Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
When a meal transports you straight to a little town in south-eastern Tamil Nadu, especially when it is a cuisine which has been brought back from the verge of extinction, to culinary limelight, you know it is a moment to be savoured. I encountered such a moment at The Park hotel, where I had gone…
Crystal Jade Restaurant, spanning over 10 Countries and 20 Cities, is in Central Plaza Mall on Golf Course Road in the very same premises where Hao Shi Nian Nian, a popular Chinese Restaurant, used to be housed but with a slight make over. It is spread over two floors with the second floor having…
Kafe Fontana, the all-day dining restaurant at Taj Palace, New Delhi is running a week long British Food Festival from 25th August to 1st September 2014. A special menu with few appetizers, soups, main course and dessert options has been created for this festival, which is being conducted by Dani…
Old World Hospitality, the company behind the hugely successful Indian Accent, has now launched its invitation-only private members’ club, Zehen at The Manor, New Delhi. The whole idea is that Zehen will help address each member’s health, well-being, nutritional and fitness needs; connect them wi…
Once bitten twice shy. After going through bad times at one of the pub at Vasant Vihar, I was in no mood to go through it again, and kept delaying my visit to Café Torque until I gave up to a very persistent PR person who religiously kept following up. I am so glad I…
We are all familiar with wine pairing events, but it isn’t very often that one hears of whiskey being paired with food. Though whiskey is the favourite tipple of Indians, the way we drink it is usually before dinner along with some snacks as we find the concept of pairing too engaging. While ther…
New Delhi, August 25, 2014: Dusit Devarana New Delhi is proud to announce the launch of city’s exclusive social bar venue ‘IAH Bar’. The newly opened bar is an architectural marvel inspired by the Egyptian God of Moon ‘IAH’ while creating a unique atmosphere and experience for the niche segment o…
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘All Work and No Play makes Jack a Dull Boy’. Increasingly, I’ve found that many of us ‘Jack’s and ‘Jill’s’ are becoming quite dull spending as we do almost the entire day staring at our laptops on email, social media or whatever classifies as ‘work’. An unfortunate sid…
I was called for a bloggers’ meet at the spacious home of Swedish Consul General Fredrika Ornbrant to sample some of the authentic Swedish dishes that she had made herself. My experience of bloggers’ meet has been a series of random incidents ranging from unpleasant to hilariously funny. I have c…
Situated in close proximity to the airport and Gurgaon, JW Marriott Hotel in Aerocity is hosting a Singapore Street Food Festival for lunch and dinner from 22nd August to 31st August, 2014. This festival will be hosted at K3, their all day dining, which is already showcasing Tuscan, Cantonese and…
When a chef of the stature of Veena Arora conducts a culinary session on Healthy Thai Recipes, one can rest assured that it is going to be a full house. Those of you for whom the name does not ring a bell, Chef Veena Arora is the person behind the success of the iconic Spice…
TGIF or Thank God it’s Friday has been a favourite watering joint and with the kid coming along a favourite joint for eats before catching up on a movie. This also meant that right from the Maitre’d to the hostess to the servers know us. But usually it has been a hurried meal and more…
