Food & Drinks

There are two kinds of people when school starts again: those who have colour-coded the timetable, labelled every pencil and packed the school bag three days in advance… and those who are still wondering where the children’s water bottles disappeared to. Ah, just back to school things right? Either way, back to school is officially […]

For Malayalis living away from Kerala, Onam has a funny way of making you homesick. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve lived in Dubai or how familiar the skyline has become; come August, the sight of a kasavu saree, the smell of a banana leaf feast or the first mention of Onam Sadhya can transport

Sun’s out, bunnies are hopping and golden eggs are perfectly laden in a basket. Isn’t this the perfect Easter scene that we all conjure up in our minds every season? I know the weather’s been a bit moody lately, more “50 shades of grey” than “springtime in Dubai”, and let’s be honest, March felt like

Ramadan in Dubai has a certain poetry to it. The calm before sunset and the buzz right after it. The clink of glasses as water is poured. The collective pause before that first date touches your palm. It’s reflective, spiritual, grounding — and then, quite suddenly, it’s also about “Where are we doing iftar tonight?”