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What’s it like: This award-winning restaurant has long been established as one of the best fine dining options in Abu Dhabi, and with a new chef de cuisine at the helm, things are set to get even better. Sophisticated and…
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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… -
Kitchin confidential
Tom Kitchin talks about his hard-working life at Michelin-starred restaurant kitchens.
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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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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… -
Studio Du Chef, Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort and Spa
What’s it like: You are greeted at the entrance of this brand new hotel by a vibrant living wall draped with greenery that you just can’t resist touching! The restaurant, on the other hand– is nowhere as tropical, with its… -
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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La Mer, Sofitel Abu Dhabi
With its marine-inspired décor – think white-wooden walls, colour schemes, and cobalt blue cushions that add a pop of colour...