Evangeline Elsa

1 week ago | hotelsofuae.com | Evangeline Elsa

Dubai, UAE: It’s Friday afternoon, 17-year-old Abdullah Al Janahi is back from school. Once again, his friends call him “to go hang out” at a nearby café, but Janahi politely declines. He has something more important to do – a giant piece of fresh Wagyu brisket is waiting in his kitchen, ready for Janahi’s magic. For many Dubai teenagers, weekends might be about video games or catching up with friends.

2 months ago | hotelsofuae.com | Evangeline Elsa

At the heart of this new dining destination is Chef Kyung Soo Moon, a Seoul native whose journey from aspiring teenager to culinary director at Sunset Hospitality Group in Dubai, is a testament to passion and perseverance. “When I was 17,” Chef Moon recalls in an interview with Gulf Korean Times and Hotels of UAE, “I was searching for my future. I saw articles about chefs in the newspapers, and I was very impressed. Growing up, I observed my mother’s cooking style, and I wanted to become a chef.

Dec 10, 2024 | gulfnews.com | Evangeline Elsa

Dubai: A South Korean professor is taking the internet by storm with his incredible dance moves. A video that shows him dressed in a formal suit and effortlessly grooving to music during a lecture in front of students, has gone viral on the internet. The video that was originally posted by Moon Byeong-Soon, the dancer on Instagram last month, was reposted on December 10 by another Instagram account, @muisycall. Within 24 hours, the video had gained over a million views.

Dec 10, 2024 | gulfnews.com | Evangeline Elsa

Dubai: South Korean author Han Kang received the Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm  on  Tuesday, December 10. The ceremony annually takes place on the death anniversary of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard Nobel. The prestigious award, announced in October, recognised her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Han's Nobel Prize win came just days after South Korea experienced a brief period of martial law.

Dec 9, 2024 | gulfnews.com | Evangeline Elsa

Dubai: Sweater weather is back! UAE residents woke up to a chilly Tuesday morning, as temperatures dipped below 20°C across most parts of the country. According to the National Center of Meteorology, the lowest temperature recorded today was 7.5°C in Raknah (Al Ain) at 7am. Most coastal areas of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah, saw temperature lows of 15 to 20°C. With clear to partly cloudy skies, the weather is expected to be pleasant today in most parts of the country.