Culinary wonders at food fest in Abu Dhabi

Inspiring chefs and food enthusiasts are presenting a full programme of interactive events and activities for families in participating malls throughout Abu Dhabi as part of the Abu Dhabi Food Festival (ADFF).
Highlighting some of the most delectable dishes, these events will entail colourful characters from popular television shows. Children will also get to meet and cook alongside some of their favourite Nickelodeon characters such as Dora the Explorer and Spongebob Squarepants at the ADFF 'Kitchen Mission' events.
The 'Kitchen Mission' will see themed workshops and interactive games performed on stage for children and families. These one-of-a-kind activities will take place from December 8 to 10 at Marina Mall from 5pm to 9pm, and from 21 to 23 December at Western Hotel, Al Gharbia also from 5pm to 9pm.
Entertaining options for enthusiastic chefs-to-be just don't end there, as they will also have the opportunity to interact with everyone's favourite fictional group of pizza fans - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The characters will make an appearance from December 15 to 17 at Al Bawadi Mall, Al Ain from 5pm to 9pm.
Rounding off the exciting offerings are two fantastic food and comedy shows that will be touring the emirate with their hilarious interactive performances for three days during the festival. 'Raoul the Pizza Guy' and 'Sweet Dreams' will be performing across Yas Mall, World Trade Centre, Galleria National Towers, Delma Mall and Al Ain Mall from 8 to 16 December.
Spread over 19 days and taking in three weekends until December 23, across the emirate, ADFF will attract both residents and visitors alike to enjoy not only cuisine from some of the best chefs, but also some of the most scrumptious food-related experiences, complete with themed dinners, food trucks, live entertainment, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, meet-and-greets, cook book signings and mall activities.
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• Abu Dhabi