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Learn to roll sushi like a master

  |  May 14, 2013

Learn to roll sushi like a master
Ingredients at Chez Sushi in Dubai

Making your own sushi can seem like an incredibly daunting task.

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Learn to be your own Executive Chef

  |  May 9, 2013

Learn to be your own Executive Chef

Fancy being a chef for the night? Every Saturday and Sunday in June, The Thai Kitchen, at The Park Hyatt in Dubai, is offering Juhm Jihm, or hot pot, a communal Asian meal where guests can cook their own food at the table in an aromatic broth.

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For one night only – dine Iraqi style

  |  May 7, 2013

For one night only – dine Iraqi style
Michael Rakowitz in the kitchen at Dar Al Sulh

A pop-up restaurant in Dubai’s Traffic gallery is open for only one more night so now is your chance to go down and sample some genuine Iraqi fare.

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New upmarket eatery at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi

  |  May 6, 2013

New upmarket eatery at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi
Imago Restaurant & Bar at Le Royal Meridien

Oceans is no more, for the once-popular bar and restaurant at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi has been revamped and rebranded.

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Afternoon tea – Chinese style

  |  May 5, 2013

There’s nothing more glamorously decadent than dressing up and heading for an afternoon tea with like-minded lady friends, pinkies all pointed appropriately. Royal China Dubai, the award-winning Chinese restaurant in Dubai’s DIFC, is launching an  authentic Chinese afternoon tea menu that will last through the summer months. From 3-5pm, guests can enjoy a range of exquisite Chinese teas that are served with either a complimentary steamed sweet bun or a fried dumpling. The Royal China team will be on hand to recommend teas that match the visitors’ personal taste; whether it is the Guangdong Red Tea or the Long Jing [...]

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Female chef Khulood Atiq, attracts quite a crowd at ADIBF

  |  April 28, 2013

Female chef Khulood Atiq, attracts quite a crowd at ADIBF

  The enticing smells and flavours of home cooked Emirati cuisine filled the air at the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), during a masterclass with the UAE’s first female chef, Khulood Atiq.

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Make churros at home

  |  April 21, 2013

It’s El Dia del Nino next week and what better way to celebrate Children’s Day – a fun-loving Mexican holiday – than by creating some fun in the kitchen with your child? TAQADO Mexican Kitchen have very kindly agreed to share their recipe of Churros with us – Mexico’s answer to donuts, drizzled with a thick, scrumptious, dark chocolate sauce and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Churros with hot chocolate sauce Ingredients For the churros: 250gm all-purpose flour 1gm salt 3gm baking powder 1 egg 30ml vegetable oil 300ml water 2ltr vegetable oil for frying For the hot chocolate sauce: 300gm [...]

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Dubai to welcome the world’s biggest breakfast

  |  April 20, 2013

Dubai to welcome the world’s biggest breakfast

If you’ve been in the UAE a while, then no world record attempt is likely to raise much of an eyebrow anymore. World’s biggest peace dove made out of buttons? Check. World’s most expensive red diamond abaya? Why not. Well, this week sees another curious feat, with the attempt to break the Guinness World Record titles for the Longest Breakfast Table and Largest Cereal Breakfast Attendance. No, us neither.

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Calling time on burnt food

  |  April 19, 2013

Can you boil an egg to perfection? Sounds simple doesn’t it, but it’s a skill apprentice chef’s often struggle to master in their first week on the job. Thankfully, the quirky home-furnishing store Modo-Singways in Dubai’s Jumeriah Beach Residence, has a solution to help amateurs and professional alike. On sale are stylish, hand-blown ‘mini egg timers’ for Dh179. There’s also a mammoth 12-hour, sand-filled vessel which costs Dh2,756 and measures 18cm in height. What egg takes that long to cook? Answers on a post-card please…     Fun fact:  The Guinness World Records states the largest egg from a living [...]

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Vogue Café to Open on May 15th

  |  April 17, 2013

It’s official! The much-anticipated opening of the Vogue Café in Dubai Mall’s Level Shoe District will take place on May 15th. Fashion-savvy shoppers can indulge in breakfast, lunch or dinner at the stylish eatery in between spots of retail therapy. We love the fact that Condé Nast Restaurants’ head chef, Gary Robinson, has peppered the menu with calorie-conscious dishes as well as wheat-free past options for those with food intolerance. Other culinary highlights promise to be the house-cured salmon, served with fresh dill, shaved pickled on rye in addition to duck confit parmentier with pistachio, sweet potato and tonka beans. [...]

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