Get ready to shamrock and roll
1 of 21 March 17 marks Ireland’s National Day, a day to celebrate the Irish culture with worldwide festivities taking place featuring parades, music, dancing, feasting and a whole lot of green. Many of the usual celebrations will once again be put on hold this year, but that doesn’t mean the day still can’t be commemorated with spectacular sights, good food and plenty of fun. Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 21 THE POINTE: Visit The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah to see a very special Irish Riverdance show at The Palm Fountain – the largest fountain in the world. Watch as the sea and sky light up in green while the fountains dance to classic Riverdance songs from the traditional Irish theatrical show. The special edition fountain performance will be taking place on Wednesday 17th March starting at 7pm which will run every hour on the hour. Make a reservation at one of the many restaurants which over
Middle East Meets Middle America
An ancient cuisine is finding a foothold in the mainstream.
Middle Eastern cuisine is a category as vast and broad as, well, the desert.
Distinguished by intoxicatingly aromatic spices and herbs, generous vegetable inclusions, plant-based proteins such as chickpeas and other legumes, and healthy fats pressed from sesame seeds and olives, it offers a bounty of dishes for vegetarians and vegans as well as for lovers of chicken, lamb, and beef (though not pork because of halal and kosher prohibitions).
A significant part of the Middle East lies on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, and although there is some overlap with what is commonly known as Mediterranean cuisine, the region’s food, like its population, is wide-ranging, distinctive, and diverse.