What could possibly trump dining at a restaurant in the Burj Al Arab? Being invited to eat the creations of and be served by the previous host and now judge on Masterchef India. And guess what? That’s exactly the honor that was …
Watch out, Dubai. Abu Dhabi is on the brink of giving your Friday institution a run for it’s money. I’ve been going to a lot of Friday brunches lately, and while each of them has something hat-tip-worthy to offer, the Chino Latino …
Full disclosure: as a food blogger, there’s a twinge of validation I feel every time I receive an invitation to a tasting. The more acclaimed the restaurant, the more recognized I personally feel. Some external forces always try to bring you down- …
I have a bad habit of repeating myself so your ears are probably bleeding but in case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t picked up on it already, I’m on a healthy eating streak- or so I’d like to believe. …
I’ve never been a fan of “Mexican” food, as I always found whatever “Mexican” item I’m having to be overloaded with cheese, sour cream, and if I’m lucky: guacamole. Poco Loco was the first place to change my mind about Mexican/Latin American food, and …
I’ve hit a new low- or high….rather. A record high. For the last 6 kilos I’ve been beating my own record of “heaviest I’ve ever been”. Sigh. This includes my chubby phase from Y2k-2001. It’s really, REALLY hard to watch the calories …
Located right outside Raffles Wafi and conspicuous with it’s Broadway-like signage, La Residence is a “French-bistro-inspired-affordable-fine-dining-restaurant-with-an-Italian-Chef-and-Mediterranean-flair”. That’s the description I was given and instantly felt that we have an identity crisis on hand. That, paired with the fact that we walked into …
Sundays: the Mondays of the middle east. The first half of Sunday is almost always spent in silently mourning the demise of the weekend. Today was no exception and I was feeling especially lazy towards lunchtime; rummaging through the refrigerator for a …