The proof a tagine is in the gravy.
And the smoky den that chooses to call itself Musaharati, after the early morning suhoor callers during Ramadan in the Arab world, sure knows
Care for local, organic, farm-fresh? Then visit a farm.
Photography credits for this post: The sharp-shooter Sheban at Airspectiv Media. When someone brands their products as local, organic and
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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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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
Flavours of 2013 Worth Revisiting in 2014
The litmus test of a memorable meal is when months later, you can still mentally savour the flavours of the
The Dumpling Queen.
If the cook rolls out the dough just minutes after I place an order for Chinese dumplings, I’m sold. The
The Farmer’s Market in Dubai
I had the most refreshing experience last weekend at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. No, I’ve not done a 360 on this
An Egyptian Lair that Serves Koshari, Duck and a Complimentary Bowl of Intrigue.
Sitting in the massive lair of an Egyptian restaurant in the middle of bleak dog-eared Abu Hail, my imagination was
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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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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