…sizzling up hole-in-the-wall ethnic eats of old Dubai
After being in the food tour business for two years, I don’t know what on earth I’ve been doing writing
Continue readingWhen sorrow over Safa Park strikes, distract yourself with this food trail.
Since my last post on greasy comfort-laden strips of Turkish doner, I’ve had a couple of memorable food discoveries that
In Emirati lingo, Malleh means preserved fish – from the word ‘Milh’ or salt. It was the natural way of
I escape the blinding rays of an urban desert sun and falter into the hushed, dimly lit restaurant. Dazed, burnt, colour-blind.
Continue readingPopular Emirati dishes served up in a dusty overlooked corner of Qusais.
The past few weeks have been a train ride of food experiences in the city. Everything from Emirati and Egyptian
Continue readingDon’t ask me what you can eat in Old Dubai, ask me what you CAN’T.
Did you eat hummus to celebrate UAE National Day? Maybe falafels? Or mandi? Or shawarma? Well, that’s all yummy enough.
I walked into Bikers Café with the selfless goal of unveiling one of those rare places in the city where
Continue readingFinally. A place where you can have your Emirati breakfast and win a Vespa too.
You’d think that my life is all about Oscar-winning food experiences. You’d think that I have fabled fish curries and
Continue readingMachboos, Dosa, and Disco Tea. Plotted on the Oversimplified Food Experience Graph.