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Boardgame cafes in Dubai ideal for dates and game nights

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Boardgame cafes in Dubai ideal for dates and game nights

Cafes are everywhere, but not everywhere you can find board games. Especially these days when we are more glued to screens than actual physical games.

That’s why it’s a gem to have known a few of them within the city.

Unwind Cafe

Unwind brings you a world of nostalgia where you can indulge your senses and relive those special times where we’re all thrilled with tabletop games. There are 700+ board games to choose from with learned Game Masters on standby to tell you how to play every game. They can also guide you on what’s the best game for you and your group.

Location: Hessa St. Instagram: @unwinddubai
Cost: Adults: AED18 per hour, 27 for 2 hours | Students: AED15 per hour, 21 for 2 hours
Food: Smoothies, milkshakes, crepes, nachos, and other cafe food

You might be interested: Why a daddy and daughter date in a board game cafe is important?

The Six

Photo from The Six Instagram

This cafe located right in front of Burj Khalifa in Downtown aims to reconnect people through board games and good food. They have about 1000+ board games in their massive library. They are about providing and curating a fun and engaging haven for board game lovers and the part of the community that want to explore the wonderful worlds of the new generation board games.

Location: Burj Vista, Downtown Instagram: @thesixcafe
Cost: AED35 per person for UNLIMITED game time
Food: Salad, sliders, cakes, cafe food

There used to be more…

It’s sad that the other board game cafe we know are not operating anymore. Do you know other board game cafe in the city? Let us know in the comments please.

Ras Al Khaimah had a successful summer staycation campaign despite of the pandemic

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Ras Al Khaimah had a successful summer staycation campaign despite of the pandemic

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) is pleased to announce the success of its ‘Shortcation’ staycation campaign which ran from 7 June – 31 August.

Together with its hospitality partners, RAKTDA created a special summer package inviting UAE residents to take a well-earned break and enjoy the Emirate’s exceptional beaches, outstanding hospitality, thrilling adventure attractions and authentic cultural experiences for the ultimate ‘Shortcation’.

Guests staying for three or more nights at any of Ras Al Khaimah’s participating 4 & 5 star hotels enjoyed a series of value-adds for a unique and memorable stay, including the Suwaidi Pearls farm, the iconic ‘Jais Adventure Peak’ with the Jebel Jais Flight, the world’s longest zipline; the Jais Sky Tour featuring seven ziplines and a 15m sky bridge; and the Jais Sky Maze, a suspended obstacle course of rope swings, wobbly bridges and swinging loops.

15,000 room nights were generated during the first 12 weeks of the ‘Shortcation’ campaign.

Grand Summer Raffle – all ‘Shortcation’ guests automatically entered a weekly raffle hosted by RAKTDA, to win a number of high value prizes, including the grand prize of a brand-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2020 automobile, courtesy of Gargash Enterprises.

Despite the regional effects of the pandemic, Ras Al Khaimah leads in RevPAR in the UAE and is second in the GCC, after Riyadh.

Ras Al Khaimah became the first city in the world to be certified as safe by Bureau Veritas and the first Emirate to receive the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp. RAKTDA partners with the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority and Ras Al Khaimah Preventive Medicine Department provide free COVID-19 PCR testing for all hospitality staff in the Emirate.

All 45 hotels in Ras Al Khaimah have received the Bureau Veritas certification.

Since April 2020, the Authority has conducted a series of destination-focused webinars which showcased the Emirate’s diverse offering and resulted in training more than 4,000 travel partners.

Healthier pizza now possible with Blaze’s low carb cauliflower crust

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Healthier pizza now possible with Blaze’s low carb cauliflower crust

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, the recognized world leader in fast artisanal pizza, announces the launch of its newest addition to its menu- the low carb gluten-free Cauliflower Crust. The new crust, along with Blaze’s variety of fresh clean toppings, allows guests to ‘chart their own course’ and reflect Blaze’s position as an inclusive brand. It’s a new way to enjoy the fast-fired customizable pizzas for guests who are on a low carb diet.

“By unveiling a cauliflower crust, Blaze’s innovation is changing the way that guests think about and eat pizza,” said Executive Chef, Bradford Kent.

“We’re making pizza an option, even for those on a low carb diet.”

Bradford Kent, Executive Chef

Along with Blaze Pizza’s new Cauliflower Crust, the pizza brand will continue to offer its original dough, high-rise dough and gluten-free dough, all of which are made from scratch, in-house daily.

Guests can enjoy the brand’s artisanal pizza with a twist at The Galleria Al Maryah Island – Abu Dhabi and in Dubai at the recently opened Dubai Mall store through dine-in, takeaway and delivery.

Middle East’s first food data intelligence software launches in the UAE

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Middle East’s first food data intelligence software launches in the UAE

NutriCal, UAE’s first food data intelligence software launches in the region with a vision to equip food businesses with pertinent information they can use to attract and retain customers. With dynamically changing trends in consumer preferences and increased competition in the food industry, the recipe management software serves as a beneficial and differentiating tool.

Ideal for a wide range of applications, NutriCal can be easily integrated by restaurants, cloud kitchens, food delivery companies, aggregators, food manufacturers, and brands. The web portal provides automatically generated nutritional fact labels as per FDA guidelines in English and Arabic, macros in the menu, and break-up of each of the recipes on the menu. 

In addition, with digitization and online being the core focus of the sector currently, F&B companies can also use NutriCal to create new products, conduct recipe costing, and design relevant social media. Another added advantage is that NutriCal perfectly complements the growing demand for healthy eating and immunity bolstering with the calorie count meter that helps customers to make a calculated decision.

The user-friendly system has data and intelligence of over 25,000 ingredients from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other international databases with the capability of being integrated into the business’s existing tech platforms such as websites and POS systems.

Encouraging food businesses to use the latest technology frameworks to curate menus and provide intelligence

Soniya Ashar, founder of NutriCal said, “Our long-term vision at NutriCal is to be able to match the consumer’s preferences to a business’s food products and recipes. NutriCal resonates with the dynamic food and beverage market of the UAE and we are hopeful to contribute to the nation’s vision of being happy, healthy and sustainable. Ultimately, with our solution we want every food business to attract customers and increase revenue as their consumers are able to make a satisfactory and informed decision about the food they consume.

Having received a positive response from the UAE market, we have plans to expand our business line in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We see immense opportunity and potential in the GCC region and would want to be instrumental in bringing about a positive change in the offerings the food industry has to offer.”

“Moreover, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an evident shift in consumer behavior. They are now demanding greater transparency into sanitation and food offerings by restaurants. Demand for healthy food has risen to unprecedented levels too. Therefore, food service providers and food delivery companies that display nutritional and caloric information for menu items are allowing customers to take better control of their wellbeing.”

Soniya Ashar, Founder, NutriCal

Aligning itself with the UAE’s National Agenda for 2021, NutriCal is launched with an objective to enable F&B industries to be more conscious about the food they have to offer while ensuring customers are making more well-informed choices to suit their changing lifestyles.

Dubai restaurants unite to support relief efforts to Lebanon

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Dubai restaurants unite to support relief efforts to Lebanon

The local restaurant community continues to rally round to support relief efforts in Lebanon.

GoFood, the newly launched home-grown delivery platform run by restaurant owners, announced today that 100 percent of all sales made on August 14 will be donated to Emirates Red Crescent’s Lebanon initiative to help those affected by the crisis.

Customers who want to support the cause can order from more than 2000 restaurants currently on the platform including Nando’s, She Burger, 800 Pizza, Café Bateel, Villa Beirut, Kulcha King, Logma, Calicut Paragon and Hatam.

Or they can try GoFood Grocery, the platform’s next-day fresh grocery delivery service in Dubai.

Offering a wide assortment of everyday essentials, including baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat, frozen food, household essentials, pantry items and so much more, GoFood Grocery is currently offering an introductory 30 percent discount on all orders till 19th August.

Again the proceeds from all orders on GoFood Grocery on the 14th will go to supporting relief efforts in Lebanon.

GoFood is now available for download on ioS and Android.

What is GoFood?

GoFood was born during the global Covid-19 Crisis of 2020 where the majority of restaurant delivery aggregators and delivery service providers refused to reduce their unreasonable commissions, putting a massive strain on restaurants already struggling with reduced business. More than 500 restaurant owners representing 4,000 restaurants in the UAE decided to come together to create their own delivery platform and GoFood was born.

Now you make digital money transfers to 11 countries using Denarii Cash

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Now you make digital money transfers to 11 countries using Denarii Cash

Enjoy mobile remittances to the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait

Dubai-based Denarii Cash, a mobile money transfer app for expatriates in the UAE, has announced that the company signed strategic partnership agreements and expanded its network to eleven countries. Expatriates in the UAE are now able to remit cash via their smartphones to the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

The company has experienced a rapid spike in the number of users downloading the mobile application since March 2020. With this sudden surge in downloads, Denarii Cash has 1.1 million waitlisted users to be activated when compared to the 57,000 active users prior to the pandemic. In today’s world, mobile cash remittances have become a necessity and are affordable, secure and easily accessible to customers.

Commenting on the announcement, Jon Santillan, founder and techpreneur said: “As key players in the remittance field, since the beginning of the pandemic our team has worked tirelessly to hasten the process of signing partnership agreements to offer our services to several expatriate communities in the UAE. Our strategy is to offer our remittance services to as many expatriates as possible. Today, we are proud to have paved the way for our customers to digitally remit cash to 11 major countries and this was no easy task.”

“We, at Denarii Cash, provide the highest exchange rate and charge the lowest transaction fees in the market. We look forward to further expanding our services to several other countries in the near future.”

Jon Santillan

How to create an account in Denarii Cash?

With Denarii Cash, users can set up a free account in minutes, pay bills by debit or credit cards, recharge accounts all at the comfort and safety of their homes. Its robust network provides free flow of money with ease from one country to the other with same-day delivery at low-cost transaction fees.

Denarii Cash can be downloaded from App Store or Play Store.

What is Denarii Cash?

Established by Jon Santillan in 2018, Denarii Cash is a leading money transfer app in the UAE, providing secure and affordable money transfer options for individuals. The startup company offers services that significantly simplify the remittance process by allowing expatriate workers in UAE to send money via smartphone and enjoy a full range of pay-out options including cash pickup or a bank deposit of cash to support their families back home. Currently, it has footprints in the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain with further expansion underway across key business markets.

Denarii Cash is backed and supported by leading venture capital firms 500 Falcons, MISK Innovation, 500 Fintech, and leading GCC angel investors.

“I Quit Plastic” movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution

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“I Quit Plastic” movement to raise awareness about plastic pollution

I Quit Plastic Powered by Sprudel is on a mission to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic

The planet-friendly water company has launched the “I Quit Plastic” movement on instagram to raise awareness about plastic pollution

The world consumes a million plastic bottles a minute, according to the Guardian. @I_QuitPastic is a digital movement powered by Sprudel to spread awareness about the hazards of plastic pollution on our planet and to eliminate single-use plastic.

The digital movement aims to create a community by channeling people’s inner-changemaker to take  #TheSprudelPledge to go plastic-free. Once signed up on the website, pledge takers are encouraged to share pictures and videos taking small steps to live sustainably and tag @I_QuitPastic.

To help raise further awareness on the ease of living sustainably and get started on this journey, Sprudel has decided to not only repost user-generated content on  @I_QuitPastic, but also give-away plastic-free starter kits.

“I believe this is an ever-green movement since plastic can be found all over our planet, from the peak mountains to the depths of the ocean, and every small step taken towards eliminating plastic matters”

Shawn Green, Founder of Sprudel

In the future, Shawn plans to collaborate with other eco-friendly local vendors, NGO’s, and non-profit organizations to help provide a variety of sustainable products. The @I_QuitPastic movement hopes to serve as an extension to Plastic Free July, which is a global movement that has helped millions of people be part of a greater solution by helping eliminate plastic pollution so that we as a community can have a cleaner planet.

WATCH: How my wife makes ube cheese cupcake

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WATCH: How my wife makes ube cheese cupcake

Raqz and Aya visited Josie’s Kitchen recently to share one of her most in-demand cake recipes – the Ube-Cheese cupcake.

Speaking on behalf of my wife, this recipe can be done in less than one hour – that’s 10-15 minutes to prepare the ingredients and mix into a batter, and 25-30 minutes to bake.

Watch the video to see how they do it, and don’t forget to subscribe to Love Josie on Youtube for more recipes:

The ingredients of ube-cheese cupcake recipe

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 2 tsp ube essence
  • fresh milk (optional)

Thank you so much mommy Josie for inviting us to your kitchen, and for making Raqz ‘say yes’ to be in a video 🙂 We had fun in the set.

Love in a time of ‘Lockdown’

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Love in a time of ‘Lockdown’

We couldn’t see each other physically – no pick-up and drop-offs, no dates, none of these. I was in Dubai, she was in Manila. Everything happened online. No Facebook, WhatsApp, or Zoom yet; Mobile internet wasn’t a thing then. Those were the glory days of Friendster and Yahoo Messenger. 

It was a ‘Love on Lockdown’ on a long distance. 

A dozen years (and kilos) later, through highs and lows, here we are together stronger than ever. A marriage that’s full of S.W.A.G. – Saved With Amazing Grace.

Happy 12th anniversary babe! In case you wonder how we seem to grow year after year, let me share you twelve reasons why…

How to grow your marriage through the years?

T – TOGETHER MATTERS

To be in the company of each other is a privilege, not a burden. We enjoy every opportunity we could be together.

W – WACKINESS

Humor is an important part of our everyday lives. Laughter is not just the best medicine, laughter is a vaccine. 

E – LEVATE

We strive to become a better version of ourselves a a husband and a wife, day in and day out. 

L – LOVE LANGUAGE

We respond to each others love language religiously.

V – VISION

This relationship is motivated by dreams and aspirations. Having a vision allows us to filter out unnecessary things and activities that are not aligned with the vision.

E – EDIFY

We encourage one another and build each other up. We commit to edify and become accountable to each other.

There you go, TWELVE reasons. 🙂

Festive Philippine Independence Day celebrations go virtual

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Festive Philippine Independence Day celebrations go virtual

This year’s Philippine Independence Day celebration in Dubai will go down the history books not only as the first-ever virtual celebration of Independence Day but also as an enormous gathering of brilliant minds in front and behind the cameras.

Philippine Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Paul Raymund Cortes, shares his thoughts and excitement as we are bringing the fiesta from the usual parks to the screens.

Here’s his full statement:

The 2020 edition of Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence presents to us a more somber nuance of what a celebration of our freedoms would be. In the past, our commemorations consisted of lively cultural presentations, dances and songs, and a fiesta atmosphere that would reflect the joy of the overseas Filipino community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. For us, June 12 offers the opportunity to manifest who we are as a people, our history, and how we surpass the challenges presented to us as we try to highlight our culture in a very competitive and globalized world.

The COVID-19 pandemic forces us to think more strategically on how our people could move on in the midst of an economically-challenged global community facing the uncertainties that this crisis brings. It makes us rethink about how the realities of migration and health affect our current diaspora.

This is not to say that this year’s celebration and beyond must be devoid of pride in our culture but more so the need for it to be juxtaposed with a reality that our diaspora has never faced since hundreds of thousands of our people began exploring economic opportunities outside our country some 50 years before.

Perhaps this is a time for us to strategize how the overseas Filipino communities around the world could not only make a difference in the economic set up of the places that they have chosen to relocate themselves but now also ensuring that they likewise become positive agents of hope and change, much needed in a world where health has now become society’s top priority.

Now we must rethink how economics, culture, the arts, and our heritage can be pursued while understanding that above them all is the health and the greater good of the majority. For the people who prides itself in communal gatherings and a very active artistic sense, this becomes a challenge. But with digital and technological information at our disposal, we look forward to an even more enticing, savvy, and perhaps more virtually challenging celebration of who we are as a people and what we can contribute to a world that is looking forward to a new normal.

Now, perhaps more than ever is our chance to show the rest of the world that what a united, resolute, strategic, and more determined Filipino community we are in this part of the world.

Let us keep showing everyone what we can do and what we can share with the rest of the expatriate communities in the UAE keeping in mind our newfound priorities. Mabuhay to all Filipinos and may we always rise up to the expectations of an even more hopeful future.

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