A pastry chef, an amateur chef and mixologist, and two foodie writers walked into Lana Lusa… What did we find?
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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,…
Let Frying Pan Adventures take your taste buds on tour
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,…
A slice of Vietnamese food in Dubai
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…
“Very tasty” Uzbek food in Dubai Marina
“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…
Satisfying a burger craving at Burger360
[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….
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,…
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