Emirati cuisine is one of the most misunderstood food cultures in the world. Most people who visit Dubai eat Lebanese, Indian, or Pakistani food and call it “local.” That’s not local — that’s a cosmopolitan city with great import restaurants….

Here is a misconception worth correcting before anything else: most beginners believe seafood is difficult to cook. It is not. What is actually happening is that seafood punishes overcooking faster than almost any other protein — and no one tells…

Restaurant reservations on February 14th spike by over 300% compared to a normal evening — meaning most couples end up eating at 5:15 PM or 10:30 PM, from a prix-fixe menu they didn’t choose, surrounded by 40 other tables doing…