The Al Habtoor City Gourmet Festival will take gourmets on a culinary journey in the heart of Dubai, from June 27 to August 31, where guests will have a chance to experience a diverse gastro-adventure around Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection.

The first edition of the festival will see exclusive ‘foodie’ experiences, showcasing specially curated chef’s menus and themed feasts that cover the gastronomic spectrum from fine dining indulgences to tasty street food surprises.

At Al Habtoor Palace, guests can delve into French cuisine with a three-course sitting at the BQ French Kitchen & Bar. Here, French Onion Soup or Burrata will be followed by mains – prawn linguine, grilled baby chicken or Penne Arrabbiata.

Sweet lovers have a choice of pain perdu, fruit platter or ice cream and sorbet to finish.

The award-winning World Cut Steakhouse menu features black truffle fritters and lobster bisque for starters and the mouth-watering Argentine grass-fed beef tenderloin and Australian black onyx striploin for mains.

Vegetarians are served with a delicious forest mushroom risotto. For dessert, it’s all about baked Alaska, salted caramel sundae or warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream.

For those with a craving for pan-American flair, make a beeline for Zoco in the V Hotel Dubai, Curio Collection by Hilton. The lively venue is dishing out some of the most beloved pan-American plates including classic guacamole, sea bass tiradito, skewers of chicken teriyaki and prawn tacos.

The mains serve up fish melozo rice, chicken breaded panko furai and mixed mushrooms with corn pepian. A sweet ending comes in the form of tasty churros, sorbets or a caramel cheesecake.

Food, with a side of sports action, is served at Ribs & Brews in Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City where the three-course menu sets you up with some exquisite gastropub favourites.

Appetisers include slowed roasted tomato soup and chicken wings with mains coming in the form of tomato flatbread, Salmon fish cake and of course, Ribs & Brews signature burger. Desserts include cheesecake, chocolate brownie, Granny Smith apple pie and R&B sticky toffee pudding.

Guests can try their skills at the X-Gold Middle East golf simulator.

And if you fancy a little bit of everything, the international buffet at The Market is ideal, where there is a dish to suit all palates; and the signature dining experience at World Cut Steakhouse at AED 250. – TradeArabia News Service