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Saoji food is traditional food of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The cuisine, also called Saoji Waradi, is famous for its extra spicy taste. The special spices which are used in making the gravy of Saoji food include red chillies, black pepper, dry coriander, bay leaves, grey cardamom, cinnamon, cloves etc…
[Rated: 4.0/5] Gujarat, particularly Ahmedabad, has been my abode for almost two years now. Ahmedabad is all about staunch vegetarianism, and whatever non-vegetarian outlets are there, serve average to unpalatable food, barring one or two. Hardly are there any places that you would want to go by…
Food and Night Life magazine organised the first ‘The Great Taste War 2013’ at IHM, Pusa for Delhi restaurants inviting huge response from food aficionados in the city. This innovative event promised to give the audience a taste of the true mettle of the talent behind successful eateries – the ch…
[Rated: 4.0/5] Kolhapur may look like a well-to-do sleepy small town, but its food is not at all so. The most famous part of the Kolhapuri cuisine are red meat preparations called Tambada Rassa (Red Curry), Pandhara Rassa (White Curry), and Sukaa Mutton (Dry Meat), along with the wonderful Mutton…
When Pawan Soni asked me to accompany him to the special food cum event review at the Maurya Sheraton on Saturday, the 16th February I accepted it with much gusto. The event was the celebration of the works of one of the pioneer’s of the Slow Food movement, Italian Chef Francesco Costagli who was…
[Rated: 4.0/5] Imagine yourself parked on a cozy sofa, with a fresh cup of fragrant, hot tea in your hand. Add some light, tasty, healthy snack (hard to believe?) for company and it makes for a perfect late afternoon break from the chaos of Mumbai! My recent visit to Yauatcha was a fresh take on…
Chef Manish Mehrotra has won many prestigious awards like HT’sBest Chef of 2010, American Express Best Chef of the year, 2010, his restaurant Indian Accent has now bagged the Best Modern Indian Restaurant by Times Food Guide 2011 and it has also been recognized ‘amongst the top 3 modern Indian re…
[Rated:4.0/5] If your workplace is around Lower Parel in Mumbai, make note of this – blueFROG is now open for lunch! I repeat, (I know you want me to!) blueFROG is now open for lunch. The café looks quite different during the day than that at night. There’s enough sunlight passing through the see…
[Rated: 4.5/5] There are broadly only two categories for drinking out in Gurgaon – An Ahaata (BYOB concept meaning Bring Your Own Booze and order food from the joint) and the normal Bar. In my opinion there isn’t much difference unless the bar tender is skilled to serve some exciting cocktails. B…
[Rated: 5/5] As I enter The Manor, the boutique hotel at the posh Friends’ Colony in Delhi, I get a palpable feeling of excitement. I am here to meet Chef Manish Mehrotra, the undisputed king of modern Indian food and have lunch with him at the much acclaimed and awarded restaurant, Indian Accent…
[Rated: 3.5/5] This is the first time I’m writing about ice-cream. It’s just that whenever I had it in the past, I didn’t pay close attention to what I was eating. My favourite flavour is Vanilla as I could add whichever syrup I wanted. But I was in for something really adventurous when I visited…
[Rated: 3.5/5] Chinese New Year is one of the most important of the Chinese traditional holidays and celebrations can last for over 15 days. Going with the theme, CHOPSTICKS, has launched a new menu to celebrate the New Year which falls on 10th Feb and the festive menu will be available till 3rd…
