How to get seven free meals at Address Hotels
We’re not kidding — the hotel group will give diners seven meals, one at each of seven restaurants — all you have to do is eat (and pay) at each of the seven before May 31. It’s part of the ‘Dine and Delight’ promotion, which also gives diners complimentary drinks after dinner at The Address Hotels + Resorts lounges (there’s a required spend). Outlets include Hukama’s Chinese set menu, Dh400, giving a drink at Neos and a set menu for Dh300 at Fazaris and a drink at Calabar, both at The Address Downtown Dubai. At The Address Dubai Mall, spend Dh200 at Na3Na3’s dinner buffet or Ember Grill & Lounge then head to Cabana. Spend over Dh390 on a la carte at Thai restaurant Thiptara in The Palace Downtown Dubai, and continue your evening at FAI; or Dh200 at Nineteen in The Address Montgomerie Dubai. Finally, spend Dh200 at Mazina, The Address Dubai Marina, on two or more courses of global a la carte cuisine, to head to Blends overlooking Dubai Marina. Visit theaddress.com
Easter shopping at Atlantis
Whether you celebrate with cruller (Germany), tsoureki (Greece), ensaymada (Spain) or Russian kulich, the Easter Shop at the Palm Hotel has everything you need for the festival. Chocolate, of course, is central, with cookies, chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies in all shapes and sizes, including a giant one and a two-metre-long chocolate egg maze. Open daily, 10am-9pm from Friday until April 2. For more chocolate, Guinness World Record holder Mirco Della Viecha will be carving around 800 kilograms of chocolate daily at the Poseidon Court.
Comptoir, Puranmal open on in Jumeirah
If you find yourself on Jumeirah Beach Road, you’ve got some new dining options. Comptoir 102, which until now has been selling chic homewares, is set to open its cafe in the next few days, with US chef Chris Clark visiting to train the kitchen in healthy dishes — he’s formerly of Triopetra Yoga Retreat in Crete, Greece. Call 04-3854555. If pure vegetarian Indian cuisine takes your fancy, you’ll be glad to know that Puranmal — they of the addictive samosas — have finally opened an outlet that’s not in the Bur Dubai heartland. Their restaurant, Vega, on Jumeirah Beach Road, is part cafe, part sweet shop and part art gallery. Traditional Indian sweets are covered with chocolate for a new twist, while vegetarian food from different cuisines is served alongside pottery, paintings, rare furniture pieces and other art. “We see many art forms are slowly dying out in most parts of the world and unless we do something, they could be lost to our future generations. This is our humble attempt at preserving dying forms from different corners of the globe, ” said Abdul Sami, a partner in the art gallery.
Al Qasba Food Festival focuses on Emirati cuisine
Head to Sharjah from March 28-April 13 for the seventh edition of the festival, which will be promoting Emirati culture and heritage with celebrity cook-offs, cooking competitions and workshops on how to prepare authentic Emirati dishes. Registration is open until tomorrow for the family cooking competition, in which family duos have to prepare a recipe provided by the judging panel. The first prize is Dh5,000 with the second prize consisting of a very well appointed kitchen equipment hamper. Call 06-5560777.
Move over brunch, Dupper has arrived
Expect dishes from South Korea, Turkey, China, Bahrain and the UK at the Fairmont Dubai’s Dupper, starting tomorrow. The hotel is calling their new Thursday night dining concept at Spectrum on One “a combination of dinner and supper”, and the focus is gathering friends for food, drinks and a live DJ entertainment from 8-11pm. On the menu are robatayaki (Japanese barbecue), an Indian tandoori churrascaria (mixing Indian spiced meat cooked in a tandoori oven and sliced at the table, Brazilian-style), and Hong Kong comfort food. It’s Dh350, inclusive of unlimited beverages, and Dh250 for the soft drinks only. Call 04-3118316.
