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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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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The Mushakal Sandwich at Muna, Sharjah.
A couple of yuppie falafel places have been cropping up in Dubai over the last two years, selling falafels with
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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Close, But No Cronut.
I love doughnuts, and shamelessly so. There’s nothing ethnic, hole-in-the-wall, or quirky about them – but they’re sweet, deep-fried and squishy
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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