Devina's food adventures
The smell of the ocean hit me in waves, with the pungent smell of fish and salt whipping itself against me in tandem with the breeze. The tuk-tuk zoomed quickly ahead and suddenly the ocean disappeared only to be replaced with high walls and cobbled streets. Narrow lanes emerged, with shutter windows hanging open as …
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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 …
That empty plate up there is a metaphor for my blog posts. From now on, if you pop over to this website looking for reviews of restaurants in the UAE, you won't find any. An empty plate, as it were. But I don't plan to starve. Not one bit. As of July 1, 2013, I'll …
Say hello to the foul moudammes of my dreams. I've never really liked foul. When it was served as part of the brunch at Nathalie's, I wasn't sure if I wanted it, but then I took a first bite of the fava bean and chickpea dish scooped in pita bread, and I was hooked. Topped …
I've grown up in Dubai - in the part that is now called "Old Dubai" (Karama, Bur Dubai, Deira etc). Not many new expats venture forth past the glitzy lights of "new Dubai" (Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Beach Residences, south Sheikh Zayed Road etc), but there are many treasures to be found in the areas near, …
Continue reading Let Frying Pan Adventures take your taste buds on tour
This is another one of those short PSAs: if you're craving affordable Vietnamese food, try Hanoi in JLT. Pictured above is one of my favourite dishes, the summer rolls. Other favourites in a gallery below: I truly love the food for being fresh, and absolutely delicious. Special shout out to the iced coffee: it's perfection …
"I have to take you to this cool Uzbek restaurant," I was told nearly a year ago. One evening, I was hungry, it was late and I was in the Marina. Off I was taken to Gulnaz. And I've been going there regularly ever since. You can choose to sit outside, or in one of …
