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WIN A CHEESE BOARD now closed

CONTEST

WIN A CHEESE BOARD from DISH CATERING

THE PRIZE

DISH CATERING have offerend to GIVEAWAY not one but two artisanal cheese boxes for DOINDUBAI READERS! Expect 4 or 5 types of cheese, crackers, olive breads, fresh fruit and some dry fruit too. All delivered to your door in Dubai.  

HOW TO ENTER

Make sure you are a DoinDubai subscriber, and in a comment below name 3 types of cheese! That’s it! 

WIN A CHEESE BOARD doindubai BROWN BOX
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MORE CHANCES OF WINNING

MORE ENTRIES for those who engage the most on our social channels too so that’s Facebook and Instagram for this contest. 

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COMMENTS TO THIS POST ARE NOW CLOSED. THE COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR EVERY ONE THAT ENTERED.

THE WINNER IS SUNITA JUMA. An email is on it’s way to you explaining how you can get your cheese board from Dish Catering. 

 

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DISH CATERING IFTAR GIVEAWAY Welcome to the Ramadan Nights Prize

You could WIN 2 places for a delectable Iftar dinner this Ramadan thanks to the Dish Catering Iftar Giveaway

Want to enter our Dish Catering Iftar Giveaway? It would be an Iftar like no other you’ve experienced! All you have to do is follow the instructions below to enter our competition. 

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 Just do these 2 simple things to ENTER NOW

Image of Entry rules for winning the iftar from Dish DoinDubai Complete the Subscription form with your name and email then answer the question in the comment box

Please check your email to confirm your entry into the competition – it is from the subscription list that we will select a winner

Completing this form will subscribe you to our newsletters.

(Don’t worry if you’re already a subscriber we just want all the entries for this competition in one place, so do still enter your details)

Finally answer this question 

Now tell us

One food connected to Ramadan

in the comments box below. 

That’s it!

WINNERS

Will be announced here on this page on SATURDAY 27th May just in time for Ramadan.

Thank you and Ramadan Kareem to all.

29th MAY THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED and the WINNER is FRANCESCA !

Your voucher is on it’s way to to you Francesca, well done! Lot’s more yummy competitions to come so stay subscribed!  

Ramadan Nights

To whet your appetite why don’t you have a read of what we thought of the Ramadan Nights Dish Catering Iftar here.

 

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BEST AFTERNOON TEA SPOT – Winners have been decided

Where’s the best afternoon tea spot in Dubai ?

Hotels apart, I can highly recommend TWG tea as a best afternoon tea option. A Singaporean brand serving tea from over 30 different countries. It’s a quality spot for a catch up, a cup of tea and some classy cakes. We first spoke about them on Dubai Eye 103.8 Food News on the Ticket.

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Want to try this Best Afternoon Tea?

Then you can as TWG Tea has given us a generous prize of not 1 but 3 Afternoon Teas to give away, each worth AED 220! If you don’t live in Dubai, don’t worry as one of their outlets is based  in Abu Dhabi.

Best Afternoon Tea Spot in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

TWG Tea is based in the Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi. There are also branches in Dubai Mall and Dubai Festival Centre. Expect to find Green, Black and even Blue tea, all carefully sourced from over 800 tea estates around the world!

We loved tea blend number T6018, the Silver Moon tea from their Exclusive Tea Blend list. It’s the owner’s favourite too!

Watch the video to see the beautiful tea caddies available at TWG.

I was familiar with countries like China, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey producing tea, but have found it’s grown in the UK too! Yes it surprised me too, as did learning  that New Zealand, Mozambique and Iran also produce tea.

Sutton seeds UK  offer you some advice on growing your own tea.

Recently I found James Wong’s blog where he talks about growing your own green tea; have a look. 

His latest book: How to Eat Better: How to Shop, Store & Cook to Make Any Food a Superfood is on my shopping list whilst in the UK this summer. 

What can you eat with your best afternoon tea?

The tea snacks included in the set teas sound exotic and traditional at the same time. Remember many of the dishes will have used a fine blend of tea in some way. For example a TWG Croque Monsieur consists of a toasted sandwich with french gruyere cheese, turkey ham and a side salad tossed with a 1837 Green Tea vinaigrette. There are pretty pastries too and don’t forget the TWG macarons !

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Best Afternoon Tea Spot – How to WIN an afternoon tea worth AED 220

20th May 2017 THIS COMPETITION IS NOW C L O S E D – and the WINNERS are:

Jackie

Gilbert and 

Malavika 

Well done to all of you, emails of how to book your tea are on their way to you! 

Follow these steps to Win

  • Answer the question – entering your answer into the comment box below
  • Choose which venue you prefer –  Click on ONE of the pictures below representing a link to the Competition and Subscription entry page
  • When you have entered your name and email then complete your entry by opening the confirmation email  to confirm your subscription has been added to the WIN Tea for Two competition list.

*Clicking one of the pictures below will subscribe you to the DoinDubai Newsletter. DoinDubai SUBSCRIBERS who are already registered STILL have to go through the process to enter  the competition. Don’t worry you will not have multiple subscriptions, it just helps us to have all the  entries for this competition in one file. It is from the Subscribers list associated with this competition that we choose our winner 

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THAT TWG SOURCES IT’S TEA FROM 

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We’ll let the randomiser pick a winner on the 19th of May 2017

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We LOVED this tea caddy from Amazon! Great present..that’s around AED 30, amazing value!

 

 

 

 

 

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ARABIC COOKING CLASS

What kind of dishes would you make at an Arabic Cooking Class in Dubai

We really enjoyed our Arabic cooking class at the Al Maeda restaurant and learnt about stuffing courgettes with spiced meat, frying spicy vegetables in a tomato broth and all about the cheese you need to make a traditional sweet vermicelli kunafa dessert!

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Where was the Arabic Cooking Class I attended held

The class is held every Tuesday till the end of 2016 at the Al Maeda Levantine restaurant on the first floor of the Double Tree Hilton hotel. That’s the JBR branch on Jumeirah Beach in the Marina side of town.

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What did we make

This wasn’t one of those cooking classes you watch and then the chef brings out a “here’s one I made earlier version”, you get your hands dirty and do the cooking yourself! Everyone get’s an apron and a recipe sheet to take home as well.

So we made 4 different things, a starter, 2 main courses and a dessert. The chefs are from Syria, Morocco and India, and are all very knowledgable about their craft. The emphasis is on food from the Levant and variations of it from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Morocco. I liked making the stuffed courgettes called Kousah Mahshi best I think. We learnt how to remove the bitterness, score the courgettes, hollow them out and then stuff them.

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So the class that way is very versatile as you can take away the techniques and apply these to your own cooking. I also liked the idea of sandwiching the courgettes in between thick layers of fresh herbs for extra flavour, again an easy tip and very easy to apply at home to many things you might make.

What do we eat at the Arabic Cooking Class

You get to eat what you’ve made of course at the end of the class but you are also able to snack on fresh manakeesh while you work! We had a nice welcome lemon/mint drink and could order coffees as well.

How do I book this Arabic Cooking Class

You can email to reserve a place or call this number: 055 166 8092 or email reservations.doubletreejumeirah@hilton.com

The classes happen every Tuesday from 12pm till 2pm and you must book at least 24 hours in advance. It costs AED 199 to do the class and that includes the food and drink you consume. For an extra AED 50 you can also avail of pool and beach access too and your kids can be entertained in the kids club on site!

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But that’s just what I thought, why don’t get some more details and some more views of how the class went from my fellow food bloggers who also attended the session! Then make your own mind up about whether this Arabic Cooking Class is for you!

The Vegetarian Soul’s Viewpoint 

Engineer with Flair’s Viewpoint

Om Nom Nirvana’s Viewpoint

Meggs Blogges Viewpoint

Niggi Phulwani’s Viewpoint

COMPETITION

DoinDubai will randomly choose 2 SUBSCRIBERS to win a FREE spot at the Arabic Cooking Class

  • Enter your answer to this question into the comment box at the end of the post.

 

Name 2 countries that are connected to Levantine cooking

 

  • Pressing the pink button below will subscribe you to the DoinDubai Newsletter at the same time.  DoinDubai SUBSCRIBERS who are already registered STILL have to go through the process to enter the competition. Don’t worry you will not have multiple subscriptions, it just helps us to have all the entries for this competition in one file.
  • Once you click on the ‘WIN’ button below. Please complete your entry by opening the confirmation email to confirm your subscription has been added to the WIN an Arabic Cooking Class  competition list

 

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Then LIKE the DoinDubai Facebook page and share this post on FACEBOOK or TWITTER    

and I’ll call the winners on Friday 23rd of September and in the meantime Eid Mubarak and Happy Cooking!

And if you’d like to hear us talk about this class in Food News then click on the PODCAST link here.

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED 24TH SEPTEMBER 2016

And the winner is Aakriti Mahindra, well done Aakriti, I’ll email you details of how you can avail your free class!

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