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Mumbai is a city where lunch is more than a habit, it is almost a culture. From Dabbawallahs to take-away restaurants, each one has created a niche for themselves catering to the demands of their eager diners. However, in the rush to provide timely meals, many compromise on the authenticity of th…
We have a delicious announcement to make. Come August 19, Shiro outlets in Bangalore and Mumbai will host a brand new menu. Don’t worry.We haven’t done away with your favourite dishes. That would be blasphemous. We have taken into consideration customer feedback and patterns and tweaked the exist…
Two things attracted my attention when I looked at the invite – (A) It was another Parsi Food Festival at another five star property in Mumbai and (B) It was being hosted by one of the members of the Indian Food Freak family. Showcasing regional cuisines at the multi cuisine specialty restaurants…
Mamagoto the much loved Pan Asian restaurant chain known for its quirky Asian cuisine presents yet another offering, takes that takes forward their philosophy of Food, Fun, Taste and Innovation. Titled “Asian Experiment’s” the idea behind this latest menu is to showcase two cuisines which are pol…
I am writing this from an insider perspective because after all I am and proud to belong to this mad, humorous, eccentric, pedantic, contradictory, parochial yet tolerant, adaptive yet individual, nasally challenged race (They ought to give minority benefits for rhinoplasty; some surgeon would ma…
‘I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to pretend I am an American girl when I am from Columbia’ Shakira. Party on your mind and rains playing spoilsport? There’s only one way to get over the monsoon blues. Step into Hard Rock Cafe and let the month-long Latin Fiesta from August 7 till…
New Delhi: Mahou India, the first subsidiary of Spanish brewing major, Mahou San Miguel to be established outside Spain, has launched its flagship product Mahou 5 Star in Delhi. Produced with the finest varieties of hops and yeast, Mahou 5 Star stands out for its golden colour and distinctively m…
957 days to the millennium; that is when I visited France for the first time. I know this so precisely because the Eiffel Tower had a huge countdown on it. I visited a few times after but the first brush with the French made me realize how seriously they take their food. Lunch and dinner…
MUMBAI – 06 July 2015 – Savour the spirit of freedom on India’s 69th Independence Day by celebrating at The Leela Mumbai’s Citrus with your near and dear ones. Our special Independence Day Brunch at Citrus offers an array of specially crafted dishes and you can choose from an assortment of salads…
I remember those fairs (melas) and fetes – merry go round, giant wheels, bursting balloons with the rifle and many more things that I enjoyed as a kid. Times have changed and the new generation is looking for something that can suit their changing preference and habits. Even though Gurgaon has no…
Monsoon is in full swing at the moment in Mumbai. The moment you talk of Mumbai rains, the image of piping hot cutting chai with hot samosas, vada pavs and pakoras pop in your mind. The spiciness of these deep fried snacks with sweet chai in the rains, works like magic that many poets have…
My love affair with Monkey Bar started two years ago in Bangalore, when after a month long intense work schedule; we ended up one Sunday afternoon at the Indira Nagar branch of Monkey Bar at Bangalore. No review was planned that day but the experience was so overwhelmingly nice that I decided to…
