The Silent Spice.
You know that feeling when something is not quite right and you cannot throw a dart at what it is?
Cumin-crusted Yemeni Haneeth in a Saudi-born Restaurant with a Spanish Name…in Dubai.
The first time I saw Cabrito was last November. It didn’t have a name at the time. It was all
I smelled. I tasted. I ate like a cow. Baghali Polo with Mahicheh at Iran Zamin.
This is how I found the Iranian dish that left me no choice but to betray my erstwhile Iranian love:
Continue readingI smelled. I tasted. I ate like a cow. Baghali Polo with Mahicheh at Iran Zamin.
Frying Pan Secrets Revealed: A Self-Guided Foodie Trail through Dubai
I often don’t post up many of the articles I write for other publications on this blog (wait what? other
Continue readingFrying Pan Secrets Revealed: A Self-Guided Foodie Trail through Dubai
One motherly lady, a pot of simmering stew, a ladle of love later, I became an Ethiopian food convert.
In 2011, I published a post called: Anyone out there found yummy Ethiopian food? In retrospect, it was terribly written
Koshari Missiles around the Corner.
Folks who aspire to open their own restaurant someday, should you ever plan to unleash a bi-lingual menu into the
For that dinner after dinner, there’s Kaati Express.
There is such a mind-boggling variety of food cramped up in the block behind the Park Regis hotel in Karama, that your
Continue readingFor that dinner after dinner, there’s Kaati Express.
It’s Feb, but make this New Year’s resolution: Go to Sea Mood. Order the batter-fried Sultan Ibrahim.
Sadly this restaurant is now closed. Dubai, do we really care about seafood sustainability? Apparently not enough to have kept this
An Iskendar Kabab in Deira that Needs to be Revered, Glorified, Idolized. (…and eaten when the others aren’t looking.)
A few of you might have suffered through my obsessive Iskendar kabab ramblings in the past—and this is definitely going
I know you’ve probably heard about the launch over facebook, twitter, email…(still working to put up the public restroom ads)…
But I have to tell you again: my pet project Frying Pan Adventures just launched!! I promise I’m going to
Deck the Hall with Melty Stroopwafels. Falalalala-la-la-la-LAAAA.
If there’s one place I’d love to huddle up PERMANENTLY this cool cloudy festive season, it’s Vinkers Waffles at DIP.
Continue readingDeck the Hall with Melty Stroopwafels. Falalalala-la-la-la-LAAAA.
The Sikh Langar in Dubai: Food of the community, by the community, and for the community.
This post is from the heart. My stomach played a minimal, almost insignificant role. Nearly three weeks ago, I found