As a former resident of Saadiyat Island, I have long been looking forward to the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. In my initial commute to work, I crossed the bridge every day and would peer to my right to see the progress of the […]
While I didn’t pitch as much as I would’ve like to this week, I did make progress on a few projects. So, all in, I’m considering this week a win. I also had fun sitting on a judging panel over at Palazzo Versace (see the […]
I got a bit of a sneak preview of JW Steakhouse when I filmed a recent episode of What’s Cooking UAE earlier in the year (you can see the whole thing here, should you be interested). At that time, I met Chef Stephan, one of […]
This week has made me more stressed than usual. Some lessons learned: content writing is probably not for me and I will continue to do honest reviews (haters gonna hate). However, in positive news, I was able to visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi (opening November […]
I’ll be upfront and say the name of this restaurant is a bit off-putting. My inner feminist wasn’t all too happy to the point where I had to tell myself to get over my feelings and just go for a nice meal already, but let […]
(And let’s try not to forget I almost wrote ‘desert,’ which would not be entirely inappropriate, would it?) Now, I’m not going to claim to be an expert on all things sweet. A look at my Instagram feed will confirm that I rarely post photos […]
My goal this week was to do more pitching, so that’s exactly what I did. One of those pitches has already paid off — Haiya and I spoke with BPG Cohn & Wolfe this morning. I was also able to attend the Big F&B Forum […]
The start of October feels like aaaagggess ago, but somehow I can’t believe it’s almost November. Or, maybe that’s just me? I was out and about quite a bit this month. What do I remember best? Chicken croquettes, Toro + Ko (with a very close entry […]
A week that wasn’t meant to be busy, but turned out to be busy… Last week we had a gin advent calendar, but the prosecco version is much more my speed. Spicy Skittles. I really don’t know how to feel about this. You had me […]
