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 […]
Links ahead… Is this the ultimate culinary bucket list? My vote is no… What would be on yours? Stud Buckets from Studmuffin deserts. Damn this living overseas thing! Some great shots of food markets from around the world. Your weekly calorie bomb… Oreo Bagels? Oh […]
Some great food news this week: You had me at grilled cheese roll ups. Would You Buy a $150 Patrón Donut? (Would you buy me one?) Timely info. In Dubai, how important are social media influencers? As someone trying to make progress in this area, […]
For the first time in a long time, I decided to skip researching a menu before dining at a venue. Usually, I obsess check carefully and plan out exactly what I am going to try. You know what? I should play things by ear a […]
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 […]
Links, yo. A cocktail in honor of Prince. Hipster food trends (I mostly posted this because Hubs hates hipsters). Don’t mind if I do. World’s most expensive cocktails. I missed Earth Day, but still important – environmentally harmful things about travel and what to do […]
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 […]
A good week here at the A to Za’atar headquarters – hope you had a lovely one as well! (Not) Recipies. Popular recipes put to the test. Would you go on a culinary holiday? Spoiler alert, I totally would. Why does Mackers Coke taste better? (This […]
Ringing a good friend in Abu Dhabi, I inquired if she would like to join me on Sunday night for a meal at Original Fusion. “I’ve never heard of it,” she asked. “What do they serve?” Even though I had reviewed the menu, which promised to ‘blend great Emirati […]
