Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
It was only fitting that my BFF and I celebrate the International Women’s day with the culinary prowess of another lady – Chef Naowarat Charoenwong. She had prepared an elaborate spread, designed to tingle the taste buds. The festival is active at the Pondicherry Cafe, Sofitel Mumbai BKC for dinn…
California Pizza Kitchen is running Hollywood menu between 24thFebruary and 16thMarch. On asking the staff and the PR person “why Hollywood” all I got an answer was that since CPK started there we decided to come up with the theme. It’s a sad one when a theme is conceived with no follow up. I was…
Sunday, 16th of March is St. Patrick’s Day, and what could be better than to celebrate it in total Irish style? The Irish House, a classic Irish Pub in Mumbai &Pune will be celebrating St.Patrick’s Day bought to you by Jameson by partying all day long with party goers. Loosen up your belts and be…
“Picasso of Pastry” “God of Macarons” are words that sound so intimidating. But there was nothing intimidating about this affable man, who walked into a room full of the top chefs of the capital and leading food bloggers, at an interactive session organised by the India Today Spice and The Leela…
“A wine is like a temperamental woman “said Patrick Maroteaux , the owner of a Fourth Growth Chateaux Branaire Ducru, while talking about his wines at a dinner held recently. On a visit to Delhi to promote the Grand Vin Chateau Branaire DuCru and the Second Wine, the Duluc De Branaire Ducru , he…
It is said that small little things make all the difference. Aloft, the newest entrant in the hotel market of Ahmedabad seems to be doing just that. I was invited by the hotel for an experience of their property that included a night’s stay with all meals. An itinerary was drawn up and sent to…
In the midst of a food revolution taking place in terms of food shows on television, facebook groups on cooking, various food blogs, a live interactive cooking show will always hold a special place. When Pawan Soni of Indian Food Freak asked me to cover the Woman’s Day Culinary Session held at Im…
If there is a market that has become talk of the town of all foodies and cynosure of all other restaurateurs of Gurgaon, it is cyber hub. I am to meet few friends here and I go to the recently opened Olive Bistrothat not only has space but is like an oasis amidst corporate jungle.…
A wine assumes a special significance when it is accompanied by a story. At a wine dinner held last a few days back at Chez Nini by the Delhi Wine Club , the Export Manager of Cesari Wines, Joao Carlos Vale , explained to the members about one of the wines served ,the Cesari 2009…
Little James Basket Press: Going by the name, my first thought was that it was a wine either from the Napa Valley or from Australia. A look at the bottle told me that is was Vin de France which basically means that it is a non-vintage wine which allows producers to source grapes and blend wines…
“KheyVakh”:Turkish expression meaning What a pleasure An Afghan warrior, on his black steed riding through the desert sands, rising up in front of the sun like a silhouette, the hoofs kicking up a storm, a game of Buzkashi underway, dark intense eyes above the mask! Oh Yes! The film Khudagawah wa…
The times are changing and so are the drinking habits in India. With different phases in life we start with dark rum mostly Old Monk in school or college, graduate to beer, than vodka and later whiskey in our early working life followed by Scotch. As we reach further in the hierarchy we want to…
