After months closed, the historic but ill-fated Criterion restaurant is set for a new tenant, as the group behind London’s oldest Indian restaurant prepare to move in with a “grand brasserie” style opening. MW Eat — owner of Michelin-starred Amaya, Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy, first established in 1926 — is to open its fourth Masala […]

Two-toque Gault&Millau restaurant The Artisan Il Ristorante has introduced a new menu, with fresh dishes showcasing quality ingredients. The restaurant, which is found at the foot of Waldorf Astoria, DIFC, is promising ‘authentic yet elevated dishes’ with flavours from around Italy with the introduction of its new plates. Applauded by G&M for exceptional dishes, with […]

Italian-Mediterranean restaurant Fi’lia has launched a new menu from recently appointed head chef Célia Stoecklin. Twenty-five-year-old Stoecklin joined from Jumeirah in February of this year, filling the shoes of Sara Aqel. At the time she said she intended to share her ‘stories and adventures’ with Fi’lia’s diners and introduce them to a new chapter for […]