Dubai Food Festival partners with literature and photo festivals

Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) today announced that two of the city’s most popular creative arts events will join the Dubai Food Festival, with explorations into the art of food writing and photography. The collaborations with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and Gulf Photo Plus’ annual photography festival, GPP2014, bring internationally renowned Chef Greg Malouf and food photographer and blogger Matt Armendariz to the inaugural 23-day Dubai Food Festival – adding to its burgeoning line-up of events and further promoting Dubai’s emergence as a global gastronomic destination.

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