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A fresh start for Left Bank bar and restaurant

  |  June 19, 2013

A fresh start for Left Bank bar and restaurant
Left Bank at the Souk Qaryat Al Beri

Left Bank has hired a troubleshooter to revamp the Abu Dhabi bar in an attempt to boost its flagging number of patrons.

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New teas at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

  |  June 18, 2013

New teas at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

Tea lovers can savour the new blends of brews exclusive to the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort.

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Bites Bits: Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi opens new steakhouse and the rest of the week in brief food news

  |  June 15, 2013

Bites Bits: Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi opens new steakhouse and the rest of the week in brief food news
The Forge Steakhouse at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. Courtesy Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi

The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal hotel, is adding a five-star steakhouse to the capital’s roster of restaurants. The Forge, which opens on Saturday, is named after the intricate process used to make the world’s finest knives. Guests will be able to choose from a collection of custom-made knives based on their personal preference.

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Bites bits: New Shakespeare and Co cafe and the rest of the week in brief food news

  |  June 9, 2013

Bites bits: New Shakespeare and Co cafe and the rest of the week in brief food news
The Shakespeare and Co cafe on Saadiyat Island. Courtesy Shakespeare and Co

A Shakespeare and Co cafe opened its doors and outdoor terrace at the St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort this week. Not everything is yet available on its menu (we want the Cobb salad!). The first food outlet outside the hotel is part of a handful of openings in the retail area The Collection, including Beyond the Beach and Al Manara International Jewellery

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Fancy a healthy burger and a fat free pancake??

  |  June 6, 2013

Fancy a healthy burger and a fat free pancake??
Healthy chicken salad at HEAT

With nothing on the menu over 400 calories OR Dh40, H.E.A.T is an American diner with a difference.

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The Dubai restaurant Titanic by Marco Pierre White shuts its doors for good

  |  June 3, 2013

The Dubai restaurant Titanic by Marco Pierre White shuts its doors for good

The UK chef Marco Pierre White and Meliá Dubai announced on Monday they have closed the restaurant, Titanic by Marco Pierre White. The move to shut down the restaurant at the Bur Dubai hotel follows a mutual decision between the two parties to end their partnership, which began last year. “Since I launched Titanic with Meliá Dubai the hotel has evolved and it became necessary to adapt,” said Marco Pierre White in a statement. The celebrity chef said it was a “strategic decision on both sides and we part amicably”. The vice president of operations at EMEA Hotel Division at [...]

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Paradise in a tea cup?

  |  May 23, 2013

Paradise in a tea cup?

Although the picturesque promenades of Europe’s Cote d’Azur or the summit of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong may seem a million miles away, perhaps if you close your eyes and relax with a cup of exotic blended tea, you might be able to drift away?

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Ristorante Cavallino’s new menu has polish and heart

  |  May 21, 2013

Ristorante Cavallino’s new menu has polish and heart

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi’s received a culinary make over. We check out the brand new menu on offer.

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Loving the lobster at the Westin Abu Dhabi hotel

  |  May 20, 2013

Loving the lobster at the Westin Abu Dhabi hotel
Claws lobster buffet at the Westin Abu Dhabi hotel

Those with a taste for crustacean should pay heed.

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Jumeirah Restaurant Week starts soon

  |  May 16, 2013

Jumeirah Restaurant Week starts soon

After the success of the first year, Jumeirah Restaurant Week is back. The seven day festival where top-notch restaurants in Dubai offer set menus that are slimline on the budget but certainly not on the waist, begins on May 23.

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