Though the restaurant Table 9 by Darren Velvick at the Hilton Dubai Creek closed its doors earlier this summer, Dubai is lucky enough to have held onto this talented chef.
Velvick, a celebrated British chef who trained with Marcus Wareing and Gordon Ramsey for 14 years, will have a soft opening of his new restaurant — The Croft — this Sunday (August 16). Located in the Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites in the Dubai Marina, The Croft will have its official grand opening on September 15.
The Croft will focus on modern British cuisine and is inspired by Velvick’s childhood in the rural British village of Hampstead Norreys. In a statement on the opening, Velvick said, “We are thrilled to be launching our dream after months of conceptualising, planning and prepping. The theme behind the restaurant is very close to my heart and we are eagerly looking forward to receiving positive feedback from guests.”
We’re really excited about this opening — Velvick’s attention to detail and innovation in the kitchen is refreshing and inspired. Put this one on your “must-try” list.
Table 9 at the Hilton Dubai Creek will bid farewell to the fine dining scene. The restaurant is scheduled to relaunch as a bistro concept in mid-September.
• The Croft is on the fifth level of Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites in Dubai Marina. For more information, call 04 319 4794
The specs
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
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Engine: four-litre V6 and 3.5-litre V6 twin-turbo
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The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
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