Twelve best new food deals in Dubai
Looking for something new to try? BBC Good Food Middle East has the best new food deals and restaurants around in Dubai…
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Dinner review: Il Borro Tuscan Bistro Dubai
In its first venture outside of Italy, Il Borro is a Tuscan estate owned by the Ferragamo family, steeped with over 1,000 years of culinary heritage (and trust me, on taste of the food here, and you can really tell). Perched idyllically on the side of Jumeirah Al Naseem’s turtle rehabilitation lagoon, Il Borro offers a warm and welcoming, homely feel with a neutral colour scheme throughout.
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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 truffle…
BBC Good Food Middle East caught up with the ‘king of truffles’ chef Giorgio Locatelli during a recent visit to his restaurant Ronda Locatelli at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai to get the lowdown on buying, storing and using the much-loved ingredient, truffles.
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Everything you need to know about the paleo diet
The word “paleo” derives from Paleolithic, which describes the caveman epoch some 2.6 million years ago, before mankind began to farm and cultivate crops. During this era, humans had to hunt for their food, as such the paleo diet follows similar rules...
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How to quit sugar
Some nutritional experts now believe that sugar, rather than saturated fat is the cause of the modern-day obesity epidemic. From Gary Taubes‘s war on sugar to the New York Times exposé on the sugar industry and the release of Damon Gameau’s “That Sugar Film” and the sweet stuff is increasing in the media spotlight…
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Green tea: Worth the hype?
Green tea extract has become a key ingredient in a range of health food supplements, powders and tablets. BBC Good Food Middle East takes a closer look at the green stuff, and whether it is worth adding to your New Year’s health kick…
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Dinner review: Ruya
A new gem has opened on the waterfront of Dubai Marina serving up beautiful Anatolian classics with a contemporary twist...
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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: Izakaya, JW Marriott Marquis
In Japan, an ‘izakaya’ is a Japanese drinking establishment that also serves food – a sort of Asian equivalent to the West’s gastro pub. At the JW Marriott, this has certainly not been overlooked...
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‘I wish I could dance the way I cook’: Q&A with Izakaya speciality chef Idfan Meirza
Izakaya’s speciality chef Idfan Meirza discusses Japanese-Peruvian food fusion and bringing passion into the kitchen...
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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...
