As someone who has reinvented themselves a couple of times over the years (a gal needs a new look/job/handbag), I know the importance of keeping relevant. Doha’s dining scene will add more new players in coming months, so the pressure is on the “old favorites” to hold their nerve and seek new inspiration while also attracting new diners as well as keeping existing ones happy. W Doha is one of those hotels that consistently raises the bar for food and entertainment in this city. For the sake of transparency I spend a lot of time at this hotel and its hardworking team are extremely smart, active and generous when it comes…
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Taking the Burgeri Bus
It’s been a complicated week and I was feeling a little down in the dumps about life in general last night on my way home from an event. But as I turned off Airport Road onto D Ring road (after abusing a guy in a Toyota Corolla and nearly being sideswiped by a FJ Cruiser), I saw some lights twinkling in the distance. Thinking it was most post-Lasik surgery mirage I ignored it…until I realized this shimmering apparition was in fact real. A food truck. In Matar Qadeem. Not much happens in my neighborhood – a tree in my street blew down in a storm a couple of years ago…
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Feed Your Inspiration in the Festive Season with Life on the Wedge and IKEA Qatar
I used to be a festive season skeptic – bah humbug and all of that. But since moving from Australia to the Middle East 10 years ago, I’ve come to embrace it and all its’ incarnations. Maybe it’s the distance from home. Maybe it’s my age (cough) giving me a new sentimental tinge. This year is different. My father is joining me in Doha for the festive season next month, and I have already warned him I will be totally in the spirit. I may even buy him a crazy festive sweater. It’s our first festive season since my mother passed away in July. Mum, a fantastic cook, always made…
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Cheese, Truffles and Dumplings – A Round-Up of Foodie Events in Doha
Today I felt the faintest hint of a chill in the air in Doha. Which means it was 27 degrees instead of 35. Still, winter is coming and this is the most active time in Doha for foodie events and happenings. So for my Qatar-based readers, here are three foodie events you should try and make happen in the coming days and weeks. My love of dumplings is well documented and I have even traveled to China and Hong Kong on dumpling expeditions. W Doha’s Spice Market is running a Dim Sum promotion with renowned Chinese chef Allan Huang. For QR250 you get a soup, two starters and six baskets of dumplings…
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That’s Amore – Revisiting Porcini at Ritz Carlton Doha
In a galaxy far, far away, when I first arrived in Doha, believe it or not there were only a handful of five star hotels and dining options were more limited. I used to spend a lot of time at Ritz Carlton Doha. But you know how it is, as new properties opened and Doha’s traffic started to define Carmageddon, I visited less often in recent times. So when I was invited by the hotel to try an old favorite, their Italian restaurant Porcini, it was a bit like catching up with an old friend after so many years and picking up where you left off. That is not to say…
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Posh Spice – Signature by Sanjeev Kapoor at Melia Doha
At times I can be a very bad food blogger. Recently found myself heavily invested in TV show about a group of wannabe starlets and instafamous chicks who worked in a store owned by a family who were famous for being famous. That’s when I knew I had to end my self imposed exile and leave the house. For reasons of a hibernation nature, I had missed the opening of Indian celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s Signature at the Melia Doha. The Melia, a Spanish brand, has recently entered the Doha market and has some interesting outlets including a very good tapas place. Finally convinced to leave the evil attractions of the…
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So You Want to Start a Food Blog? Five Questions to Ask Before You Start
Source: So You Want to Start a Food Blog? Five Questions to Ask Before You Start
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Winner Winner!
I love giving away free stuff. And add the delicious Bradley Cooper to the mix, and I am a very happy lady. Congratulations to: Di Marks @dlobomarks (Twitter) and Dania Khaled @dkhaled87 (Instagram) Both of you can contact me on rachel@rachelmorrispr.com for details! Both have won two tickets each to the red carpet premiere of the new movie Burnt starring Bradley Cooper as a Michelin star chef. A big thank you to those who entered and also a thanks to Zomato Qatar our partners in this giveaway. Here is another gratuitous shot of Bradley Cooper…you’re welcome
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Win Tickets to the Premiere of Bradley Cooper’s New Movie Burnt – with Zomato and Life on the Wedge
I’m a happily spoken for lady, but if Bradley Cooper called and there was food involved, well, you know (The Hangover 2 and 3 notwithstanding). In his new movie he plays a two-Michelin star rockstar chef who had everything, then loses it. Bradley Cooper and food. I’m in. My friends at Zomato Qatar have offered my readers the chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to the Qatar red carpet premiere on 27 October at Novo Cinemas at The Pearl Qatar. Here’s how you can win a pair of tickets to join me and other Zomato foodies to the exclusive premiere on 27 October: If you’re on Twitter: 1. Post…
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You Get What You Pay For
What’s the price of a glowing review of a restaurant? In Doha, apparently it’s in the vicinity of Qr1000 or so I discovered recently. This post is going to make me very unpopular in some blogging circles but really, this post has been a long time coming. When I started this blog, I wanted to use my writing skills to talk about my love of cheese. It then blossomed into something different. While I still talk about cheese, I also do restaurant reviews, travel stories and a range of different things. I work in PR (and have been a journalist) so I know that leveraging positive coverage as cheaply as…