Even though Alan only turned 29 (not like me, who joined the Dirty Thirties Club in December) on March 13, I felt like being in a festive mood and made some special plans for his birthday. Instead of paying for a dinner somewhere fancy, I opted for the annual Taste of Dubai, a weekend long festival where restaurants all over the city, from casual to fine dining, sets up a booth and offers a “taste” of their menu. There’s also live musical performances, cooking classes, as well as live demonstrations from cooks from all over the world.
British Airways VIP tent
French Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli does a lot of talking and very little cooking…
Alan and I taken by Ahlan! Magazine (no, really!)
Food booths.. yum!
Cooking competition
Also, I had made it a goal to photograph each plate I got, but I had starved myself beforehand and devoured each plate as soon as I got it! So here’s the only picture I have of food.. and it’s half eaten…
Delicious Thai green chili prawns and crab cakes
Every dish we tried was amazingly delicious! I even cheated on my low-carb diet and had a really yummy red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting.. ohhh maaaan I can still taste it!
Afterwards, we stopped by a friend’s place for a nightcap, and spotted an almost aerial view of the festival:
The next day, although weather reports were showing to be quite wet for normally dry Dubai, we hired a yacht and invited some friends out. We were fairly lucky as it was only semi-overcast and sprinkled lightly for a few short bursts, but we couldn’t sail anywhere and just stayed put in one spot. It’s ok, we all still had a great time:
Lots of boats out not sailing, just like us!
And this crazy guy…
All the girls on the boat!
Aaaand birthday boy!
jessy's journeys 