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Pro Chefs Swear By This Hidden Gem Restaurant in a Dubai Mall

Today, Condé Nast Traveler joins Chef Mohamad Orfali in Dubai to try his favorite dishes at Slab, a top restaurant that professional chefs love hidden inside a shopping mall.

Released on 02/13/2025

Transcript

[groovy funk music]

There is a secret restaurant in Dubai,

the chefs love to eat at, it's hidden and in plain sight.

[chef savoring]

It's really juicy.

I am Mohammad Orfali and this is Slab,

let me show you my favorite three dishes in this restaurant.

Come with me. [lively music]

[upbeat fun music]

Look at that, potato, sour cream, and caviar.

What do you need more than this?

The potato is sliced and cooked,

and then deep fried is so super crunchy.

The creaminess that gonna come

from the sour cream and caviar.

Let me see what's going on here.

[chef savoring]

Delicious, wow.

Crunchy, savory, sweet, and sour,

and a lot of umami and caviar.

[groovy funk music]

[frier sizzling] [groovy funk music continues]

This is a Tart Flambee Ma Cheri.

As you can see, it is not a tart it's more like flatbread,

shredded with some cream cheese,

bacon, lot of onion and chives.

One of my favorite things at Slab.

Look at that beautiful, crunchy, crisp, and creamy.

[chef savoring]

The texture of the formage blanc, which is the creme cheese,

the freshness from the onion and the chives.

The beef bacon, the smokiness, delicious.

[tart crunching] [lively music]

Holy moly look at that, fried chicken sando.

Guys, this is not a burger joint.

This is like a real restaurant, a real chef,`

who can make the best fried chicken ever.

Let me take sip of the drink here.

Watch this.

[chef savoring]

With the fried chicken, with aioli,

crunchy, garlicy, fresh, lot of pickles.

It's really juicy. [fried chicken crunching]

Listen, I'm not kidding,

the best fried chicken sando in Dubai.

[upbeat music]

This is my favorite three dishes in Slab.

Believe me, they have a lot more.

Let me know you think about it.

[groovy music]