The man behind award-winning restaurant Noire
Fairmont Dubai’s Executive chef Tuomas Heikkinen talks to BBC Good Food Middle East, about how to make the perfect bread, and how he turned around a run-down restaurant into an award winning venue.
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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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Le Petit Chef: The smallest chef in the world comes to the UAE
Is Le Petit Chef the most unusual dining concept to arrive in the UAE yet? Le Petit Chef is a digital show, which sees a 3D projection of a miniature chef appear on your table and cook dinner for you and guests.
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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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Five best healthy food delivery services in Dubai
No time to cook during the working week? BBC Good Food Middle East has put together a list of the best healthy food delivery services in Dubai…
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Four new restaurants to try in Dubai
Want to dine out, but you’re tired of the same-old eateries? Why not try one of these hot new restaurants in Dubai this February…
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Five best Italian restaurant deals in Dubai
We’ve looked at Italian restaurant deals across the city to find some of the best discounts on offer…
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Dinner review: Segreto, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
Segreto used to be an Italian fine dining restaurant, hidden away within the vast maze of corridors and staircases that make up the Souk Madinat Jumeirah. It underwent renovations last year and ditched the pomposity that comes with silver service. Today it serves simple Italian cooking alongside a fantastic view. It's now more bistro than a fine dining establishment, and far better for it.
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Christmas dinner review: Fume
Fume describes its self as laidback, serving ‘the type of food your mama would make’. The restaurant is unashamedly hip:...
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Three easy steps for roasting chestnuts
There’s nothing more festive than delicious warm roasted chestnuts, perfect on their own, or mixed into a stuffing or served with meat…
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Afternoon tea: Skyview bar, Burj Al Arab
Situated on the 27th floor of one of Dubai’s most iconic buildings – the Burj Al Arab – afternoon tea at Skyview bar is a decadent affair. Like everything at the Burj al Arab, there’s a focus on extravagance: there’s a harpist, premium French bubbly and panoramic views of the Arabian gulf and Dubai’s city coastline...
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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…
