[2017 EDIT: I believe this restaurant is now closed; leaving the post up] I like burgers. Maybe I shouldn’t, because they love me in all the wrong places…but I do. I might have made mistakes in the past about where I eat them, but through those mistakes I now know what I do not like….
Author: Devina Divecha
Freelance editor, writer, emcee and media consultant. I dance, run, and cycle. I like geeky things and I cannot lie.
Egyptian falafels, Star Wars, and a little smidgen of love
Readers who have stayed with me throughout the years may remember my falafel trek? After trudging around Deira and Bur Dubai the last time, I think I’ve found something closer to home that I’m madly in love with: Foul W Hummus. It started when fellow food blogger Didi told me about it over a year…
Karak tea on Jumeirah Road
This is one of those short, random, tiny posts that is akin to a public service alert. One that just wants to let you know about something. I was alerted to this place on Jumeirah Beach Road by @MaliZomg who said there was a karak place in the area, right after Ijaza Cafeteria. Okay then….
Searching for a snowman in Nepal
It was dark. Pitch black really. And there I was, wandering around the streets of Thamel, Kathmandu, trying desperately to find the café called Snowman based on a line from my Lonely Planet guide. I don’t have the guide any more, but here’s what it says online: “…this is one of those rare Kathmandu hang-outs…
In an Okku state of mind
Entering the sedate, calm lobby of The H Hotel, you will not imagine there’s a dark, pulsating vibe present somewhere on the first floor. From the outside Okku blends with the hotel’s look – and then you enter a dark place with loud, cool music, low lighting, a lit-up bar and black…black everywhere. Very much…
A stroll in Italy thanks to Náis Italian Kitchen
Náis Italian Kitchen in JLT is potentially a new favourite for Italian food. When it is so easy to get bored with Italian cuisine with its staple pizza, pasta and tiramisu, Náis is a breath of fresh air. We walked in late – nearly 9pm. Exhausted from a long day’s work, all we wanted was…
Get fired up for Flames Grill and Curry in JLT
“THEY HAVE UGALI?!” exclaimed my friend. I had no idea what ugali was, and decided not to look it up before I went there. All I knew from the takeaway menu I was holding, was that the dish came from Kenya. Each item on the menu had little flags next to its name, to denote…
Can ‘fast food’ be healthy? kCal says yes.
Healthy fast food? Things like that automatically make me sceptical. Can that even be possible? When I got an invite to check out kCal’s new branch at TECOM, I decided to go and see for myself. The menu is extensive – it has soups, salads, mains which include chicken, beef, fish and veggies, wraps, sandwiches,…
Thai time at Lemongrass
“I’ve NEVER had Thai food before,” said my friend, Hannah. It was a dark and stormy…no, it wasn’t. It was a clear, sunny day at the office*. I’d roped in three colleagues: Hannah, Gavin and John to volunteer at a concert being hosted by my brother’s school at the Al Badia Golf Club. We were…
A Turkish fast food named Tantuni
[2017 EDIT: This restaurant is now closed, but I’m leaving this post up.] Tantuni is “a traditional Southern Turkey street food cuisine”, which comprises of “thinly diced beef cooked in a special way in our special pans with Turkish spices”, according to Cem Sungar, owner of the two-week old restaurant of the same name, nestled…
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