Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
When you get a review invite for a place that’s called Noodle Bar, the first thing you think is Chinese and that’s exactly what I thought when I got this invite. However as I read through the invite, I saw that the new menu at the Noodle Bar featured dishes from Hong Kong, Burma, Thailand…
Going to a restaurant to review it often becomes a mundane exercise, but recently I experienced a very novel event where we were invited to a blind review of a well known Italian restaurant. What added to the novelty factor was the fact that when you are blind folded, you are limited to the sense…
Picture this: You are standing under a massive Indian flag which is fluttering beautifully in the lovely wintery (or whatever little of it you feel out here in Mumbai), the lovely new airport terminal right in front of you in all its glory, hundreds of people walking quickly, some moving with the…
Gaylord is trying new things every so often to add to its well-received menu of North Indian and Continental dishes that are so loved by its ardent fans. After the German Festival in October, and its Sea Food Festival in November, I now got a chance to review its Christmas Menu that brought…
Bandra West packs some of the finest Mumbai restaurants within a 9 sq km area. The old bungalow style houses and establishments, and strong construction limitations create quite diverse settings for diners and visitors such as Bungalow 9, Out of the Blue, Olive Bar and Kitchen, Hawaiian Shack, Ca…
Those of you, who have spent some time with Delhi, would have Heard of Kakke di Hatti in old Delhi. I, for one, have grown with food from this legendary restaurant and revere it as one of the best when it comes to authentic kukkad curry and roti. When I came to know that the…
Most stories start with the prelude, ‘Once upon a time’ which reads, ‘Ek Bar’ in Hindi. There is no better time to share anecdotes and history then over drinks. Perhaps with this thought the 48-seater bar, designed by Anshu Arora, at Defence Colony has been named. A projector at the entry showing…
New Year eve is the time to bid good bye to the year gone by and to welcome the coming year in style. Most of us not enjoy dancing ourselves but seeing other people happy, especially the ones who know their moves, also brings smile to our face. I got a sneak preview of what…
When one has to write about a place one has heard of numerous times and has visited other outlets of the same chain all over the world, one thinks it would be a ‘been there, done that’ experience, so when IFF was invited to review Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri and I was to tag along…
“The variations in food have been invented by accident” said an intelligent guy, but what I see these days is an increasing trend on planned creation of newer dishes. The Chefs are making painstaking efforts to dole out newer recipes through amalgamation of various cuisines. Termed as fusion or p…
A perfect place to hit for DJ and Dance Hoopla on the New Year’s Eve. Navi Mumbai, 23rd Dec, 2015: Down the Road calls for an ultimate party this New Year’s eve with unlimited food and drinks. The exclusive party buffet is starting from soup to dessert including vegetarian and non-vegetarian dish…
When the name of the place is JW Marriot, the expectation from the place is miles high. The JWM at Sahar was launched in the not too distant past and has lived up to the image the name JWM brings. Set in a 37 acre property, the place spells grandeur and luxury. We were invited…
