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Time Out Dubai
08-07-2025
- Business
- Time Out Dubai
10 brilliant business lunches in Dubai for under Dhs100
What's better than a business lunch? A business lunch under Dhs100, that's what. Tuck in your napkin as there are plenty of sweet lunch deals that will have you (and your wallet) feeling full. If you like this: 126 top business lunch deals in Dubai, by area From sizzling steak dinners to curries and steaming dim sums, here are some of the city's best business lunches you can book for a steal. Best business lunches under Dhs100 Café Isan The super-cool street food joint with two branches in Jumeirah Lakes Towers offers a three-course business lunch for Dhs89 on Mondays to Fridays from noon to 3pm. Sample Thai cuisines including satay, papaya salad, dim sum, tom yum soup, pad thai, curries, mango and sticky rice. Dhs89. Mon-Fri noon-3pm. Armada Blue Bay Hotel, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, (058 529 1003). Hutong Hutong's business lunch menu features an exciting menu of authentic Northern Chinese cuisine with a contemporary twist. Guests can start with a choice of two appetisers, including the salad with sesame dressing and crystal vegetable dumplings. For the main course, you can choose from shredded chicken to pan-seared sea bass with crispy leek and chilled soba noodles with umami sauce. To end the meal on a sweet note, Hutong offers two dessert options too. Dhs88 (two courses), Dhs110 (three courses). Mon-Fri noon-2pm. DIFC , (04 220 0868). Purani Dilli Elevate your weekday afternoons with a modern Indian business lunch at Purani Dilli. Inspired by the street food of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, the 'Dilli 6' menus feature a selection of dishes that bring the bold, authentic flavours of India to the table. On the menu, you'll find paneer makhni, dal tadka, kadhai chicken, daal makhani and more. Dhs79 (set menu). Mon-Fri 12.30pm-3.30pm. Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road, (056 414 2213). Reif Japanese Kushiyaki At Reif Japanese Kushiyaki, you can enjoy a Bento Lunch priced at a steal of Dhs78. Head to the Dubai Hills branch and start your lunch with miso soup and salad. You can then choose from a selection that includes sushi maki, sautéed Angus beef, unagi don rice bowl, chicken katsu curry donburi, or yakisoba. For an added Dhs40, you can also sweeten the deal with a dessert accompanied by coffee and cake. Dhs78 (three courses). Mon-Fri noon-3pm. Dubai Hills Business Park, Building 3, (04 255 5142). Rowley's (Credit: ROWLEY'S) The first-come-first-served steakhouse is now offering a weekly power lunch, where you can tuck into a rick flank stead, salad and unlimited crispy golden fries for just Dhs90. Smothered in the restaurant's special sauce, get there early and grab your table. Dhs90. Mon-Fri, noon-3.30pm. Central Park Towers, DIFC, (04 257 4754). Salmon Guru The bar known for its beverage experience is offering a weekday lunch deal from 12.30pm to 4pm. For Dhs100 per person, you can enjoy a glass of grape alongside a selection of two sharing dishes, such as veggie gyozas, smoke-fried chicken and beef short rib tacos. For the main course, choose from dishes including Thai red curry and lamb cutlets before finishing with the house dessert. Dhs100 for three courses. Mon-Fri from 12.30pm-4pm. The Opus by Omniyat, Business Bay Dubai, @salmongurudubai (052 814 9537). Splendour Fields Splendour Fields' business lunch is an absolute treat, letting you have an impressive three courses for Dhs80. Start with a bowl of steaming soup or crispy calamari before moving onto a main fo Moroccan chicken, palm heart tacos or a crispy salmon salad. Finish with a fresh fruit bowl or get your spoon stuck into a hearty portion of homemade bread and butter pudding instead. Dhs70 (two course), Dhs80 (three course). Mon-Fri from 11am-5pm. The Park – Jumeirah Lake Towers, (056 603 0897). Sucre Sucre's business lunch menu features dishes like classic Caesar salad, the tuna tartare, with avocado, soy lime and ginger or seared squid. Mains include baby chicken, prawn linguine with ginger and chilli and Angus ribeye with a homemade mustard and fries. From Dhs95. Mon-Fri, noon-3pm. DIFC, (04 340 0829). The Ninth Cut (Credit: The Ninth Cut) The Ninth Cut is serving up a three-course set menu that's perfect for meat-lovers. This butchery, restaurant and deli has a menu featuring piri piri chicken livers and tamarind lamb ribs, patatas bravas, wood-fired oven octopus or the flavourful butter chicken tandoori skewers, among other options. Don't forget to satisfy your sweet tooth with dessert options, such as malva pudding and pavlova. Whether you're escaping the office grind, celebrating a recent success, or looking to impress a client, head to The Ninth Cut today. Dhs89 (three courses and a soft drink). Mon-Fri noon-3pm. Novotel Hotel, Al Barsha 1, Dubai, (04 834 6323). Third Avenue Third Avenue offers a Business Lunch menu from Monday to Friday, from noon to 3pm that's perfect for a quick yet satisfying midday break. For just Dhs73, you can choose one appetizer and one main, plus a soft drink or water. For Dhs82, the lunch includes a dessert option. Start with dishes like roasted heirloom beetroot salad, Asian chicken skewer, or Korean chili chicken. Then follow with mains such as queen margherita pizza, Dubai chicken, or a buttermilk chicken burger. End on a sweet note with chocolate fondant, crunchy mille feuille, or bunny date pudding cake Dhs73 (two courses), Dhs82 (three courses). Mon-Fri noon-3pm. Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai, (04 388 2622). More lunch ideas Brunch in Dubai: The best brunches to try right now Save this for all of Dubai's best brunching spots New restaurants in Dubai that you need to visit right now From casual eats to fine dining, there's bound to be a new venue you'll want to try The best casual dining restaurants in Dubai to book now Dinner for two is under Dhs500
India Gazette
08-07-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Purani Dilli 6 unveil new jersey, strengthen squad in DPL season 2 auctions
New Delhi [India], July 8, 2025: Purani Dilli 6, the semi-finalist of the 2024 edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL), have made exciting additions to their squad with several impactful picks during the Season 2 auctions held on Sunday in the national capital. In a special moment ahead of the auction proceedings, the team management also unveiled the new jersey for the 2025 season, a bold, refreshed design that reflects the spirit, grit, and ambition of the Purani Dilli. With marquee player Rishabh Pant already retained ahead of the auctions, Purani Dilli 6 went into the event with a focused strategy to build a balanced and versatile unit. Purani Dilli 6 made impactful bids at the auction, securing Vansh Bedi for 16 lakhs, Dev Lakra for 14 lakhs, and Aayush Singh and Samarth Seth for 9 lakhs each, reinforcing their core with top domestic talent. Speaking about the team's auction approach, Purani Dilli 6 coach and former India cricketer Vijay Dahiya said, as quoted by the DPL press release, 'The idea was to bring in as many all-rounders as possible to keep the squad flexible and tactically strong. We've picked players who can contribute in multiple departments, which is crucial in a T20 format.' Akash Nangia, owner of Purani Dilli 6, expressed satisfaction with the auction outcome and the team's direction heading into the new season. 'We're thrilled with the way the squad has shaped up. It's a great mix of experience and youth, flair and discipline. With Rishabh Pant at the core and a solid group of players around him, we're confident and excited for what lies ahead,' he said. Purani Dilli 6 had a decent campaign in DPL 2024, showcasing solid performances throughout the league stage. However, their journey was cut short in unfortunate circumstances as the semi-final clash was called off due to rain. Meanwhile, the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has officially announced the addition of two new men's franchises to the Delhi Premier League. The Outer Delhi and New Delhi franchises will debut in the 2025 season, expanding the league from six to eight teams. Season 2 of DPL will once again be held at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Match dates and full fixtures will be released soon. Full squad: Rishabh Pant (marquee player), Lalit Yadav, Vansh Bedi, Aayush Singh, Dev Lakra, Samarth Seth, Aarush Malhotra, Sarthak Pal, Agrim Sharma, Vivek Yadav, Yug Gupta, Udhav Mohan, Pranav Pant, Prince Mishra, Rushal Saini, Aaryan Kapoor, Pardeep Parashar, Ekansh Dobal, Aditya Malhotra, Rajneesh Dadar, Ashish Chaurasiya, Kush Nagpal, Dhruv Chauhan, Gaurav Saroha. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Delhiwale: A loss to Delhi cuisine
Late author Sadia Dehlvi's drawing room in Hazrat Nizamuddin East was a gossip adda for the capital's elite. Its other draw was Sadia's homemade meals. They offered the choicest of traditional Purani Dilli cuisine, including dishes that have become extinct. Sabir used to reside in a spacious barsati atop her second-floor apartment. One evening, he was standing outside the barsati, on the roof, with his young son. (HT Photo) Sadia's comrade in the kitchen was her cook, Muhammed Sabir. A friendly gent with carefully combed hair and a confident booming voice, Sabir had been a staffer at Sadia's household for 20 years. This was a period long enough for the UP native to himself become a master of Purani Dilli cuisine. Over the years, he had picked up culinary tips, techniques and authentic recipes from his historically minded employer, who inherited her formidable cooking skills from her ancestral roots in Old Delhi's Phatak Habash Khan neighbourhood. On Sunday, Sabir died, aged 47. The cause was heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Shaheen, and children Farida, Sahil, Irshad, Sirtaj and Farina. His remains were escorted to his village Fatte Purwa in janpad Bahraich. The ambulance drove over the same highways and country roads on which Sabir would travel during the 12-hour long bus ride to home for holidays. He was buried beside the graves of his elders. 'Sabir is my boss,' Sadia would say half-jokingly. 'He decides the menu every day.' On certain evenings, however, one of her moody drawing room guests might abruptly declare a desire for some fancy Dilli dish. No problem! Cheery Sabir seemed to be made for these emergencies. In no time, he would appear with his popular aloo gosht—the meaty flavour of the gosht so thoroughly seeped into the whole chunks of aloo that these humble potatoes would be more flavoursome than the gosht. Or perhaps it would be his equally popular safed daal—garnished with sliced ginger, bhuna pyaz and chopped pudina leaves. All along, Sabir's nonchalant demeanour would suggest supreme effortlessness on his part. As if this talented chef had a secret djinn producing tasty feasts from nothing. Being the sole cook for a society hostess who loved inviting people to her table must have been a trying job, but Sabir made it look easy. After Sadia's death in 2020, Sabir worked through a series of home kitchens. Having been for so long with a caring employer (whom he called 'apa,' sister), he struggled to find that same sort of comfort zone. At the moment of his passing, he was working in a 'kothi' in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park. When he was working in Sadia Dehlvi's kitchen, Sabir used to reside in a spacious barsati atop her second-floor apartment. One evening, he was standing outside the barsati, on the roof, with his young son. The sky was soaked orange with sunset hues. See photo.
Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Delhiwale: Two England wale Dilli writers
Two England wale Dilli writers Intro: On a pioneering city guidebook Once upon a time two foreigners arrived in the capital with their respective families. Residing in our smoggy Dilli for a few years, Gaynor Barton and Laurraine Malone were taken in by the Walled City's 'crowded pavements, fragile rickshaws and noisy buzz of people and traffic.' They ended up co-writing a book on Purani Dilli. 37 years later, this reporter excavated the first edition of that book— 'Old Delhi: 10 Easy Walks'—from under a pile of used paperbacks in Delhi's Sunday Book Bazar. The cover shows a mashak walla, the street hawker who sells water in goat-skin bags called mashak. The photo stood out because Delhi's mashak wale have gone almost extinct. On carrying the book to the spot where the photo was clicked all those years ago, the only mashak walla present there immediately recognised the man on the cover. The consequent dispatch was recently published on these pages, along with a portrait of the mashak man holding the said book. Within days, the two authors — now living thousands of miles away in their native England — contacted this reporter over e-mail. Gaynor said: 'It was fascinating to learn the man's name was Bhoore, and wonderful to see the resurfacing of our guide book to Old Delhi in the hands of a man who knew the water seller I'd photographed so long ago!' Over the years, the publishers released two updated versions of the book. That said, the first edition (1988) is a true collector's item. It emerged at a time when the culture of city walks was yet to take off. To be sure, Old Delhi has always been prized for its rich heritage, but '10 Easy Walks' distinguishes itself for being a pioneer in highlighting the old quarter's contemporary life. Until then, hardly anybody had thought of its streets worthy enough to be archived (except for National Geographic magazine, which in its golden years, during the 1970s and 80s, occasionally featured excellent photo essays on Delhi). The vintage paperback has aged beautifully. Its charmingly individualistic writing style gives adequate reading pleasure to citizens not inclined to leave the comfort of their air-conditioners and air-purifiers. It is also packed with a handful of coloured photos. One picture shows a bunch of men playing chaupad. You no longer see chaupad players in Delhi streets! In the e-mail, Gaynor shared her and her co-writer's present-day photos. Both writers are seen holding their personal copy of the book's first edition. Gaynor noted that 'Laurraine is turning 78 this month, and I'll be 80 in September, yet we both are in good health. Perhaps all that walking about Old Delhi in the heat in the 1980s has helped us to stay fit.'
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Music is helping reimagine Delhi's heritage and culture of the havelis'
A 2023 study suggests that the newer generations are willing to spend on experiences over material things, and there has been a boom in experiential consumption As you walk into a haveli, it's hard not to be awestruck by its old-world charm. The intricately carved aalas and taaks evoke nostalgia, while the expanse of the courtyard and high ceilings stir the imagination. But it's the ghungroo, tabla, and soft ambient sounds that brings the space to life. Today, curators and artistes are reimagining these historic havens, turning them into vibrant sanctuaries for music and culture. 'Havelis offer spaces for new forms music' You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi 'Thumris and ghazals were born and popularised in the mehfils held in these havelis,' says Sharad Joshi, musician and co-founder of Music in the Haveli . He adds, 'We are reimagining the cultural heritage of havelis – which were once spaces for creative innovation and nurtured new forms arts.' Co-founder Shruti Sinha, adds, 'We are using the havelis to do the exact same thing: provide a space for new forms of local, global and blended music to be created and performed. The idea is to reanimate the haveli to be as alive as it used to be once upon a time instead of a static, unused space.' Such spaces are always interesting to perform at. As people enter the haveli, they are already open to discover something new. So, when I perform my music in a haveli set-up, I can feel that my audience is really 'listening' Musician Abhishek Sekhri, who goes by the moniker Goya 'Provide a sense of grandeur' 'We are not reviving but creating a culture of intimate mehfils,' says Abu Sufiyan, founder of Tales of City , who recently curated Jahaanuma Mehfil in a 170-year-old haveli Qaiser Manzil in Kucha Chelan. He adds, 'The thought behind creating an experience in a living haveli, inhabited by the Bakht family, is to celebrate the shared heritage and the tehzeeb of Shahjahanabad.' A glimpse from Jahaanuma Mehfil, held at Kucha Chelan's Qaiser Manzil Vidyun Goel, director of Haveli Dharampura, says, "Immersive experiences involving music and dance at havelis is opening up our heritage to the entire world. Along with Indian performing arts, dinners, kite-flying and haveli walkthrough sessions, every aspect of Purani Dilli culture is celebrated. The idea is to transport people back in time, and the wholesome experience helps promoting musical traditions as well. The haveli is like a stage for the performers.' 'The haveli is like a stage for the performers' (Pic: @havelidharampura) Ashna Khanna, from Kathika Cultural Centre and Museum, says, 'At restored havelis in Imli Mohalla, music is not just an event but a journey into the heart of heritage. Musicians often tell us that performing here feels like stepping back into a time when music was shared in baithaks and havelis. The courtyard setting, with its graceful archways, traditional colonnades and graceful overhanging chhajjas, creates a natural acoustic chamber that enhances sound and lends a sense of grandeur.' Performing in a living haveli was a different experience. Sharing personal space with the community, opening it up for a mehfil is a great contribution to preserving heritage Shaheen Salmani, who sang ghazals like Ranjish Hi Sahi, Hothon Se Chhu Lo Tum, Salona Sa Sajan Hai Aur Main Hun at Qaiser Manzil Sharad, adds, 'We find that people are connected to their creative side when they are in a haveli or a heritage space. A musical performance in such a space and in such a state of mind of the audience only elevates their experience.' 'Kathika offers that rare blend of aesthetic, heritage and community that allows both traditional and contemporary music to thrive in harmony' (Pics: @kathikaolddelhi) 'Travellers want at least one highlight experience during trips' Meera Ali, co-curator of Jahaan-e-Khusrau, says, 'Today's travellers often seek at least one meaningful highlight in their trips – especially one tied to heritage or culture. They are eager to know more about their culture and heritage, often feeling they have missed out on these experiences growing up as most families have spent time travelling abroad. Now people prefer short trips to destinations within India (like Lucknow, Neemrana, Udaipur, Jaipur) mainly for the experience of heritage and if that is linked with music, it becomes more attractive.' Abhishek Sekhri urf Goya played his tracks like Dilli, Mad Scientist and Naad at Kathika recently, as a part of Music in the Haveli project (Pic: Kaatayaayni Pandey) 'As these experiences become popular, interest will grow among those who appreciate heritage and art,' says Sunetra Ghose, who recently attended Goya's music event in a restored haveli in Sita Ram Bazar. The tickets of such experiences start from Rs 2,500 and can go upto Rs 10,000, depending on the space and the artiste
