Liam Collens

MOLI by Shi, Dubai Hills - Restaurant Revisited.

Uninvited Opinion: I was teased with the promise of endless corporate frivolity. It never happened. MOLI by Shi comes close.

Mar 12 • Liam Collens

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February 2026

TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot, Dubai restaurant review. "Fortune favours the brave in International City."

TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot is big on flavour and reminds us that some of Dubai’s best meals are not in obvious places.

Feb 19 • Liam Collens

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Translating Trèsind Studio

On distilling philosophy.

Feb 15 • Liam Collens

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Kraken, Dubai restaurant review: "There is Real Skill Beneath the Theatre".

Pull back the maximalism to discover Kraken’s familiar tricks, but it does not want for ambition. Dive deeper and, perhaps, the best is yet to come.

Feb 11 • Liam Collens

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Bite-sized if not biting commentary. In this issue: a two-Michelin-starred shrug, delivery butchers, a "seven-starred" beach club, black sriracha and a…

Feb 8 • Liam Collens

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The Middle East & North Africa 50 Best Restaurants List 2026

Here are my first impressions a few hours into the afterglow.

Feb 4 • Liam Collens

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January 2026

Middle Child, Dubai restaurant review: “Calm Cooking, Loud Opinions and a Bistro Caught in the Noise.”

The food is good. Sometimes very good, but the noise around Middle Child is hard to swallow.

Jan 28 • Liam Collens

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Translating Trèsind Studio

On writing the book "The Rise of Indian Food. Recipes Reimagined by Trèsind Studio."

Jan 15 • Liam Collens

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Hashmi Barbeque, Dubai restaurant review. "Where nyama choma meets the tandoor."

Uninvited Opinion. Elbows-on-the-table casual and finger-suckingly good. You’ll need to be rolled out the door.

Jan 8 • Liam Collens

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Osip, Bruton: restaurant review. “The food is lost-for-words good.”

Osip steps into its better self with confidence and aplomb, going from local-produce champion to a world-class restaurant in waiting, but one thing…

Jan 4 • Liam Collens

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December 2025

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Bite-sized if not biting commentary. In this issue, disappointment and delight in Dubai and the UK, and one of the best meals to ever pass these lips.

Dec 21, 2025 • Liam Collens

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Timorasso: The Grape That Refused to Die

Italy’s muscular, mineral, nearly discarded grape, its unlikely comeback - and the bottles to buy!

Dec 17, 2025 • Liam Collens

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