Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
If life is all about those moments that makes it special, why aren’t there too many of them. We get busy with the daily grinds, forget to wish our near and dear ones, and our passion takes a backseat. Everyone is aware of these facts, but how often do we steal time for ourselves shall…
“Authentic and Honest Food mostly comes from the streets”. I have grown up hearing this and always look towards them whenever I feel like have rustic gastronomical experience. After hearing a lot about Deena Meat Shop, today we decided to savor the hype ourselves. It was not that easy to locate t…
Ed: 14th Jun’15: After the main chef of Farzi Cafe, Himanshu Saini, moved out, the quality has become erratic and does not hold as much water. They have further jacked up the prices and it is now more of a party restaurant than a Gourmet delight. Hence Indian Food Freak is forced to reduce the…
A bunch of happy kids running around, humpty dumpty dancing under a tree, jugglers playing with swords and firesticks, Cindrellas castle in the back ground, a staircase leading to nowhere, a giant roller coaster with stomach churning loops, loud screams mixed with a million chuckles – that my fri…
Monsoons are finally here, and nothing spells monsoon better than a nice hot cup of masala chai along with a platter of deep fried samosas and pakoras. Though traditionally India is known for its classic chai, of late a plethora of other options have swarmed the Indian market ranging from floral…
Chennai, July 8, 2014: After getting its share of various brands and categories of Cafes, from the first Qwikys till the very last Costa, Chennai has finally got its own outlet of Starbucks, the most iconic and celebrated coffee brand in the world, at Phoenix Market City, Velachery. The launch of…
Yauatcha is a Michelin star Chinese restaurant specializing in dimsum. It started its journey at London in 2004. Owned by the same group that owns more expensive Hakkasan, Yauatcha caters to a bigger mass market. After gaining many loyal customers, it has expanded to India; first at Mumbai, then…
It was a rainy day. If I had been in school they would have called a day off. Well most of my fellow bloggers played hooky. But in spite of my devil-may-care attitude to life I am the conscientious sorts who likes to honour commitments. So I reached, albeit a little late; what with the…
Guppy by Ai is the version 2.0 of Ai, the restaurant from Olive group that had opened at the Select Citywalk Mall at Saket. The latest version at Lodi Colony is significantly smaller with enhanced spunk. Getting an invite from the restaurant to taste their Set Lunch menu is a cause for excitement…
The Nawabs of Hyderabad live through the culture, especially the cuisine of Hyderabad. Dotted across the busy city are many a restaurants that serve the most sumptuous non-vegetarian selection that one can find. A few days at the Taj Vivanta Begumpet (Hyderabad) got me an opportunity to check if…
I was recently invited to check out the newly opened hotel called Grande 51 in Navi Mumbai and its restaurants. I had never been to Navi Mumbai before and am quite ignorant about the food offerings in the sub-city, so for obvious reasons, I wanted to go and check it out. Grande 51, is located…
When you think of Punjab, you think of lush green farms, doodh and lassi, sarson ka saag and makke di roti, Tandoor and Sigri ke meats and a lot of desi ghee laden wholesome meals. Unfortunately for us Mumbaikars, the availability of this robust spread is limited to only a very few options availa…
