Italian Gourmet Traveller, living in Dubai.
When I wake up craving croissant and cappuccino I look for places where I can have a good Italian style breakfast. Recently, my choice fell on a famous place run by a Michelin-starred Chef: Taste of Italy by Heinz Beck. THE AMBIENCE As mentioned in my article where I describe its pizza (here), Taste of…
Le Fournil de Pierre is a bakery in JBR, an area close to the beach in Dubai which is very popular thanks to its multiple cafes, restaurants and shops. It sells a range of delicious bread, pastries, salads and sandwiches. I found out about Le Fournil de Pierre thanks to a French-Tunisian friend who brought me here for breakfast….
The Social House has been reopened for two months now. I’d hadn’t been here before its re-styling but I really liked the restaurant concept, it is lovely. The atmosphere is informal and very cosy. The restaurant space is huge (12,000 sq. ft!) and it has different areas: you can eat under big trees which are inside, in…
Everywhere in the world – except that in Italy and France – the typical breakfast is salty: eggs and bacon are the common foods in almost every country for the most important meal of the day. Dubai is full of places which serve this kind of breakfast until mid afternoon. I often enjoy this type…