The iftar at Corniche restaurant in Sofitel Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche
The iftar at Corniche restaurant in Sofitel Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche

Iftars of the day: Corniche Restaurant and QD’s



Corniche Restaurant, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, Abu Dhabi

Get your feast on at the Corniche restaurant. Tuck into traditional Arabic hot and cold mezzes, Middle Eastern main dishes, international flavours and three live-cooking stations. The chef recommends the ouzi with biryani rice and roasted almonds and the lamb tajine with dry apricots and plums. A dessert station with homemade breads, pastries and Arabic sweets – such as the chef’s signature qatayef with walnuts – will end the meal on a sweet note.

• Dh185, from 7pm to 10.30pm; a traditional Arabic à la carte suhoor follows from 11pm to 4am. Call 02 813 7777

QD’s, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai

For a relaxing meal in a traditional setting, head to QD’s dedicated air-conditioned Ramadan tent, which offers views of Dubai Creek and the skyline. The buffet features Arabic mezze, soups, Middle Eastern and international main courses as well as Ramadan beverages. Don’t skip the dessert table for authentic Arabic sweets and dates.

Dh150; Dh65 for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. From sunset to 9pm. À la carte suhoor follows until 1am. Call 04 295 6000

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It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were experimenting with sticky tape and graphite, the material used as lead in pencils.

Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But when they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.

By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.

In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. 

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