I actually can’t quite believe I’m sharing a recipe here… I’ve never really enjoyed cooking, but I did discover baking during the lockdowns and curfews of 2020, and I’ve taken to it like a duck to water. Skip my ramblings and jump to the recipe There’s something about baking that just transports me to the…
Say olá to Lana Lusa
A pastry chef, an amateur chef and mixologist, and two foodie writers walked into Lana Lusa… What did we find?
Meet me at The Pangolin
I hate carrots. Hear me out. I don’t like the taste… I almost always feel like gagging when the distinct taste of raw carrot floods into my taste buds. And then I tasted a carrot dish at The Pangolin which I have ordered every time I’ve been. That says something. The Pangolin opened its doors…
Hand pulled noodles at Maru Udon
I watch anime. It’s not a secret. And when I walked into the unassuming lil’ spot that housed Maru Udon in Dubai’s Business Bay district, I remembered that it’s been a while since I’ve indulged in an anime that’s so intensely focused on food that I get hungry just watching it: Shokugeki No Soma (Seriously,…
Experiencing Sufra with Frying Pan Adventures in Dubai
“Hi, my name is Devina. I’ve grown up in Dubai and I’m here to find out more about the city I’ve lived in for nearly three decades.” That almost sounds like I’m at a support meeting, and in a way, maybe that’s what it means to me. That quote is one of many variations of…
My chef’s table experience at Aulis by Simon Rogan, London
It might be a stretch to say that if I hadn’t quit my job, I wouldn’t have tried Simon Rogan’s Aulis – but you know what? That’s largely true. When I left my long-time job in Dubai, my colleagues’ leaving present was a chef’s table experience at the experimental kitchen in London – timely since…
Discovering London through some food tours
After I left the UK in 2011, I kept going back. And once I started doing food tours all over the world, I thought, ‘Why not do some in London?’ Not only is the city’s F&B scene a vast one to choose from, but there would always be hidden gems I’d know nothing about. View…
Three eats in and around San Francisco
I have been to the fine city of San Francisco a couple of times now, and while I have eaten in many places, I’m just going to give you selection of three places I have tried most recently and tell you why I like them. There is obviously so much food to choose from, but…
Exploring the ‘Funk Zone’ in Santa Barbara
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devina Divecha (@devinadivecha) Those who know me well know that I always try booking food tours when I travel, but for once I had absolutely no say in this one. While visiting friends in California in November/December, a road trip was planned to Santa Barbara from…
A day in Kakheti with Taste Georgia
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devina Divecha (@devinadivecha) Heading to Georgia happened by way of a happy accident, in a manner of speaking. Going on this particular trip was a last minute decision, so I had to pick a place where I either got visa-on-arrival, or already had one for…
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