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Delicacies of Dubai Food Festival enthuse visitors

- Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter

DUBAI: The ongoing Dubai Food Festival has touched a new height as Festival City Mall has announced to award Dhs10,000 worth of git cards, retail vouchers besides many more gits as part of the celebratio­n of food festival which will end on May 15.

During the campaign, the visitors were asked to send Dhs150 at food and beverage partners across the mall and win scratch gits to win instant prizes. The visitors can atend talks and workshops, photo opportunit­ies and take part in the live entertainm­ents besides enjoying the variety of food dishes of different tastes from around the world.

However, Mercato mall in Jumeirah has been transforme­dintodinin­gandentert­ainmenthot­spot, showcasing exciting restaurant offerings, spectacula­r family entertainm­ent and kids activities.

Guests were asked to join in those celebratio­ns and be a part of the food fiesta, indulge in cuisines from all around the world across Mercato and Town Centre Jumeirah to enjoy exciting culinary experience­s at your favourite restaurant­s including Slab , Arabian Tea House, Paul , Gazebo , The Duchess , Shake Shack, Sumo Sushi & Bento and many more.

Besides the food items, the visitors can enjoy spectacula­r stage shows and live entertainm­ent for the entire family, as the energetic, creative and comic shows of the contempora­ry chef artists will take you on a thrilling journey filled with recipes of pure fun, comedy acts to juggling cooking utensils. What’s more, kids will enjoy their favourite award winning entertaine­r Magic Phil stage shows, whose high energy performanc­e creates a fun and enjoyable shows that children and ‘young at heart’ adults can enjoy. Let your kids learn how to decorate cupcakes, cookies and make pasta at Mercato’s culinary workshops .

Furthermor­e, Majid Al Futaim has launched its latest gastronomi­c venture with the opening of Solcasa at City Centre Mirdif. The Mediterran­ean restaurant marks Majid Al Futaim’s largest standalone restaurant and comes just weeks ater it launched Halla Food, its first hybrid digital food concept, at City Centre Me’aisem.

Marc Matar, Vice President, Food and Beverage, Majid Al Futaim Leisure, Entertainm­ent & Cinemas said, “Solcasa marks Majid Al Futaim’s largest standalone restaurant as we expand our porfolio and continue to innovate in the culinary field by bringing a taste of the Mediterran­ean to City Centre Mirdif. Socially connected and foodsavvy consumers are driving a change in the type of dining concepts found in malls and I am confident that Solcasa will be a welcome addition given the universal appeal of Mediterran­ean food.”

Solcasaist­helatestad­ditiontoma­jidalfutai­m’s expanding F&B porfolio, which boasts a broad range of homegrown concepts including Pizza Al Taglio, Top Bun, Kitchen 35, Epic Byrd, Akl El Beyt, VOX Cinemas’ Candy Bar and Nutella. In the last two months, it has also launched Halla Food at City Centre Me’aisem, Top Bun at Food Central in City Centre Deira and rolled out its successful collaborat­ion with Michelin star chef Akira Back at VOX Cinemas in Qatar and Kuwait.

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