With our foster dog recovering from a long overdue surgery (always spay and neuter your pets, people!) I hadn’t planned anything significant for the weekend.  In the end, this was a good idea.  Friday saw Hubs enjoying golf in the beautiful February weather which Dubai […]

After some delays (damn you, cold), I finally managed to make it to The London Project, a newly opened endeavor at Bluewaters Dubai, the man-made island (where the Caesars Palace is located).  To start, my Careem driver and I were a bit unsure of where exactly […]

Lots to explore in Dubai this time of year, right?  A recent Saturday night found us at the newly launched Mama Zonia.  I’m going to admit, that my visits to Pier 7 have significantly dropped off, mostly because of (what else?) traffic to and from […]

Gang, I’m going to admit something.  I went to the former version of Carine, back when it was Le Classique.  I feel the statute of limitation is over, but wowzers that was a bad meal.  When researching for this post, I went back to my […]

We may or may not have already established that my first port of call in Dubai (circa 2007) was Dubai Festival City.  Thus, I have an exceptional place in my heart for the entire property.  Friendships that started at the golf club course, beautiful weddings […]

Canadian import Weslodge has been on my radar for awhile.  While the timing wasn’t particularly ideal (I had just stuffed about a kilo of sushi in my face a few hours previously), when an invite came from a dear friend on Tuesday night, how was I […]

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 […]