The Bystro Group, a family-friendly restaurant brand in Dubai and Sharjah, is making its mark on the foodie hub that is JLT. Bystro Deli will be taking everyone’s lunch game up a notch with its deli concept while El Mostacho will be dishing out Mexican soul food. Bystro features a hearty menu of modern European classics, with something to satisfy every member of the family. Parents can unwind over a coffee while the little ones get busy in the kid’s corner. More than just a restaurant, Bystro is a second to much of the local community and laptop warriors alike. Bystro Deli Bringing your favou ..read more

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not so great at sticking to a routine, I never have been and, at this point in time, I probably never will be. However there is one thing that I have been doing religiously every morning and that is drinking apple cider vinegar. Sounds gross right? Honestly, I love vinegar, I put it on pretty much everything, but the thought of just drinking it is a little too much even for me. So when I was told that a cup in the morning does wonders I poo pooed it and just thought it was another ridiculous trend. But a little while later I actually looked into it and though ..read more

Dubai is not a city where you struggle to find a decent burger, from the locally owned hot spots like Moylos, SALT & Meat Me There to the well known and loved international names like Burger Fuel, Five Guys, Cali Burger and now Blaze Burger. For some reason the people of Dubai are obsessed with burgers, you will very rarely see an empty burger joint in the city, and if you do then it probably isn’t any good! Blaze Burgers, founded in Bahrain, is home to one of the most Instagram famous burgers in the city, the 6abooga burger (aka, the brick burger) a 200g feast which features two cheese s ..read more

Cravings are something we all know too well, there is no one who has never suffered from a craving. Sometimes they feel like they will just never go away, especially if you’re on a food restricting diet. One of the most common cravings is refined sugar, thanks to it’s addictive qualities and popularity in most processed foods our bodies will always crave it. So how do you beat a sugar craving? First of all you need to understand what a craving is. A Craving is “an overwhelming emotional experience that takes over your body and produces a unique motivator of behaviour”. Often triggered by the m ..read more

Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes 3 chicken breasts, chopped into cubes 3 tablespoons peanut butter 1 can coconut milk 2 teaspoons turmeric 2 teaspoons ginger past 2 teaspoons garlic paste 1/2 medium brown onion Salt & pepper How to Wash and prick the sweet potatoes, place in the microwave for 10 minutes. Chop up the onion and place into a food processor and pulse until forming a paste. To a bowl add half the can of coconut milk, peanut butter, spices, garlic, ginger and onion and mix well. Add the chicken and mix until well coated. Take the sweet potato out of the microwave and place ..read more

I always hear people talking about “cheat days” or “cheat meals” and in the same breath hear people talking about how they’re frustrated not being able to loose weight or they’re struggling on their diet and I just shake my head. The idea that you have to “cheat” on eating healthy breeds guilt, it trains your brain to think about your cheat foods as something forbidden and therefore encouraging cravings, which in turn lead to you “breaking your diet” causing you to feel a sense of failure and could lead to binge eating and resulting weight gain. Just think about it; when you binge on your chea ..read more

Tucked away behind Mall of the Emirates is an unassuming hotel, it sits on one of the busiest corners in Al Barsha and, if you live in Dubai, you’ve probably driven past it a million times as you leave the mall. Inside this little hotel is The Huddle, a sports bar that is serving up a cheap and cheerful Friday brunch with a side order of the latest games broadcast live. When we arrived for brunch on the Friday I was a little confused, I had been to The Huddle before, a few years ago but it had moved – just across the lobby to a bigger space. Inside you would be hard pressed to not immediately ..read more

It is that time of year, the week between Christmas and New Year that people start promising themselves they will be better in 2018 – as if they were terribly behaved in 2017. Suddenly every one is making their list of New Year’s resolutions I will go to the gym, I will eat healthy, I will save money, I will stop eating chocolate, etc, etc, the list goes on. But in classic New Year style by February they will be out the window and you’ll be on the same track as you were in February of 2017, and 16, and probably 15 – let’s be honest. So why don’t resolutions work and why do we always use the ne ..read more

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, right? Wrong. You do not need to have breakfast every morning. I repeat, you do not need to have breakfast every morning. Take a minute and think about breakfast around the world; in some cultures it is traditional to eat pancakes, in some, pastries and in others rice or noodles. In each of these cultures the appropriateness of various foods in the morning differs, to some the thought of having something sweet like a doughnut or Danish pastry is stomach turning while for others the very idea of a bowl of congee – a porridge like rice dish – is eno ..read more

Dubai’s favourite family food truck event is back! As the weather starts to get cooler, Truckers DXB is set to drive around the Emirates and serve delicious meals from about 60 food trucks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Truckers DXB is a food truck movement bringing together homegrown food concepts which was founded in 2016 by cultural entrepreneur Alexandre Teodoresco. The Food Truck JAM is the ultimate ‘backyard party’ experience with authentic food, house beverages, craft market, kids’ entertainment, music and live performances. The first event takes place on the 1st November and they will run un ..read more