Food and Drink

Time to add to the list of broken records in the UAE. This time, a record was broken by Heinz and Carrefour.

The world’s largest vertical farm will be located near Expo 2020. In collaboration with Emirates Flight Catering, the farm is expected to be the source of over 50 million meals, which will be served during the expo.

If you’re grown up in the Middle East, whether in Dubai, Saudi or Kuwait, it’s guaranteed you’ve tried the iconic and delicious Dynamite Shrimp from the one and only P.F. Chang’s.

With more restaurant and cuisine options available in Dubai than you will ever have the time to visit in one lifetime, here are a few bucket-list dishes from some of the city’s top summer restaurants. All cooling, all delicious and all definitely worth a try:

Looking for a guilt-free sweet treat this summer? Acai bowls are still the hottest thing on the street. With the temperature on the rise, the best way to beat the heat this summer is with a frozen-berry smoothie, also known as an acai bowl. It’s healthy and super tasty at the same time.

Temperatures are at an all-time high, which means it’s time to find ways to keep cool and healthy throughout the summer. We’ve got one word for you: COCONUTS. So grab a bottle of coconut water, sit back and read on.

Apparently, there are certain foods you should be eating in this hot weather to help keep you cool and calm. UAE weather can go up to 50 degrees Celsius, and we definitely need to combat this heat.

We all know that ice cream is one of the most important meals of the day during the summer. If you aren’t having it once, you’re having it twice, and sometimes even three times. So perhaps it is worth visiting different places and mixing it up to cool you down:

You can now pick up your no-cost caffeine fix at Costa on June 5, in exchange for presenting a reusable cup.

Without a doubt, Ramadan is the holiest month of the year. Having said that, we sometimes can get carried away with what we consume.

Ramadan is the Islamic holy fasting month. Each day, the fast is broken at sundown with some delicious meals.

The traditional food for those breaking their Ramadan fast is the humble date – a fruit indigenous to many a desert region and most certainly to the Middle East – as recommended in the Holy Quran by Prophet Muhammad.

If you love Emirati food and want to know more about the place you call home, then Seven Sands at The Beach is for you.

Although this dining delight has been open since late 2017, I hadn’t visited it, partly because I didn’t know where on earth it was in DIFC. Turns out, its secret entrance is just to the right of the valet parking for La Petite Maison.

Inspired by a deep-rooted love for art, music, food and the culture that surrounds it, this new hippie spot welcomes diners into an immersive, cool artistic experience.

Everyone knows that the UAE loves a world record, whether it’s for being the biggest, tallest or first. The world’s highest lounge just opened at Burj Khalifa, setting yet another record. The Lounge, a new dining and leisure concept, takes up levels 152, 153 and 154.

The London Project, a new restaurant, bar and social space that serves a modern British menu, is now open on Bluewater Island, next to Ain Dubai. It features beautiful views of Dubai’s skyline.

The world’s first “MasterChef”-themed restaurant will finally open its doors in Dubai Marina this April.

A new restaurant has opened, and everyone is talking about it. The Open Flame Kitchen (OFK) has finally made it to Dubai, bringing spectacular views of the fountains in Dubai mall and making for a beautiful dining experience.

With the gentle breeze, the open, airy atmosphere overlooking the pool and palms, a glass of fantastic Greek grape and the flavor of sea bass carpaccio making your taste buds dance like Zorba, you’ll believe you’re on holiday in the Greek islands.