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Some Like it Hot – Horseradish
This is the story of how an ugly looking root vegetable, mentally transported me back to my childhood with memories of home baking, family gatherings and sunday roast dinners, and made me a little...
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Breakfast or Lunch or both ?
I’m not the greatest of breakfast fans, preferring instead to indulge in a few cups of good coffee before having my first meal of the day late morning. You might be tutting on reading this, but I’m a...
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Dining at The Oberoi – Dubai
If it wasn’t for the full view of the Burj Khalifa in the back ground behind me I could easily feel as if I had arrived in a India having […]
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Turkish Village
A flourish of waiters descend on our table with a vast range of beautiful starter/mezze dishes, each one bright, vibrant and just calling out to be eaten. Some of the […]
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Iftar Roundup
Here’s a roundup of some of the Iftar meals that I’ve enjoyed during Ramadan this year, along with details of their promotions and a few pictures of my experience. […]
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Blue Jade Masterclass
Are you a foodie ?? Passionate about good food, reading about good food, making good food ? Shopping for good food? or just Eating good food ? Then here’s my […]
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Indo Thai at Radisson Royal
Here’s a place that ends the question “Indian or Thai?” for dinner tonight. Indo Thai, an Asian restaurant located in the Radisson Royal Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road offers a […]
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Cooking with Coffee & The Story Behind The Shoot
I was delighted to have been featured in the October issue of Ahlan Gourmet magazine for a feature they ran on cooking with store cupboard essentials, in this case Coffee which was provided by Coffee...
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Fat to Fit Challenge at Golds Gym
Lately my mailbox has been bombarded withy emails. To be fair the majority have been food related but also one set of emails kept tempting me. A challenge. No ordinary challenge a challenge which kept...
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Seaview – Seafood with a Seaview
Us foodies are a funny lot, we walk and drive around with our eyes open, scanning hoarding boards, new building work, malls etc seeing what food places are open, which are busy, which are not and of...
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Dum Pukht – Galouti Kebabs & Indian Bellini
Have you heard of Dum Pukht? I must admit this was something new to me as I continue to experience new things about Indian cuisine. The great thing about food is that there is usually a story behind...
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Four Foodie Fridays – Week One
This is part 1 in a 4 part series – a review of 4 very different Foodie Fridays in Dubai. We are spoilt for choice in Dubai. So much to do, so much to see and of course, so many places to dine. And if...
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#BeachCanteen
HOT NEWS !! For the next 10 days – Dubai has a Beach Canteen !! and it’s coming to a beach close to you. If you are looking for something a little different to do, then this is for you.Located at...
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Recipe : Easy Veggies
I often find myself stood in front of the fridge, eyeing up the contents and then making something from the produce I have available to me. Here’s a few things I’ve made recently :- Spicy Ketchup 1...
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Wear Sunscreen ! – but not always – A BCC and Vitamin D story
Here we are, living the dream, however you define that, in a most beautiful sunny Dubai. At the moment the weather is just perfect, typically 26/27C in the day and 21/22C in the evening. Getting out...
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BiCE Mare meets Enrico Bartolini
Last week I was invited to attend dinner at BiCE Mare in Souk Al Bahar where Two Mitchelin-Starred Chef Enrico Bartolini * was serving up a 5 course dinner to members of the press, invited diners and a...
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Mixology Class at La Porte Des Indes
Have you ever wondered about the art of Mixology and the history of Cocktails and Mocktails? Last week a small group off foodies and fashionistas were invited to a mixology masterclass with expert...
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Banoffee Pie !!
This post has been a long time coming ….. and I’ve promised to post my recipe for Banoffee for a while. But first, there is a story to my Banoffee which I will share with you now. When I first joined...
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Expats Keeping In Touch
GRAND PARENT FRAME * this is NOT a food post …. A high proportion of my readers, like me, are expats here in Dubai and are keeping in touch with our families back home as and when we can. Of course we...
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Burger Joint NY UAE
New post coming soon by my two guest reviewers – twins – lets see if they agree or disagree on the same experience :-)
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