Devina's food adventures
One of the things I enjoyed doing in New York, when exploring new restaurants, was finding spots with a bit of history... a background... a story. We found it in punches at Russ & Daughters. According to all the articles I can find about it, the store opened in 1914. Created by a Polish immigrant …
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An exploration of Chelsea Market in Manhattan ... just a few places to try! From coffee, to fresh seafood, crepes, doughnuts and a wine bar!
2019 EDIT: This venue is now closed Say hello to the best cheesecake I've ever had. This is the baked white chocolate and rhubarb cheesecake from The British Larder in Suffolk, UK. I was whisked off to this gorgeous gastropub in Woodbridge in Suffolk in late 2013 (December 23, to be precise - and yes …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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