"The kind of English taught in schools is so divorced from real life - you can't order a meal or talk about your favorite pop song" by memorizing textbook phrases.
Looking through them, it seemed like the average diner would probably order three or four of those items to make up a meal, and still end up with a pretty hefty calorie count.
Eventually a harried housewife or a busy executive will be able to order a ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook gourmet meal for delivery by dinner time (see box).
Head west along the creek towards Al Shindagha, to Kan Zaman (Heritage Village), an atmospheric creek-side restaurant and order the Arabic mezze and grills followed by apple sheesha - an obligatory way to end the meal.