Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
There are very few who can take criticism in their stride and work on them to improve. Those who have been following this blog will remember my not-so-pleasant experience at a blogger’s meet organised last year by 20:20 MSL, however this year was a complete turnaround. So-much- so, that in compar…
[Rated: 3.5/5] A pursuit for good Italian food in Chennai is most likely to lead you to the city’s gourmet food restaurants. Gourmet prices aren’t always friendly on the pocket, and can almost instantly stop you from daydreaming any further about Italian food that you suddenly felt like having. S…
Chutney Week: Part6, Coconut Chutneys The twists and turns of Coconut Chutneys… Natasha Ramarathnam: Coconut Chutney, There are many, many ways of making coconut chutney, but this is the way my mother (and her mother before her) made it, and I am sticking to it. Ingredients: 1 medium Coconut grat…
Chutney Week: Part 5 , ‘The Essentials’ Chutneys Grouping these under ‘the essentials’ as various versions of these are found in almost every household… Mona Malik: Hari Chutney or Green Chutney or Mint Coriander Chutney or Coriander chutney or Mint Chutney…or dip!! Ingredients: 1 cup Fresh Green…
With the temps soaring in the fiery 40s, our ingenious ‘culinary’ wizards are serving up some great beat-the-heat refreshers… deliciously chilled smoothies, energizers and frozen yogurts, cocktails and mock tails flavored by the season’s choicest fruits. The major attraction of cocktails & Mockta…
Chutney Week: Part 4 ,Chutney powders Annie Alexander : Kerala Chamanthi Podi Ingredients: About 2 cups Fresh grated Coconut 3-4 sliced small Onions 1/2 tsp of chopped Ginger 1 tsp of chopped Garlic 5-6 Peppercorns few curry leaves Whole dry red chilies or crushed chili flakes, to taste ( I added…
The ultimate culinary feast awaits food lovers with an exclusive a la carte Sushi promotion at R.E.D. Radisson Blu MBD Noida. Diners can explore the subtle tastes and textures of the finest contemporary and traditional Sushi at R.E.D. the Pan Asian restaurant. Vegetarian sushi lovers can savor pr…
[Rated: 3.5/5] A fairly amusing name with a red Lambretta adorning its entrance, likethatonly is definitely one of the more colourful and happy looking restaurants I have been to in Bangalore. Yes, good ambience does set one’s appetite, well at least for me it does. Add to that Chef Manu Chandra’…
[Rated: 4.0/5] If you want to set your restaurant apart from the thousands of “Indian, Chinese, Continental, Tandoori” eateries that pepper the food landscape of our country, what better way than to specialize in one cuisine. And if that one cuisine is Mughlai, you might as well go all the way an…
Chutney Week: Part 3 , Fruit Chutneys Sandipa Nitin Tombat: Strawberry Chutney Ingredients: 200 gms of Sugar 400 ml of Water 400 gms of Strawberries 2/3 Cinnamon Sticks Method: Wash and slice the Strawberries into halves. In a pan boil water and sugar to make syrup. When the syrup is virtually do…
[Rating: 4.0] Ambience mall at Vasant Kunj manages to look both posh and under construction at the same time. Lately it has been attracting some good fine-dining options. La Tagliatella, the international chain of Italian fine dining restaurants was the first to enter, and now Starbucks has made…
Gurgaon, May 22, 2013: In the sweltering heat, the serene blue pool is the perfect lure. The Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon invites all the party fanatics across the city to come and have unlimited fun every Saturday from 4 – 8 pm at Bacardi pool parties. Sprawl by the pool, groove to the electro…
