Restaurant reviews, recipes, columns and food stories from across India
Punjab is a land of milk, ghee and makhhan. Some even call it a kukkad (chicken) nation whose sale hits a peak during evenings when people enjoy their whisky and that even turns the population to turn their native language to English (pun intended) 😀 On my recent trip to Amritsar I had a few…
Zuru Zuru means slurping sound in Japanese and it was one of those cold winter days when I really wanted to slurp on some well-made ramen. This small, unpretentious Japanese restaurant at Shahpur Jaat in Delhi has chef-owner, Hitein Puri at its helm, whose food I have tried in the past at another…
A good meal only whets your appetite for more. My recent meal at Shangri-La reminded me of a beautiful evening last year at Claridges where Chef Vivek Rana had curated a Crabilicious meal with mud crabs directly flown from Kanyakumari and cooked in a live kitchen on their sprawling lawns. It is j…
Ministry of Crab is an award winning restaurant from Sri Lanka and an outlet in Mumbai. They recently did a pop up at Shangri La Hotel Delhi and Pawan Soni checked it out.
Café Delhi Heights is known for its innovative Food festivals from time to time, but this time they have designed the Best in the form of Rice above the Rest. In India, Rice is not only a staple on the plate but also a cultural mainstay. In Indian Culture, rice holds great spiritual and ritual…
There are four things that distinguish a good pizza from a not so good one. Here they are: 1) Base: A well cooked and a well aerated base is the first and foremost requirement. The litmus test of a good base is if you can eat the edges without any accompaniment 2) Sauce: The second…
Everyone makes resolutions for the new year. After hearing so much about Dal Samarkand from various food groups, my resolution was to start the new year by ordering it. And I did exactly that by ordering it before the midnight of the year ending 2022. Ordering Process: I won’t say ordering was ea…
(Gurgaon, Haryana), India, 1st September 2022: The 9th edition of Big F Awards, organized by Indian Food Freak concludes amid much fanfare. Held on the 31st of August, Wednesday at The Westin, Gurgaon, the awards ceremony was nothing short of spectacular with the who’s who of the food and enterta…
I am not sure when macarons made their way from French patisseries into the Indian markets but I feel, these small nuggets of goodness travelled into our hearts, thanks to all the cooking shows and English food channels. Even then, not all bakeries make this difficult-to-get-right cookie. Just th…
I have always identified Japanese cuisine with elegance, refinement, freshest produce and a cuisine where every bite is like a dash through the rich cultural history. So when a bunch of us descended upon Takashi in sector 29, Gurgaon on a deliciously nippy December evening, the air was filled wit…
New Delhi, 18 August 2021: One of India’s most popular and fast paced hospitality brands, ‘Welcomhotel’ launched its latest outpost in Katra. Welcomhotel Katra has 83 well-appointed guest rooms, a swimming pool, an array of sublime activities on-site to keep one joyfully engaged. Welcomhotel Katr…
July 1, 2021, New Delhi Summer means a menu filled with fresh fruits and now is the season for putting the cherry on top. Large deep-mahogany red, ripe, juicy, sweet and the most delicious cherries from the U.S. Pacific Northwest have arrived in the market. The Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG), a…
