Talea by Antonio Guida.

Upscale Italian at Emirates Palace (and adventures in solo dining).

Other than the World’s 50 Best MENA awards in February (#humblebrag) — which was a blink-and-miss trip to the capital — it’s been a minute since I visited Abu Dhabi (like, 2+ years). I used to go quite regularly, as I have several former colleagues at NYUAD (where I worked 2014-2016). Braving the hateful traffic of the corniche, I finally made it to the…