Top 10 tasty treats this festive season
At Sugar Daddy’s Bakery, a sweet alternative to Christmas cookies is drawing in the customers: seasonal cupcakes.
Made with highest quality ingredients and iced by hand, the celebratory cakes are priced from AED13-15.
Jordan’s new luxury Dead Sea property, Evason Ma’in Hot Springs and Six Senses Spa, is also offering a ‘Stay three, Pay two’ deal which includes a complimentary dinner for two at the resort’s Dead Sea Panorama restaurant.
The outlet serves up traditional Jordanian and Lebanese food, comprising hot and cold mezze as well as chargrilled meats and fish.
Park Hyatt Dubai will open Traiteur and The Terrace for an epicurean Christmas Day deal — ‘Brunch at the Park’.
Guests will be able to experience a wide variety of culinary delights from the Traiteur kitchen from 12-4pm, while enjoying live festive season entertainment.
Alternatively diners can relax on The Terrace, overlooking the yachts in the marina and enjoying different elements of cuisines created by the chefs at the hotel.
Priced at AED695 per person, the deal includes Veuve Clicquot champagne.
With the festive season almost upon us, Costa Coffee has announced it will introduce some new additions to its menu throughout December.
The festive range will include traditional mince pies, the new orange hot chocolate and gingerbread stars.
Al Murooj Rotana is bringing a taste of New York to Dubai, with its swinging New Year’s countdown ‘New York, New York’ at Pergolas.
The New Year’s Eve menu will feature a gala dinner buffet with live cooking stations, glitzy New York ambiance, live entertainment, an international DJ, and street performers, before the fireworks display countdown.
Located at The Westin Dubai, Bussola is bringing Italian flair to this Christmas day with a festive Italian lunch.
The five-course set menu costs AED330 per person.
Nelson’s Bar at Media Rotana Dubai is seeing the New Year in ‘Simply the Best’ style, thanks to a performance from a top Tina Turner tribute artist.
The in-house DJ will add to the celebratory New Year’s atmosphere, leading the countdown and the sing-along to Auld Lang Syne.
The Burj Al Arab is hosting an exclusive New Year’s Eve gala dinner, with pre-dinner cocktails, a gala dinner and party with selected complimentary beverages served throughout the evening.
Celebrations will include live music and fireworks.
The experience costs AED 7450 per adult and AED 3725 per child.
The Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel and Resort is appealing to kids everywhere (and adults with a sweet tooth) with the ‘Gingerbread Factory’.
Children are invited to make their own gingerbread house, on December 16 from 4-6pm.
Santa Claus will also make a surprise visit, with gifts, before the Sheraton team, lights the Christmas tree, to the accompaniment of the lobby choir.
Tickets cost AED50 per child and AED30 per adult.
Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa is offering an array of promotions to entertain this Eid Al Adha.
At the authentic Al Hadheerah Desert Restaurant, a lavish traditional buffet will be served from live cooking stations featuring stone bread ovens, spit roasts and grills.
To add to the festive ambiance, an Arabic band will perform songs complemented by traditional dancing and music.
The surrounding dunes will form the backdrop for a live camel and horse show, before the evening is concluded by a fireworks display.