British musician Tony Hadley will perform on March 7. Courtesy Taste of Abu Dhabi
British musician Tony Hadley will perform on March 7. Courtesy Taste of Abu Dhabi
British musician Tony Hadley will perform on March 7. Courtesy Taste of Abu Dhabi
British musician Tony Hadley will perform on March 7. Courtesy Taste of Abu Dhabi

Tony Hadley to headline Taste of Dubai in March


Katy Gillett
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Tony Hadley, the former frontman of New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, will headline Taste of Dubai on March 7 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre.

Expect to hear classic 1980s hits, such as Gold and True.

Hadley also performed at Taste of Abu Dhabi, back in 2017.

Taste of Dubai is being held as part of the Dubai Food Festival, a city-wide, 17-day event that transforms the emirate into a foodie haven.

Other artists set to perform include locally based trio 4TheMusic, Italian duo Mark Zitti and Fratelli Coltelli, DJ Sheps, singers Sam Tring and Stephanie Goudie.

As you listen to tunes, you'll be able to sample food from a range of local producers and restaurants, including Al Ain Farms and Kibsons, as well as Bread Street Kitchen, Couqley, Nobu, The Blacksmith Smokehouse and Wakame. MasterChef, the TV Experience is also set to debut at the Dubai event.

Keep your eyes peeled for celebrity chefs, too. This includes the likes of Michelin-lauded Masaharu Morimoto, master patissier Eric Lanlard and TV cook Jenny Morris.

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There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:

  1. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate. 
  2. Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc. 
  3. Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway. 
  4. Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
  5. Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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