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St Regis Abu Dhabi is giving residents a chance to dine at its helipad. Courtesy of St Regis Abu Dhabi

You can dine on St Regis Abu Dhabi's helipad in one-off event

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Dishes from Down Under: Celebrate Australia Day with these UAE food deals

Food

Abu Dhabi's Emirates Biofarm is open for private bookings

Food

Manbat by Arada: What you'll find at Sharjah's new farmers' market

Food

Starbucks 'disappoints' UAE's vegan community with dairy in 'plant-based' dishes

Food
A model wearing a face mask made in Jordan using eggplant skin, in Amman, June 17, 2020. Reuters

Jordanian chef makes face masks out of aubergine skins
Nur Kumari Dhungel works at Fairouz Coffee & Roastery with her husband Ram Kumar. Reem Mohammed / The National

Dubai's Fairouz roastery delivers beans to small desert towns
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. Distanced tables at the Cafe Milano at the Four Seasons Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National Section: If Reporter: Janice Rodrigues

No table oil but still proper glasses: inside the reopened Cafe Milano
The refurbished M&S store at The Dubai Mall now features a cafe. Marks & Spencer

The Dubai Mall’s Marks & Spencer reopens with new food hall and cafe
Natasha Sideris, owner and namesake of Tashas cafes. Pawan Singh / The National

'Now I can get creative': What the founder of Tashas is planning next
A customer dines with a social distancing teddy bear at Healthy Little Secrets DIFC. Courtesy of Healthy Little Secrets

Dubai cafe uses giant teddy bears as social distancing tools
Saudi food truck market

Saudi Arabia opens its first 'food truck market' for groceries
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 14, 2020. Americans Raj Dagstani and his teenage son Sebastian last year opened a pizza restaurant by the Abu Dhabi Port. The catch is, it’s only open one night a week - Thursdays. People line up for hours to get their pizza and when it’s gone, it’s gone - many leave empty-handed. The father-son due work flat out for several hours baking that pizza and all week prepping the ingredients and the dough. Victor Besa / The National Section: IF Reporter: Ann Marie McQueen

How a pizzeria open once a week became an Abu Dhabi institution
A selection of healthy vegan food, including fruit vegetables, tofu and beans. Getty Images

French vegan restaurant becomes first to win Michelin star

Food
Deliveroo completes a new funding round from existing investors of over $180 million. Courtesy Deliveroo. 

Deliveroo valued at $7bn after latest funding round

Banking
Mezze-style nibbles, lamb kofta, jewelled rice, pita bread and kebabs are regional staples in many a country. Courtesy Murrindie Frew 

Disputed dishes: where did hummus, kebabs, mint tea, pita bread and halloumi come from?

Food
Japanese rolls at Gonpachi 

Five exciting new restaurants that have opened in the UAE

Food
Selena Gomez will release a new season of her unscripted cooking show 'Selena + Chef' on Thursday, January 21. YouTube

Selena Gomez cooks Filipino adobo on season two of 'Selena + Chef'

Food
For insect farmers, the news was a shot in the arm. Getty Images

Mealworms are first insects approved for humans to eat by EU

Europe
Executives have made the move to rebrand the Australian cheese to Cheer after 20-year campaign. Instagram / Cheer Cheese

Controversial Australian cheese rebrands after 20-year anti-racism campaign

Food
Banana bread was the most popular item baked at home, according to a Deliveroo survey. Sammy Dallal for The National

These were Deliveroo and Talabat's most-ordered items of 2020

Food
Halwa is naturally vegan and and is usually made with health-boosting sesame seeds. Getty Images

5 top food trends to follow in 2021: from halwa to home cooking

Food
A 9,000-square-metre venue, Bla Bla will include 20 bars, three restaurants and a beach club. Courtesy Luca Lombardi Photography 

11 new restaurants opening in Dubai in 2021

Food
A bespoke flexitarian diet, with sustainably grown and sourced meat, may be the way forward as opposed to staunch veganism. Getty Images 

Vegan vs flexitarian: which diet suits your disposition?

Wellbeing
British Airways has partnered with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge to offer travellers flying Economy class a new menu designed by the Michelin-starred chef. Courtesy BA

British Airways offers economy passengers Michelin-starred menus

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