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One&Only Royal Mirage Dubai… Or, the Residences.

One&Only Royal Mirage Dubai… Or, the Residences.

Have you ever had a dream property in a city? No? Just me? I’ve got a few fantasy destinations picked out in most places and the One&Only has long (loooooong) been on my list for Dubai. (Also worth noting: the Al Maha Resort and Nurai Island, […]

Weekend Links.

Weekend Links.

Settling into July — how about you? Is Sushi ‘Healthy’? What About Granola? Where Americans and Nutritionists Disagree. A brutal look at food safety (not for the faint of heart). Reading this makes me realize I need to step up my game on a few […]

Royal China: Best gyoza in the city!

I’m taking you around the world this week — and we haven’t even left Dubai! Furthermore, I believe Royal China is my first Chinese cuisine entry to the blog (and I’m so excited it is). Located in DIFC (the Pavilion Area, not the Gate Village), […]

Weekend links.

Eid Mubarak! Would you go to a restaurant that only serves cereal? Cute necklace. Yes, I will enjoy frites and waffles on a plane. Would you drink cotton candy and gold? Sure, you don’t NEED champagne flutes, but they are just so pretty! After a […]

A to Za’atar video trailer.

A to Za’atar video trailer.

So, I thought it might be fun to make a ‘hype’ video of sorts for my little blog. Let me know what you think! (Its permanent home will be on the ‘Work With Me’ tab.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzZoFT7ZSo  

Grayson’s Graft.

Grayson’s Graft.

For our last meal in the United States, we took another suggestion and drove to Graft, a farm to table initiative in one of the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. The location is a former house, off a busy Grayson Highway and quite unassuming from the […]

Weekend Links.

Weekend Links.

A busy but super productive week. I wish they could all be like this! Say it with me, Cat wine. Balloons for my next party. Rose gummy bears. Made me smile. Extremely Low Budget Meals Made to Look Gourmet. One of my favorite things I’ve […]

Al Safwa First Class Lounge: Sterile and Overlarge.

Al Safwa First Class Lounge: Sterile and Overlarge.

Somewhere over the Atlantic, it occurred to me — because Qatar brands their shorter flights in a two cabin way (i.e. economy and first class, rather than economy and business class, as they technically are), we were going to get to use the Al Safwa First […]

2016: The Year So Far (Top Meals and Other Memorable Events).

2016: The Year So Far (Top Meals and Other Memorable Events).

With June soon drawing to a close, I thought it would be a good time to check in on some of the awesome meals and dishes I’ve had so far in the year. Leaving my corporate job in January and relocating to Dubai, it took […]