Dirhams & Dollars

Getting bored with the same old restaurant? You obviously need to get out more. According to a new report, Dubai residents have more food choices per capita than New York City. Even if you don’t want to go out, eating apps allow you to get just about anything you can think of delivered to your door. It’s definitely a foodie’s market. But that doesn’t mean things are good in the kitchen. The growth in restaurants and a level delivery field means that competition is fierce. There have already been a few casualties, even among the big Western brands, which used to be viewed as a sure thing. So just how do restaurants caters to today’s tech-driven, social media centric food fans – other than just making sure your order is right? Ed and I hash it out.