Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
Villainy has its own charm and the bad boy image continues to be revered by members of the fairer sex. Before this comment of mine is dissed out as sexist, let me draw the image of Al Pacino in Scarface – mouthing “You talkin’ to me?” or Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro roughing it…
Each festive season there is some new and exotic gift option on offer as people are forever on the lookout for something different and exclusive to choose from. Among edible items while gifting of traditional Indian sweets is more or less passé, each year sees a new craze ranging from handmade de…
The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi in association with Alvear Art Hotel, Buenos Aires is hosting a four day Argentine Food Festival in New Delhi from 23 – 26 September at Machan, its coffee shop. Daniel Godoy, Executive Chef, Alvear Art Hotel has travelled all the way to give the diners an authentic…
The expanding market in India for American fast food now sees one more burger chain making its entry into the country. Fatburger, an American fast food chain with a presence in 150+ countries, has opened its first outlet in India in Cyberhub, Gurgaon. Located on the first floor, Fatburger has a t…
Kafe Fontana has put together Bengali delicacies inspired from the temples of Bengal and Orissa with an auspicious menu to celebrate Durga Puja at Taj Palace, New Delhi. And I am here to taste the offerings. The festival is on from 29th September to 3rd October 2014 for lunch and dinner serving t…
Hard Rock café is a mecca for people who enjoy good music while sipping on lemony Margarita, browsing through pop memorabilia collected over the years from musicians around the world. Recently the Andheri west branch of the chain hosted a session to showcase their Mexican based offerings. The wal…
The mention of Latin America evokes three primary memories in almost all Indians, the first one being that of Maradona´s magical dribbling on the football field to pick up the coveted world cup for Argentina, the second being of Antonio Banderas gracefully zipping across a bar shooting out bandit…
My 10 year old’s mid-year exams put me in the no-human-should-mess zone. Like the universal plight of all mothers a child’s exams are to be taken more seriously than our own ever were. I become a cross between a boorish bear and a headless chicken – yes imagine a headless boorish bear and you will…
Going back to the newly opened Smokey’s at cyber hub Gurgaon is like falling in love again. Last I visited Smokey’s few months ago was at GK, Delhi and I still retain the flavors of the juicy sliders burger and hotdogs. With cyber hub becoming the crux of most good eatingout places in Gurgaon, I…
Restaurant Week India is a Citibank initiative that facilitates top fine-dine restaurants in the city to showcase their best to the masses at a fraction of its usual cost (900+ taxes). RWI is currently running in the cities of Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi (from 19th until 28th). We were recently i…
Wine is an acquired taste which evolves over a period of time as one tries out diverse wines from different regions and different parts of the world. As wine culture is slowly finding roots in India, a lot of hotels are featuring wine paired dinners, giving people a chance to expand their wine pa…
Masala Art, the contemporary Indian restaurant at Taj Palace, New Delhi is running a festival of temple cuisine throughout the Navaratri festival every year. When I got an invite to taste it, I was excited despite being a hardcore carnivore. Why would I not want to taste the amazing food from tem…
