If anyone has mentioned the words ‘fish,’ ‘prawns,’ ‘seafood,’ or any such variant in my presence over the last ten days, they’ve been hosed with my recommendation to go try Sea Mood in Satwa. Even if they haven’t, I’ve been … Continue reading
Tag Archives: seafood
I know you want my Appams and Crackly Prawns. XOXO, Karama.
Ever seen that row of South Indian restaurants in Karama, all sitting cross-legged next to each other, selling appams and fish curries and dosas just like the southies next door? Let’s call it Little South India for the purposes of … Continue reading
Too many cooks spoil the broth?
Nonsense. I think our group of fabulous foodies worked this Chinese hot pot broth with the skill you’d see in a troupe of synchronized swimmers. Maybe with a bit more of a splash around. Hot pot broth at Xiao Wei … Continue reading
I’m eating Fish and Chips in London, wooo hooo!
Whoaaa! Horaaah! Fish and chips! Hooot! In London! Weeeeee! Land of The Fish and Chips! Yaaay! …Yay. Yeah. Ok I’m done with my hallucinations. I’m still right here, sweating it out in Dubai. That street photo up there is just … Continue reading
A Restaurant Called Eric’s.
If someone told me about a restaurant called Eric’s, I’d expect to be walking into a joint that served American style burgers and fries. Or maybe I’d expect a 24/7 diner dishing out tall smoothies and grilled cheese sammies. Or … Continue reading
Are Rivington Grill’s fish and chips at Taste of Dubai beer-battered?
A bunch of us sat around a table, digging into our plates from the different restaurant stations at Taste of Dubai, dissecting what could’ve made that deep-fried batter coating on Rivington Grill’s signature fish so light and poofy. It started … Continue reading
Does Gourmet food taste even better when it’s free?
Last Tuesday, I was fed the following for FREE. Both created by chef Tony Genovese, an Italian chef who co-owns a two Michelin starred restaurant in Rome. When I heard about Gourmet Abu Dhabi, an event described in their souvenir … Continue reading
The brutal test of my market worthiness. Shrewd grannies and haggling aunties, judge me well.
Sometimes being a foodie can be really painful. You (and by ‘you’ in the all the following statements, I obviously mean ‘I’) get into a fix when someone else decides to pick the dinner place – have they researched the … Continue reading
Cooking up a Thai feast with my fellow foodies at the International Center for Culinary Arts
Whoever coined the phrase “too many cooks spoil the broth” had evidently never been to a group cooking class. He had probably never experienced what it’s like to share all the tedious chopping and mincing chores needed to prep your … Continue reading
My thwarted quest for life-changing prawns in Hua Hin
A day before I left for a friend’s wedding in Thailand last week, I frantically googled for local places to eat in Hua Hin, the city where the wedding was to be hosted over the next three days. Hua Hin … Continue reading
Took Kerala to remind me that good seafood often comes in fugly packages
YEECH, THOSE THINGS ARE NASTY. That was my first (politely silent) reaction as a rickety old boatman peered up into our houseboat from his little rowboat below, holding a tray of silvery grey sea monsters that looked like they’d been … Continue reading
Spicy Venue set my tongue ablaze…and I still crawled back to beg for more.
The name says it all – ‘Spice wimps, Beware.’ Andhra food can be some of the spiciest fare that you’d find across India, and Spicy Venue does full justice to tongue-burning tradition by serving up raw, unadulterated spice guaranteed to … Continue reading