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 …
So I’ve decided to dedicate one weekend every month to a short staycation. Somewhere in the UAE- because that’s all time will allow- but away from the comfort of home and the responsibilities that come with it. A weekend with no laptop (for …
The Beach House is Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi”s most popular and busiest restaurant. With sand in your toes and a cool breeze in your hair, here you can enjoy a most satisfying breakfast that can best be defined as gourmet comfort food. M and …
The Park Grill is Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi’s signature restaurant. It used to be a fine dining spot but has recently undergone complete rebranding and become a more casual steak and seafood spot that still guarantees the same high quality of ingredients …
Cold, cloudy days in Dubai (like today) are a rare treat, and must be spent to the best of one’s ability. Some might want to spend a cloudy day curled up on the couch, binge-watching Netflix and guzzling down hot cocoa- and …
Enigma at Palazzo Versace has been the talk of the town as of late, and understandably so. It is not only a concept new to Dubai, but new to the world. The restaurant promises to showcase a different Michelin starred chef every …
The Dubai Mall is a Narnia not only for retail outlets but also for dining options. It’s latest acquisition is Aubaine, a French restaurant and boulangerie chain from London. It’s sophisticated yet relaxed environment fuses iconic French flair with modern poise. I tried …
I love to eat out because it allows me to try a rainbow of flavors. Flavors that can provide inspiration for my home-cooking. Flavors that have have come together as a product of so many chefs’ upbringing, life experiences, and journeys. It …
I have a very close friend named Wafa. She has been SO super supportive of my blog since day 1. I realized the other day that I’ve actually never taken Wafa to any of my tastings! So I decided to fix that …
I don’t know what 2016 has in mind, but so far, my workload at the office has quadrupled and time is just flying by- I can’t believe we’re in the second week of January already! M and I barely see each other, …
2015 was a good year, Alhumdulillah. I went back to work, started a blog, and gained 5 kilos- with the good comes the bad, right? I continued buying way more dishcloths than I need; found an amazing robot duster that sweeps my …
As an insatiable lover of all things food (I refuse the overused, worn-out word “foodie”), I never expected to grow wary of eating out; but recently, that has been the unsettling case. An everything-but-the-kitchen-sink one-pot pasta made of leftovers at home has become …
Fun Fact: Carluccio’s was started by celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio. While most of us know him from Two Greedy Italians, he actually has 20 cookbooks to his credit- and understandably so! What started as an Italian Food Shop in 1991, now has …