I’ve been ridiculously silent since June – and if you have been a regular reader since the, you’ll know why I stopped. People have asked me if I miss blogging, and I answered seriously: “I don’t have time to miss it.” And it’s true, my full-time job keeps me happily busy. Last week though, I…
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Autism and restaurants – my first experience with discrimination
I can’t remember how old I was. I think I was 13 or 14. So it wasn’t very long after Karan received his autism diagnosis. The semblance of “normal life” was slowly slipping away from our family. We’d stopped doing random things we used to do together. Gone were trips to the cinema, gone were…
Taste of Dubai 2012
It’s hot. There’s loud music in the air, carrying over the still waters of the faux lakes of Dubai Media City, and across the buildings. There’s the smell, nay, the aroma of food permeating through everything. Your mouth starts watering because you can smell food. Glorious food. My schedule this year was such I could…
Getting themed and customized cakes in the UAE
It was my 25th birthday this past Friday (March 2) and I had no plans – which was a first for me. I just want to thank my friends for not listening to my insane desire to be anti-social that day. Ringleaders Shruti and Wajiha organized an immensely well-executed surprise birthday party (code named “Devina’s…
Weddings, food photography and projects galore
I haven’t blogged for nearly a month and there’s a reason for that. In December, I took a break from work to stay at home and look after my brother, Karan, as my mother was forced to go went on a holiday to India. This meant fewer places for me to go out and eat…
It’s @BakeFestDxb Number 3
The very hungry @PreetSagar in front of a red velvet cake pop from Delphi’s Delights After my sugar rush at the last BakeFestDxb, I was fully anticipating the next installment. Last time, I unfortunately left early. But this time, I came prepared. I reached Wild Peeta just before noon, ready for the madness. My plan…
Food blog suicide and why one shouldn’t do it
These are some of the best biscuits in the world: Shrewsbury biscuits (oddly enough, Wikipedia has an entry on them here), which one will find at Kayani Bakery (vernacularly known as Kayani’s) in Pune, India. Shoutout to Meris from Cheesecakeism for bringing me this batch – you’re a star, thank you. As I lovingly dunk…
Celebrating 1 year with the UAE food bloggers
It’s been a year since food bloggers based in the UAE formed a coherent and cohesive group. A lot has changed in one year. We started off as less than 10. We’re now boasting a group of more than 60 food bloggers (yes, all in the UAE). I didn’t know anyone’s faces very well last…
Breakfast with @TavolaME
My fellow food bloggers have already done a fantastic job of covering the event (links at the end), so all I will do is collate the tweets and pictures I was pushing out during the Tavola ME breakfast. Enjoy! View “The @TavolaME breakfast” on Storify Blogposts covering the Tavola ME breakfast: Foodiva Irini Savva (just…
Dessert Dedication
When you’re in a bad mood, or you just need to celebrate… When you’re frustrated with where you are in life, or you’ve achieved something outstanding… When you’re mourning the absence of someone from your life, or ecstatic because of someone’s presence… …there’s always dessert. Gallery 1: Ice cream from Baskin Robbins Gallery 2:…
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