Apr 2017
Cape Cadogan: Cape Town Boutique Luxury.
Having friends in the travel business makes planning a holiday quite easy. In the instance of flying to Cape Town to see some friends (and take advantage of a fantastic Qatar…
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Apr 2017
La Parrilla: Try harder, JBH...
My track record with JBH over the years has been a bit of a mixed bag. It's my personal opinion the property is completely dated, which adds to my dislike (soz, but give me a more…
Apr 2017
Weekend links.
Sorry gang! Catching up from South Africa and balancing some additional reviews (I've still got a few to go) has kept me a bit busy in the past weeks -- I hope you've been well!…
Apr 2017
Chef Norbert Niederkofler at Emirates Palace.
Emirates Palace has been knocking it out of the park recently! After my last (delicious) trip to meet Chef Hendrik Yde Andersen for lunch, I was more than happy to return and…
Apr 2017
Ladylike @ 55 & 5th: St. Regis Saadiyat Island.
While my inner feminist cringes slightly at the name of the evening (I get 'Boss Bitches' or #GirlBoss is probably not going to be successful in the capital of the UAE, let alone…
Apr 2017
Foliage: A well earned position on Diner's Club 50 Best Discovery Series.
Lucky for me, the Diner's Discovery list for the Middle East and Africa list was announced just before we were due to depart for South Africa. While there were two restaurants on…
Mar 2017
My Top Dishes of March 2017.
Goodness, there was a lot of amazing food this month! And while I haven't finished posting about everything I consumed, I don't think there will be a lot of surprises here. In no…
Mar 2017
Roberto's Abu Dhabi: Business Lunch at The Rosewood Hotel.
Another one where my prayers to the scheduling gods finally paid off! This week, I was able to attend the business lunch at Roberto's Restaurant and Lounge, and I'll be the first…
Mar 2017
The Tasting Room at Le Quartier Francais, Franschhoek.
When planning our trip to South Africa, I knew I wanted to sneak away to Franschhoek for at least one night (we'd visited previously for a wedding and fell in love with the town).…
Mar 2017
MATTO: Authentic Italian in Business Bay.
Matto is a place that arrived preloaded with a reputation of sorts. Thus far, trustworthy diners seem engaged with the servers, food, and overall ambiance of the restaurant…