Vegan sfera di cioccolato at Ronda Locatelli. Courtesy Ronda Locatelli
Vegan sfera di cioccolato at Ronda Locatelli. Courtesy Ronda Locatelli
Vegan sfera di cioccolato at Ronda Locatelli. Courtesy Ronda Locatelli
Vegan sfera di cioccolato at Ronda Locatelli. Courtesy Ronda Locatelli

Food news: Locatelli's vegan menu, Sho Cho's bento boxes and more


Panna Munyal
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Ronda Locatelli launches vegan menu

Chef Giorgio Locatelli was at Atlantis, the Palm this week to launch his Italian eatery Ronda Locatelli's vegan menu. Diners can enjoy 40 new plant-based starters, mains and eight types of pizza with vegan mozzarella. Some of the most delicious-sounding dishes include the tomato focaccia; baby spinach salad with walnuts and a pomegranate dressing; spaghetti alla puttanesca with tomato sauce, black olives, cherry tomatoes and capers; and chilli and garlic broccoli. The most delicious-looking item, meanwhile is the sfera di cioccolato, a chocolate sphere with coconut ice cream, mixed berries and hot raspberry sauce. Other vegan- friendly desserts include a rich chocolate cake, avocado chocolate mousse, and strawberry, mandarin, lemon and coconut sorbets. Call 04 426 2626.

Visual feast with a plating master chef in Dubai

Octopus with strawberry tomato lumee
Octopus with strawberry tomato lumee

It's said we eat first with our eyes, an experience that chef and culinary artist Yann Bernard Lejard has spent his life perfecting. Known for his exquisite plating techniques, the Frenchman uses his crockery as a canvas, drawing out the food using vividly coloured garnishing, edible flowers, wires and metallic foils, and bold brushstrokes of sauces. Lejard will host a five-course dinner at The Ritz-Carlton DIFC's Le Cirque restaurant on Thursday at 7pm. On the menu (Dh350) are some of his signature dishes, including octopus with strawberry tomato lumee, salmon gravlax, with beetroot, horseradish, and apple flower; risoroni with foie gras, coriander, quail and truffle; and beef teriyaki mousseline with white pepper and mushroom. Call 04 372 2323.

Have a bento-box lunch at Sho Cho Abu Dhabi

Bento box at Sho Cho Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Sho Cho Abu Dhabi
Bento box at Sho Cho Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Sho Cho Abu Dhabi

Lunch at the Japanese restaurant at Qaryat Al Beri will be served in bento-box-form from this week. Diners can choose from two set menus – both of which come with edamame, miso soup, a seaweed, calamari or salmon salad, and a scoop of ice cream or sorbet. Option one also includes beef, chicken, salmon and vegetable teriyaki; four pieces of California maki; and a piece of salmon and tuna sushi, for Dh105. For Dh125, you get two pieces of prawn or vegetable gyoza; lobster, beef, chicken or vegetables in yellow chilli sauce with steamed or fried rice; six pieces of tempura maki; and two pieces of salmon sashimi. The menu is available from noon to 3pm. Call 02 558 1117.

Competition seeks out true-blue foodies

The Marriott group has launched its More Cravings competition to find the UAE's most enthusiastic foodies. The first deadline for the three-phase contest is on Monday, for which participants need to submit a 30-second video clip on their social media accounts, with the hashtag #MoreCravingsMEA. The video should portray who you are, why you think you should be the next foodie, as well as three types of venues you would enjoy writing for. You can choose from categories such as cafes, brunches, bars, family- friendly eateries and luxury dining. The 15 winners who make it to the second phase will be given a task related to one of their submission categories as well as being able to review the eateries within this bracket. Five people will then be shortlisted from each restaurant type, and they will be officially identified as Marriott International's food ambassadors, and get opportunities to review and write about restaurants and bars on the More Cravings website. One overall winner will get a two-night food-­focused trip, inclusive of flights and accommodation. For more information, visit www.morecravings.com/finding-foodies.

Get your Freedom Pizza on a cauliflower crust

The gluten-free cauliflower crust at Freedom Pizza. Courtesy Freedom Pizza
The gluten-free cauliflower crust at Freedom Pizza. Courtesy Freedom Pizza

In addition to the Mother Earth and Plant Eater options on the Freedom Pizza menu, you can now get all your favourite toppings on a ­cauliflower crust. The high-fibre vegetable, which is increasingly being used as a replacement to rice, mashed potatoes and even pasta sauce, is full of antioxidants and vitamins C and K. The crust is ideal for vegans, those intolerant to gluten or lovers of all things organic, as well as those looking for a low-­calorie alternative to regular pizza dough.

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TWISTERS

Director: Lee Isaac Chung

Starring: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos

Rating: 2.5/5

Four-day collections of TOH

Day             Indian Rs (Dh)        

Thursday    500.75 million (25.23m)

Friday         280.25m (14.12m)

Saturday     220.75m (11.21m)

Sunday       170.25m (8.58m)

Total            1.19bn (59.15m)

(Figures in millions, approximate)

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Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

RESULT

Argentina 0 Croatia 3
Croatia: 
Rebic (53'), Modric (80'), Rakitic (90' 1)

The biog

Born: Kuwait in 1986
Family: She is the youngest of seven siblings
Time in the UAE: 10 years
Hobbies: audiobooks and fitness: she works out every day, enjoying kickboxing and basketball

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Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

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Range: Up to 610km

Power: 905hp

Torque: 985Nm

Price: From Dh439,000

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UAE cricketers abroad

Sid Jhurani is not the first cricketer from the UAE to go to the UK to try his luck.

Rameez Shahzad Played alongside Ben Stokes and Liam Plunkett in Durham while he was studying there. He also played club cricket as an overseas professional, but his time in the UK stunted his UAE career. The batsman went a decade without playing for the national team.

Yodhin Punja The seam bowler was named in the UAE’s extended World Cup squad in 2015 despite being just 15 at the time. He made his senior UAE debut aged 16, and subsequently took up a scholarship at Claremont High School in the south of England.

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The biog

Name: Timothy Husband

Nationality: New Zealand

Education: Degree in zoology at The University of Sydney

Favourite book: Lemurs of Madagascar by Russell A Mittermeier

Favourite music: Billy Joel

Weekends and holidays: Talking about animals or visiting his farm in Australia

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FINAL RECKONING

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg

Rating: 4/5

Ferrari 12Cilindri specs

Engine: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12

Power: 819hp

Torque: 678Nm at 7,250rpm

Price: From Dh1,700,000

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The Old Slave and the Mastiff

Patrick Chamoiseau

Translated from the French and Creole by Linda Coverdale

Asia Cup 2018 Qualifier

Sunday's results:

  • UAE beat Malaysia by eight wickets
  • Nepal beat Singapore by four wickets
  • Oman v Hong Kong, no result

Tuesday fixtures:

  • Malaysia v Singapore
  • UAE v Oman
  • Nepal v Hong Kong
Biography

Her family: She has four sons, aged 29, 27, 25 and 24 and is a grandmother-of-nine

Favourite book: Flashes of Thought by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Favourite drink: Water

Her hobbies: Reading and volunteer work

Favourite music: Classical music

Her motto: I don't wait, I initiate

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA SQUAD

Aaron Finch, Matt Renshaw, Brendan Doggett, Michael Neser, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (captain), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle

UAE squad

Men's draw: Victor Scvortov and Khalifa Al Hosani, (both 73 kilograms), Sergiu Toma and Mihail Marchitan (90kg), Ivan Remarenco (100kg), Ahmed Al Naqbi (60kg), Musabah Al Shamsi and Ahmed Al Hosani (66kg)

Women’s draw: Maitha Al Neyadi (57kg)

if you go

Getting there

Etihad (Etihad.com), Emirates (emirates.com) and Air France (www.airfrance.com) fly to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, from Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively. Return flights cost from around Dh3,785. It takes about 40 minutes to get from Paris to Compiègne by train, with return tickets costing €19. The Glade of the Armistice is 6.6km east of the railway station.

Staying there

On a handsome, tree-lined street near the Chateau’s park, La Parenthèse du Rond Royal (laparenthesedurondroyal.com) offers spacious b&b accommodation with thoughtful design touches. Lots of natural woods, old fashioned travelling trunks as decoration and multi-nozzle showers are part of the look, while there are free bikes for those who want to cycle to the glade. Prices start at €120 a night.

More information: musee-armistice-14-18.fr ; compiegne-tourisme.fr; uk.france.fr

What is safeguarding?

“Safeguarding, not just in sport, but in all walks of life, is making sure that policies are put in place that make sure your child is safe; when they attend a football club, a tennis club, that there are welfare officers at clubs who are qualified to a standard to make sure your child is safe in that environment,” Derek Bell explains.

Dhadak

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Starring: Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khattar, Ashutosh Rana

Stars: 3

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