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Dave’s Hot Chicken, the cult-favourite LA-born brand celebrated for its Nashville-style hot chicken, is turning up the heat in the capital on January 29 with the grand opening of its newest branch at Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi. This much-anticipated debut comes on the heels of the brand’s rapid regional expansion, including recent openings at Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Festival City Mall.
Em Sherif Deli’s Dubai debut at One Central has proved a major success, prompting the brand to open a second outlet, this time in Al Barsha.
The deli will bring its signature warmth, charm and vibrant Beiruti flavours to the Galleria Mall this December as it continues to grow its community in the UAE.
Dave’s Hot Chicken, the brand that started on the streets of Los Angeles and set the world on fire with its Nashville-style spicy chicken strips, has announced the official opening of its first branch in Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi. This marks the brand’s debut in the UAE capital, where it will bring its bold, spicy flavors to the UAE.
Em Sherif Deli, the more casual offshoot of the well-known Beirut restaurant, has opened at One Central in Dubai World Trade Centre. The brand is a familiar name across Lebanon, where it’s loved for everyday classics and a mix of modern and traditional bites, and now it’s set up shop in the city with a deli-style format.
Winner: Favourite Urban Bites – Dave’s Hot Chicken
If it’s one thing Saudi diners hold near and dear to their hearts, it’s fried chicken. This wildly popular, Nashville-style hot chicken chain from Los Angeles (LA), with rappers and actors for investors, joined the Saudi dining scene in early 2023 and has since become a firm favourite in the Kingdom thanks to its true tests of spice (you’re even meant to sign a waiver for a particular spice level). It’s fun, it’s easy, but most importantly, it is delicious.
And the Highly Commended: Favourite Urban Bites – Barbar
The JW Marriot Marquis in Business Bay, Dubai was transformed into an F&B playground on Monday September 1 with the 17th annual Caterer Middle East Awards.
Hundreds of experts from all parts of the industry, from the kitchen to PR, events to front-of-house, with the event not only forming a viable networking opportunity, but allowing the best in the business to gather in one space and share their talent. This year’s awards comprised 30 categories.