Fazaris at The Address Downtown Burj Dubai hosts multi-cuisine themed nights

Fazaris, the restaurant with a cosmopolitan blend of cuisine at The Address Downtown Burj Dubai, is launching themed nights with menus from three different countries combined with authentic beverages and entertainment. From 6 June onwards Fazaris will host ‘Mashawi Fazaris’ also known as ’Arabic Night’ every Saturday evening, where a combination of traditional Arabic food including mezze, soups, grilled items and desserts will be part of the extensive buffet. Guests can enjoy a true Arabian culinary journey, tasting delicacies from all over the Middle East while an Oud player will enliven the venue with local tunes. This buffet dinner starts from AED 145 per person.From 8 June 2009, Fazaris will launch ’Asli India’ Nights or ’Indian Nights’ every Monday evening presenting a dinner buffet with traditional starters, Indian curries, tandoori buffet, desserts and soft beverages priced at AED 120 per person. For the complete Indian experience, a band will provide traditional Indian music.These themed dinners will complement the existing ’Sushi Nights’, taking place at Fazaris every Wednesday where Chef Moon Kyung Soo, a specialized Sushi Chef with over ten years of experience, creates an authentic culinary indulgence. Chef Moon prepares an extensive variety of Japanese dishes including traditional sushi, maki rolls, udong noodles and miso eggplant. The dinner buffet can be enjoyed at the contemporary Sushi bar for AED 185 per person in the restaurant area or on the outdoor terrace that overlooks Burj Dubai.The Executive Assistant Manager of Food & Beverage, Serge Cuypers, said: "With the themed nights we want guests to enjoy a complete culinary experience. The entire set-up of Fazaris will change to suit the theme, assuring guests an authentic experience. We are also offering an extensive menu for each theme night while music and entertainment suiting the theme will add to the guest experience."Fazaris restaurant is renowned for the variety of cuisines it offers. The Themed Nights will add to the cosmopolitan flavours of the venue, which is open from 6:30pm to 11:00pm. 

Emirati Food

It’s difficult to find Emirati food in Dubai’s restaurants. It’s considered somewhat bland, and Arabic food here is heavily influenced by Lebanese, Moroccan, Tunisian, and even Iranian cuisine. Meals usually start with meze, Arabic appetizers such as hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanouj, falafel, and kibbeh (ground meat with spices) served with pita bread and salad. Lamb, beef, and chicken are the favored meats, often accompanied by rice, spices, nuts (especially pistachios), dates, and yogurt.

Muslims are forbidden from eating meat that has not been slaughtered in accordance with Islamic rituals (called halal), and they do not eat pork. An authentic Emirati dish is roasted lamb stuffed with rice spiced with cinnamon, almonds, and pistachios. Although they’re Lebanese in origin, shawarmas (lamb or chicken carved from a spit and served in a pita) are also tremendously popular. Seafood is a staple of the Emirati diet, and includes grilled hammour (a grouper fish), chanad (mackerel), and beyah (mullet).

Main dishes may be served with unleavened Arabic bread, freshly baked in clay ovens, followed by fresh fruit such as dates, figs, and lemon and lime, as well as Arabic sweets. Fruit juices are often drunk with the meal, and Arabic coffee is served after. During Ramadan, evening meals are usually enormous buffets. Unless you manage to swing an invitation to an Emirati’s home for dinner, a good area to find cheap, authentic Arabic food is in Bur Dubai or Deira.