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…
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…
We’ve had three previous encounters at Renaissance’s Bleu Blanc – one a winemaker’s lunch (excellent) a business lunch (not so excellent) and a party with canapes (average). We’re fans of the French-farmhouse decor, however, so we’re keen…
Whenever we head back to New Zealand, we’ve got some tough choices to make on where to dine – the gastronomic scene has such a depth of quality that we’re always torn between checking out popular…
We’ve oft spotted Le Cirque when imbibing al fresco at neighbouring Flair no.5 in the Ritz Carlton DIFC, but despite the NYC import being on the Dubai scene for a couple of years, we’ve not managed…
If there’s one oh-so-Dubai thing we love to do, it’s brunch! Here’s our favourite tried and tested brunches that we recommend you check out… Friday Brunches Wanderlust at JW Marriott Marquis Ideal for: Groups Family friendly?:…
When it comes to luxury, you just can’t go past the celebratory pop and fizz of Champagne. We’ve done a rigorous tasting of the latest releases, and here are the bubbles that had us frothing with…