Dubai

Al Muntaha, Dubai. Restaurant review.

Sharper cooking, gentler décor, lunch is the move here.

Oct 31 •

Calicut Paragon, Dubai: restaurant review

You must respect a restaurant operating for nearly 100 years, but Calicut plays it safe, appeals to the masses and lacks South Indian cuisine’s flair.

Oct 10 •

The Lighthouse, Dubai Hills: restaurant review.

An all day diner that comes alive at night but, overall, The Lighthouse flickers instead of beams.

Aug 15 •

Sticky Rice, Jumeriah Village Circle, Dubai

I don’t know if this is Dubai’s best Thai restaurant, but I don’t want to find another.

Jul 20 •

A supper club that brings farmers, artisans and the eaters who love them closer together, season by season.

May 14 •

Al Naqa Lao Kebab House, Neighbourhood Food Hall, Dubai

It’s the Bib Gourmand that Dubai deserves, but may never get.

Apr 23 •

Reif Japanese Kushiyaki, Dubai Hills: We Deserve This (Archives)

Reif Japanese Kushiyaki Dubai Hills expands Reif Othman’s success, reminding imitators that he’s still the yardstick to beat.

Jan 30 •

2024's Highlights: Of Eating and Writing In The Year I Never Expected.

2024 tested me in ways I would not expect: as a new father, as a new writer. Here are my fondest moments of 2024.

Dec 22, 2024 •

Listen! The Chef JKP Christmas Podcast

🎧 Another one! The Christmas Chef JKP Podcast is back baby!

Dec 19, 2024 •

Sufret Maryam, Dubai restaurant review: "Lather me in the Labneh Creme Brûlée"

Sufret Maryam elevates Chef Salam’s familial, home-style cooking. Bring friends, persist with bookings and leave room for dessert.

Dec 18, 2024 •

Grégoire, au revoir et bonne chance

Three food writers pen a personal statement to Chef Grégoire Berger, one of the city’s best chefs, by highlighting some their most delicious memories.

Dec 15, 2024 •

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Hoe Lee Kow review: "It prises the fingers off this Culinary Class Wars chokehold."

Hoe Lee Kow's modern Korean barbecue safely chaperones me through a mostly unknown world of Korean cuisine one bite at a time.

Nov 18, 2024 •

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