• Iconic Italian

    Iconic Italian

    With a renowned knack for seamlessly fusing tradition and innovation, seasoned chef Alfredo Russo of Vivaldi by Alfredo Russo, Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, reveals the key to modernising Italian cuisine while maintaining authenticity.

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  • Atelier M, Pier 7, Dubai

    Atelier M, Pier 7, Dubai

    Occupying the top three levels of the Pier 7 restaurant complex, Atelier M combines a stylish restaurant, funky lounge and a rooftop terrace with many guests, especially at the weekends, moving between the three as the evening progresses.

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  • Cut to the chase

    Cut to the chase

    With more than 20 restaurants around the world, plus a host of books and TV appearances, Austrian-American chef to the stars, Wolfgang Puck is far from crossing the finish line. As he expands his empire further into this region with the recent opening of his Dubai restaurant, and more to come, he talks about why he is still excited by life.

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  • 12 ways to boost your metabolism

    12 ways to boost your metabolism

    Your metabolism naturally slows down with age, but with these smart tips from the experts, you can boost it to ensure you sustain energy levels throughout the day, burn calories, and enable your body to function optimally.

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  • Soho Bar & Grill

    Soho Bar & Grill

    What’s it like: Located in the charming, fairy light-adorned alfresco haven that is Century Village, this achingly hip restaurant recreates a little slice of New York in Dubai. With exposed concrete walls and pillars made from packing crates, the interiors…

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  • Urban Bistro, Dubai Media City(CNN Building)

    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…

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  • Cravin’ Cajun, Novotel Al Barsha

    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…

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  • Rococo, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah

    Rococo, Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah

    I was looking forward to trying out the new menu at this elegant restaurant, a refined alternative to the casual sidewalk café-style eateries of JBR Walk...

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  • Feel good food to eat now

    Feel good food to eat now

    Stock your storecupboard with these versatile ingredients to get your year going on a healthy note, advises health expert Natalie Savona.

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  • The science of gastronomy

    The science of gastronomy

    Molecular gastronomy is not all about dry ice and a bunch of tricks, says Ross Clarke, former creative development chef at Fat Duck experimental kitchen and protégé of Heston Blumenthal.

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