For the love of food, friendship & wanderlust
Photo: Supplied Imagine a seven year old Namrata with a ponytail and a fringe which I may or may not have cut herself. Standing across the street from the Hyatt Regency in Deira, my father pointed out that the circular bit at the top of the hotel was a “revolving restaurant” – a restaurant that actually moves so that you get a 360°
It was dark as we pulled up to the Deira fish market. “Can you smell it?” asked Alex, our photography instructor and guide for the day. Sitting in the mini-bus, we shook our heads, sleepy-eyed from the 4am wake up call. He was so right when he said “You’ll smell it before you see it.”
Disclaimer: I am a snacks person. I love snacks. And most of the time, not the healthy kind. I’ve always wondered what snacks mean to people around the world. So I have set on this mission to emotionally blackmail my friends who are either going home or are travelling to a distant land, to pick
Bringing in the New Year didn’t go according to plan. I’d booked a five- day holiday in Hong Kong with my husband. We so badly needed to get away from Dubai, recoup from what had essentially been a trying few months, and get back some of the mojo we’d lost along the way. I’d consulted
We had seen the photos with the often hilarious (and borderline scandalous) descriptions on Instagram. We had heard of the secret-but-not-so-secret-entrance via the parking lot. We had also read the words “SHUCK ME” off many Facebook, Instagram and blog posts. And we were convinced we wanted to check it out! The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill
When I first saw photos of Bistro Des Arts, a thought came to mind – “it doesn’t look like this cafe is in Dubai.” Once you’re there though, you quickly realise that it’s the perfect combo of Dubai (view of the Marina) and France (decor, music, food). You do feel like you’ve been transported elsewhere for a