A former World’s 50 Best Restaurants Tastemaker, global gastronome, mad oenophile and luxury travel aficionado hailing from New Zealand, currently residing in Dubai.
Have you dreamed of staying in the Burj Khalifa? We did exactly that… Overnighting in the world’s tallest building. It’s a bucket-list-worthy goal, and something we planned to tick off by staycationing in the Armani Hotel,…
We’re always on the hunt for good Asian food in Dubai. Given that we hail from New Zealand (where the Asian population is high and the Asian cuisine is goooood) and travel to Asia so frequently…
You may be surprised that this ‘project’, located on the new Bluewaters Island off the coast of the Dubai Marina, has pretty much nothing to do with London, save for a gin bar. Or, you may…
After the Peruvian wave of 2017, it’s safe to say Dubai has fallen in love with a new cuisine. That cuisine, ladies and gentlemen, is Greek. We already have Elia, Shimmers and Mythos, but now we…
Trendy Hollywood import Katsuya by Starck has been resident in Dubai for a while now, so long in fact that they’ve managed to open a second outlet (at the Dubai Mall). Despite this, we still haven’t…
We’ll be honest. When the long-awaited W The Palm project announced their restaurant offering, featuring concepts by current World’s 50 Best no.1 holder, Massimo Bottura, and Akira Back, we didn’t have the slightest clue about the…
Stay: Hotel St. George [gallery type=”masonry” columns=”2″ ids=”4326,4323″] Arty, light and oh-so-Nordic, Hotel St. George is the perfect respite from the icy Helsinki chill. Conveniently located in the centre of the city’s shopping district, this former…
Mexican seems to the new Peruvian in Dubai, with La Carnita at Intercontinental Dubai Marina being the latest taco-centric street-food eatery on the block. The mood is dark and grungy (ok not really grungy, this is Dubai…
Meet Mahonia, a heavyweight competitor for Bahrain’s best restaurant… When it comes to fine dining in the Middle East, Bahrain mightn’t be the first destination that comes to mind, but Sawsan Baluch is on a mission to…
Looking for great Pan-Asian dining in Dubai? Matagi at Kempinski’s Emerald Palace on Palm Jumeirah might be what you’re looking for…