Dubai dining scene, this restaurant not only introduces a new and relatively lesser known cuisine to local punters (I mean, do we really need another fine dining Italian restaurant here?), but…
