Unpopular opinion alert: I went to Cervejario Ramiro a.k.a Ramiro’s and didn’t super love it. It was just OKAY really. I’d been advised by several people and Youtubers to not miss out on Cervejario Ramiro, but because M and I aren’t ones …
I often get asked where one can find the best dim sum in Dubai (Royal China), or the best ramen in Dubai (A Story of Food), but where can one get the most ‘Japanese’ experience in Dubai? Kohantei. Kohnatei is as Japanese …
The new Waldorf Astoria has opened its doors, and the property’s ability to stay true to its brand while still being unique enough to clearly feel like a DIFC property is remarkable. The property welcomes you in with emerald green marble floors, …
I get asked all the time for breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch recommendations, and recently realized that I haven’t written about many brunches over the last year or so because I haven’t really tried many worth writing about. Spoke too soon, because …
I recently wrote about the Friday Brunch at B.B Social Dining at DIFC and how much I absolutely loved it, sure that there can’t possibly be a brunch that beats it on value for money, but lo and behold, then I went …
When BB Social Dining first set up shop two years ago, I was (luckily enough) in more of a going-out-and-trying-new-places phase rather than staying-in-and-trying-new-recipes one, and have loved and recommended it ever since as the most classy yet laid back spot in DIFC for …
A few weeks ago, I went to my friend Yvette’s place, and her husband and whipped up a coconut milk matcha latte tiramisu (entirely from scratch, including the marscapone)! It was one of the best, most-well-balanced desserts I’ve ever eaten, even though I’m …
Yvette is the personification of the epitome of a passion for tea, and suffice to say: my soul sister (who knows a lot moe about tea than I do)! She loves tea so much, in fact, that if she identifies you as …
Guys, I went out. I went out and tried a new place. I finally left the comfort of my couch & Netflix, closed my kitchen, and ventured out to explore some of what is new in the wilderness of Dubai’s F&B situation. …
So, last month (WOW, I started this post on Halal Food in Japan only a month after we got back from Japan, abandoned it and now it has nearly been a year! I do apologize) M and I set off on our …
Last weekend I attended an exciting workshop on Dashi, hosted by none other than Dubai’s most celebrated Japanese culinary teacher: Chef Tatsu. The venue: Dubai’s hottest (and my favorite) Asian grocery, 1004gourmet. This is where I got to learn how to make …
Chinese tea boiled eggs (a.k.a marble eggs) are commonly sold as a snack by street vendors at night markets in China and Chinese stores and community get togethers all over the world. I haven’t been to China, but I’ve had these in …
Akihabara – the most “Tokyo” experience we had in Japan. I was foolish to have put it off as one of the last stops on our trip itinerary, when in fact this should’ve been one of our first stops in Tokyo! It …
Anybody and everybody who has ever visited my blog or social pages knows how much I love matcha. So when Erwin Heuseff shared in one of his vlogs how Nanaya Aoyama Gelato has some of the best matcha gelato in Japan, of …
During our trip to Tokyo, M was on a deadline to finish an online INSEAD course he had signed up for. Sometimes, he would call it a night earlier, to finish his assignments, and I would explore the alleys and backstreets on …