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10 reasons to visit Spice Grill – the newest hip restaurant in Sharjah
In a time when restaurants are closing one after the other, it is refreshing to hear about new restaurants launching. And it’s even more pleasing to hear the backstory. For entrepreneurs, Cristine Caringal-Melad, 35, and Lourds Adalia-Evertse, 34, opening a...
This restaurant is hiring UAE residents who lost their job
Here’s the unfortunate reality: Due to the pandemic, a lot of talented individuals around town lost their jobs. On top of that, some businesses had to shut their doors. Despite all this bleakness, there comes some persons who rise to...
Sharjah restaurant Spice Grill hires only staff made redundant by Covid-19: ‘We wanted to make a difference’
Filipina restaurateurs Cristine Caringal-Melad and Lourds Adalia-Evertse are using their new venue to give back to the community 2020 has been a tough year for the food and beverage industry. But while there have been difficult moments, with beloved restaurants...
How business of compassion turns into food for thought
Pandemic disrupts strategies, but entrepreneurs, suppliers and authorities have banded together to help each other out For Cristine Caringal-Melad, working her way up the food industry ladder meant chopping, literally, her way to success. That also resulted in...
