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Nov 13, 11
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Fauchon Dubai
Aug 06, 11
Cuisine: Patisserie. Address: Dubai Mall, Dubai. Price: 40 dirhams a dessert (~$11). Ever had a bite of one of the world’s best desserts in a shopping mall? Dubai, ever eager to brandish its wealth and craft the ultimate hedonistic experience, has attempted just that, bringing the world-renowned Fauchon straight from Paris to the...
read moreWafi Gourmet: Knafeh
Aug 02, 11
Cuisine: Lebanese Gourmet Shop. Address: All over Dubai’s malls. Price: 20-25 dhs for a large slice of knafeh ($5.50-$7). Traveling through the Middle East, few things have I eaten with so much pleasure as a warm, delicious knafeh, a savory dessert consisting of a hulking piece of melted goat cheese topped with phyllo pastry and...
read moreEric Kayser UAE
Jul 29, 11
Cuisine: Café. Specialty: French Pastries. Address: Abu Dhabi Mall, Abu Dhabi. Price: 10-12 dhs for Croissants. Starting off the weekend with a breakfast pastry from a renowned patisserie—how can you ever go wrong with that? Unfortunately, when in the Middle East, where French brands are ever popular, even the most reliable of...
read moreChoCo’a: Boutique Chocolate Cake
Jul 27, 11
Cuisine: Chocolate.Specialty: Bon Bons, Chocolate Cake. Address: Marina Plaza Tower, Al Muroor Street No. 4. Price: 22 dirhams for cake (~$6). Ever since coming to the UAE, I’ve been going around town relentlessly—to patisseries, cafes, restaurant, ice creameries, chocolate shops, etc.—looking to get my chocolate fill....
read moreJabri: Knafeh
Jul 19, 11
Cuisine: Bakery. Specialty: Knafeh. Address: Al-Malek al-Hussein St downtown, Amman, Jordan. Price: 1 JD a plate (about $1.40). Only in the Middle East does a hulking slice of sugary melted cheese count as dessert. It certainly runs counter to conventional wisdom: Desserts should be sweet, not greasy. But one taste of the legendary...
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