When a good friend from Doha rang up to say he would be in town and was I available to meet at YNot (at the Intercontinental Marina), I was happy to agree. After all, I’d seen lots of fun events at the venue and had […]
Full stop, I have a special relationship with the Jumeirah Emirates Towers. In 2007, we had been in country 11 days, when I got a job in the office towers (42nd floor, no less). From 2008-2009, a friend and I would stop in weekly at […]
Living on the ‘other’ side of town, I still somehow often find myself on Al Wasl or Beach Road for appointments at least once a week. Today was no different, so after finishing up, I plugged in One Cafe by Life N’One (which, my apologies […]
The Entertainer has been absolutely crushing it recently! When April’s monthly offers came out and I saw a brunch with Intersect by Lexus, I was excited. Although I put the call out to other friends, in the end, it was just Hubs and myself and we had […]
When someone who works for one of the big food websites in the region recommends a restaurant, I take notice… Which is how we ended up at Tresind on Friday. As each member of our group was recovering from, ahem, rather late endeavors the night […]
On an overcast evening in March (what is UP with the weather this spring in Dubai?), a select group of foodies were invited to a gastro molecular tasting at Farzi Cafe. To personally attend to the evening was Mr. Zorawar Kalra, restaurateur and genuine host. […]
The Dubai Restaurant Week 2016 is almost finished and we were able to enjoy 2 exceptional meals. Calling an audible on Wednesday night, I decided for a booking at Social by Heinz Beck on Thursday night. Traffic on the Palm is currently a terrific disaster, so […]
Finally getting settled in Dubai, I took the opportunity this weekend to book a sunset brunch at Sun&. The concept is small bites and unlimited booze, which seemed a good fit for Hubs and I. After all, we’re usually up quite early on the weekends […]