EQUITY MAGAZINE MAY-JUNE 2018

GASTRONOMY
WEEKEND DINING
An experience, nocturnal hotspot, and brunches you can’t miss this month
Intimate brunch
1 TORO + KO
CITYWALK DUBAI
This Barcelona inspired tapas restaurant
and bar sited at The Square, City Walk,
offers the Friday brunch with a Toro
twist. With award-winning chefs Ken
Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette at the
helm, you’re guaranteed to have an
exciting culinary experience. We know
we did. The brunch begins with sharingstyle
plates of pintxos, cold meat,
Spanish cheese and a freshly baked
crusty bread topped with garlic, olive oil
and tomatoes. Simple, yet absolutely
mouthwatering. Up next, we tucked
into patata bravas served in little
cylindrical shaped bites with aioli, juicy
grilled corn with espelette aioli that’s
the good kind of messy and worth
dirtying your fingers with, Spanish
omelette served in squares, and crisp
mushroom and truffle croquette. The
Catalan specialties can be re-ordered
before and during the second course.
As we took in the rustic, textured and
bright-light composed interiors, while
sipping sangria, we chose the signature
Catalan favourite, paella. The
flavoursome saffron rice was soaked in
juices of the paella, topped with seafood
that offered a bite. While we wanted to
eat every grain from the pan, we
realised the portion was very generous
for two to share. We took a few
minutes to digest the meal, singing along
to old school hip-hop tracks from the
Eighties and Nineties, before tucking
into churros served with three sauces.
Toro + KO will be serving a threecourse
Iftar featuring a plate of Toro
Tapas, Catalonia-style paella, beef
tenderloin with roast potatoes and
Padron peppers, or pulpo (a
combination of octopux planxa,
charred onions vinaigrette and pimento
de la vera), and churros.
Need to know:
Dhs199 per head for the Iftar.
Contact +971 4 590 5433
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