Truffle season is upon us again, with many UAE restaurants importing the freshest and tastiest black and white truffles from Italy and other parts of Europe. To celebrate the pricey edible fungi, Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen and Bar at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, is serving a truffle menu until October 27. The classic beef Wellington and marrowbone sauce now comes with a truffle mash, while the Wagyu burger has truffled caramelised onions. Dishes start from Dh35, and also include truffle burrata, agnolotti truffle carbonara and seared beef carpaccio with truffle dressing.
Dinner with celebrity chefs Tom Aikens and Mohammad Orfali
Following the success of its first East meets West meal in February, Dubai restaurant Pots, Pans & Boards will host a meal prepared by British chef Tom Aikens in tandem with Syrian chef Mohammad Orfali. The menu includes a selection of homemade breads with olive oil and black olive tapenade; Levant steak tartare; cured salmon; braised beef cheek with black truffle oil (pictured); and apple tart with caramel sauce and cinnamon ice cream. The dinner is on Friday, October 11, at 7.30pm and costs Dh350. Call 04 456 1959.
Malaysian festival at St Regis Abu Dhabi
Sontaya, at The St Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, has an ongoing Taste of Southeast Asia festival from October until January 2020. First up is Malaysian cuisine by chef Mohamed Rasit, who has been flown in from The St Regis Kuala Lumpur. From Monday, October 7 to Friday, October 11, chef Rasit will add a range of his signature dishes to the a la carte menu, including laksa, spicy noodles, beef rendang and chopped meat skewers.
Wagamama hosts ladies’ night cooking class
Learn how to make the signature wagamama sauce and firecracker chicken at the JBR branch of the Japanese restaurant on Wednesday, October 9. Wagamama UAE’s executive chef Shiyas Kareem will conduct the hour-long cooking class, which is followed by a main course and one house beverage, all for Dh99. The chef says the session is “perfect for foodies who are keen to learn more about Asian cuisine, flavours and ingredients, and women who want to learn something new whilst having fun with their friends”. Bookings can be made by calling 04 399 5900.
Coffee Club Al Bateen reopens with new keto menu
Australian dining chain The Coffee Club has refurbished and reopened its 29th outlet in the UAE, in Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, with an air-conditioned glass-paneled terrace overlooking the Marsa Al Bateen Marina. Its regular salads, sandwiches, burgers and breakfast items aside, the eatery has a new keto menu as well as a vegan Beyond Burger. The former includes a power-packed keto bowl (pictured), poached eggs on portobello mushrooms and grilled salmon tahini.
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Essentials
The flights: You can fly from the UAE to Iceland with one stop in Europe with a variety of airlines. Return flights with Emirates from Dubai to Stockholm, then Icelandair to Reykjavik, cost from Dh4,153 return. The whole trip takes 11 hours. British Airways flies from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Reykjavik, via London, with return flights taking 12 hours and costing from Dh2,490 return, including taxes.
The activities: A half-day Silfra snorkelling trip costs 14,990 Icelandic kronur (Dh544) with Dive.is. Inside the Volcano also takes half a day and costs 42,000 kronur (Dh1,524). The Jokulsarlon small-boat cruise lasts about an hour and costs 9,800 kronur (Dh356). Into the Glacier costs 19,500 kronur (Dh708). It lasts three to four hours.
The tours: It’s often better to book a tailor-made trip through a specialist operator. UK-based Discover the World offers seven nights, self-driving, across the island from £892 (Dh4,505) per person. This includes three nights’ accommodation at Hotel Husafell near Into the Glacier, two nights at Hotel Ranga and two nights at the Icelandair Hotel Klaustur. It includes car rental, plus an iPad with itinerary and tourist information pre-loaded onto it, while activities can be booked as optional extras. More information inspiredbyiceland.com
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Who has been sanctioned?
Daniella Weiss and Nachala
Described as 'the grandmother of the settler movement', she has encouraged the expansion of settlements for decades. The 79 year old leads radical settler movement Nachala, whose aim is for Israel to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where it helps settlers built outposts.
Harel Libi & Libi Construction and Infrastructure
Libi has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinians. His firm has provided logistical and financial support for the establishment of illegal outposts.
Zohar Sabah
Runs a settler outpost named Zohar’s Farm and has previously faced charges of violence against Palestinians. He was indicted by Israel’s State Attorney’s Office in September for allegedly participating in a violent attack against Palestinians and activists in the West Bank village of Muarrajat.
Coco’s Farm and Neria’s Farm
These are illegal outposts in the West Bank, which are at the vanguard of the settler movement. According to the UK, they are associated with people who have been involved in enabling, inciting, promoting or providing support for activities that amount to “serious abuse”.
Total eligible population
About 57.5 million people
51.1 million received a jab
6.4 million have not
Where are the unvaccinated?
England 11%
Scotland 9%
Wales 10%
Northern Ireland 14%
