As simple as kababs on a sidewalk in Sharjah.
This might come as a shocker to people who’ve struggled to stay afloat through my cumbersome food sagas in the
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The crunchiest Jalebi you can find in Dubai.
Your body is not happy, that’s why you keep falling ill. You’re not feeding it enough…Soul Food. Hm. Now there
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The Wood-Fired Stove at our Homestay in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
I blinked with disbelief. A wood-fired stove?! For a brief moment, the anxiety that my brain was staging in my
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If you don’t like seafood, try Mahesh.
Potson and I have been eagerly awaiting the opening of Mahesh Lunch Home, a Mangalorean seafood stalwart with its commercial
My Top Picks from a 5-Day Feast in South Vietnam
The year is off to a blazing start, and I hit the ‘go’ button by…going on vacation. I scuttled off
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Hand-Pulled Lan Zhou Noodles in International City.
In the land of the tallest, flashiest, fanciest, most expensive – Dubai is ironically sitting silent on one of the
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Tabbouleh, kababs and a side of sea breeze please.
Does the sea breeze make food taste better? Probably not if we’re talking about gravel burgers with stale cardboard fries,
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When lentils, nuts and olive oil are not just food, but stories of Palestine.
I stopped blogging about food events a while ago. They simply stopped inspiring me. I wasn’t learning much and other
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The Isfahani Biryani that spanks the rice out of all others.
One of the many eternal food questions in Dubai is where to get the best biryani. Fat boulders of lamb,
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Jump starting my Filipino food quest with Adobo Manok and soupy Lomi at Delmon, Karama.
Remember that time when I first ventured into Filipino food and vowed to start exploring it with a vengeance? Well, as
Over 30 years of killer Vada Sambar at Woodlands, Karama.
With a 32 year history in Dubai, Woodlands has a cult following. This tiny Karama kitchen knows how to dole
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The munchies that elbowed their way in between tubs of homemade ice cream.
Folks, I’d like to announce the birth of my ice cream machine. It’s the most beautiful and productive being in
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