May - August 2022

The second season of our tasting menu is inspired by the Nabati poetry, and the authenticity in its raw but honest words, mirroring the essence of Bedouin lifestyle. The lifestyle of Bedouins is both seasonal & sustainable, and its beauty is captured in the form of ‘Nabati Poetry’ for centuries.

One poet sings of the hot & long summer one spent away on a shore during UAE’s pearl-diving season, in a whirl of reminiscences and hopes for the loved ones. ‘Each night of the week, fine lines did I speak’ – The Nabati Poetry of the Untited Arab Emirates: Selected Poems, Annotated and Translated into English by C. Holes & Said Salman Abu Athera, co-published by Ithaca Press & UNESCO 2011

Seasonal Tasting Menu
By-product

Caramelised Cream, Mushroom Garum Powder, Whey Caramel, Seared Croissant Loaf

Tongue Twister

In-House Corn Miso Cracker, Smoked Eggplant Caviar, Corn Honey, Local Meat Carpaccio, Buttermilk Popcorn Fluid Gel, Seasonal Flowers, Corn Powder

Brainstorm

Smoked Milk Offal Cut Pudding, Seaweed Fluid Gel, Iranian Black Caviar, Local Dark Honey, Citrus Chive Oil

Stuffed Wings

Chicken Wing, Saffron Rice, Roasted Wing Shoyu Glaze, Celery Vinegar Perfume

Miso & Roots

Pumpkin Seed Miso Grilled Squash, Sesame Koji, Squash Puree, Fermented Tomato Powder, Fig Leave Oil, Nasturtium

Duck & Dates

Spiced Duck Breast, Fermented Date Creme Fraiche, Seared Pickled Heirloom Carrots, Roasted Duck Jus

2-Way Camel

Camel Tenderloin Tartare, Koji on Umami Toast, Egg Garum Sauce, Baker Powder, Slow Cooked Camel Hump, Cinnamon Moringa Glaze, Coriander Cress

Desert Squab

Sautee Ghaf Squab, Braised Red Cabbage, Herbed Kombucha Fluid Gel, Hibiscus Glaze, Pistachio Powder

Figs & Milk

Torched Figs, Fig Fluid Gel, Fig Leaf Powder, Fig Leaf Ginger Milk, Fig Leaf Oil, Sweet Goat’s Cheese, Marigold Leaf, Honey Crunch Sticks

Ugliness of Corn

Corn Meringue, Sweet Corn Cream, Frozen Corn Rocks, Corn Husk Powder, Corn Honey, Popped Corn Kernels, Grilled Corn, Seasonal Flowers

Bistronomy Menu
Local Farm
DEV Salad 2.0

​Whipped Burrata, Citrus (Orange) Compressed Watermelon Vinegar, Lebanese Za’atar, Bronze Beauty Lettuce, Lacto-Fermented Turnip Slices, Wild Za’atar Oil, Crunchy Coriander Seeds, Caramelized Tangerine Dressing

Plenty More Salad

Smoked Local Wheat Berries, Sumac Cucumbers and Fennel Slices, Macerated Coriander Apples, Coriander Oil, Abu Dhabi Black Sesame Seeds, Lebanese Molasses Glaze, Watermelon Radish

Umami Custard

Crispy Fried Oyster Mushrooms, Mushroom Garum Chawanmushi, Kinoko Mushroom Dashi, Watermelon Radish, Burnt Spring Onion Oil

Garum Beef Tartare

Local Beef Tenderloin, Garum Aioli, Mustard Leaves Oil, Pickle Grilled Kohlrabi, Grated Manchego Cheese with Cured Egg yolk in Bread Shoyu, Basil Oil serves with Umami Sourdough Toast

Charred
Nostalgia

Charred Shio Koji Sword Fish (from the Arabian Sea), Buttermilk Citrus Beurre Blanc, Smoked Vinegar Pickled Green Beans, Cilantro Oil, Fried Pine Nuts & Coriander Cress

Frikadellen

Charred Chicken Meatballs with Bread Shoyu , Ajvar Roasted Capsicum Chutney, Kefir Yogurt Mousse, Levant Furikake, Lebanese Broad Beans, Fermented Basil Honey

Cece

Fire Roasted White Sweet Potatoes & Corn Shio Koji, Almond Spinach Corn Kernels Curry, Sambal Oil with Curry Leaf Powder, Smoke Almonds

Garum Burger

Charred Beef Patty, Garum Glazed, Gruyere Cheese, Burn Onion Powder, Garum Powder, Fermented Chili Aioli serve with Potato Sourdough Bun

Sugar
Milk and Honey

Local Honey Cold Milk Custard, Kumquat Coriander Compote, Almond Orange Crumb, Apple Cider Caramel

A Thousand Dates

Almond Sawafi Date Cake, Wanana Date Caramel Mousse, Fig Shishi Date Jam, Date Sugar Filo Pastry, Sillaj Date Caramel, Brûléed Figs, Buttermilk Ice Cream