Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
With the auspicious nine days of fasting returning from the 11 of April, Ignis presents a special Navratri menu for this period. Spreading the zest of the festival with authentic and delicious Navratri dishes, Ignis has created a sumptuous spread that offers filling meals, in between snacks and d…
Gurgaon, April 16, 2013: Cocktails & Dreams, Speakeasy is all set to make you groove to the tunes of some fine Jazz music at ‘The JAZZ LAB’ nights, every Saturday this month! Featuring Drift- the Trio, The Jazz Lab will see a mix of Swing/bebop, Contemporary (originals) and Collaborative sets ove…
Mumbai, April 17th, 2013 This summer Hotel Sahara Star, the five star deluxe ushers in the King of Fruits with the ultimate sinfully exotic ‘Mango Mania’– a delectable spread of juicy lip smacking mango preparations. Indulge in this sweet surrender through the month at all the specialty F&B outle…
[Rated: 3.5/5] The Oxford English Dictionary calls sushi as “a roll of cold rice with fish, sea-weed, or some other flavoring”. Sushi, literally meaning ‘sour tasting’, is traditionally fermented fish wrapped in soured fermented rice. Today it comprises of vinegared rice with fish and flavouring…
It was 12.30 in the afternoon and Geeta Mondol was already seated at the restaurant waiting for me to join her. Hearing and reading reports of the eager multitude waiting outside to taste the Peri Peri Chicken of the South African restaurant chain Nando’s at DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi,…
[Rated: 4.0/5] The Songkran festival is a derivative of the Sanskrit word sankrānti,. It is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s Day from 13 to 16 April. Songkran has traditionally been celebrated as the New Year for many centuries, and is believed to have been adapted from our ow…
[Rated: 3.0/5] Hauz Khas Village has now over ninety restaurants. Not long ago, these were in single digits. No wonder many of them open and close down without their names being heard. Creating an identity in such a saturated market is not a mean task, and I was happy to visit Garage Inc, a new…
The evening of last Saturday saw Pawan and I walking down a dimly lit cobbled pathway towards what looked like bedouin tents in an oasis, lights twinkling, white canopies dotted over lush greenery, beckoning us to come discover its mysteries. Sevilla, the Spanish-themed restaurant of Hotel Clarid…
Prego’s description of itself as a fun dining Italian place gets reinforced with the huge pin-wheel of pasta greeting us at the entrance and the wall of multi-coloured jars of soaked olives adorning the wall. The light, airy décor thanks to an entire side of the restaurant rendered in glass, the…
[Rated: 2.5/5] This post may get me flak for daring to write about food served at ISKCON temple Delhi. It is a religious place and any food served there is not to be analysed, just cherished. I agree with all my friends who may come down on me, but before they start, here is my…
On the spur of the moment last Friday the family decided to stop by at 56, the ristorante italiano on the Golf Course Road, Gurgaon. The café located in the atrium of a commercial office building, the height of which gives it its name, puts to good use the otherwise dead space between two wings…
[Rated: 4.0/5] There is good news for all discerning and adventurous Delhites who are always scouting beyond the Indian/Chinese restaurant. The US chain Simply Fondue, is now in India offering fine dine experience much more beyond the obvious – Fondues. Fondue is primarily a Swiss concept where b…
