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Rising up in the eastern fringe of the Kolkata’s HOTEL hub is the ‘JW Marriott’, a tough contender to the formidable ‘ITC’, which is also preparing to battle it out. JW Marriott has a very fashionable construction virtue of being the latest (2016) in the Kolkata market. It almost gives you the fe…
Mesmerising Dal Lake and the Chinar trees nestled in the four corners of Char Chinar were the only two things my friend could relate to in Kashmir. Well! There’s a lot more that adds up to the scenic beauty of beautiful Kashmir. It’s also known for a place where winters are biting cold. So, people…
The ‘Monkey Bar’ Kolkata Avatar is a welcome addition to its’ watering hole map and what an experience it metes out. Located in the heart of the city with a huge and lofty space, it exudes a comfort zone feel. The visual delight of the interior space couples well with a spectacular view of the…
Here is the authentic recipe of Kashmiri Dum Aloo shared by Sanjay Raina, Founder of Mealability – a boutique catering service serving Kashmiri Cuisine all over India Serving 4-6 people INGREDIENTS 8 equal mid sized potatoes 5 Cloves 3 tsp saunf powder 8 tsp Red Chilli powder (Kashmiri mirch) 2…
Goshtaba is a very popular Kashmiri dish normally eaten towards the end of the meal. Since it is a yogurt based dish, eating it at the end helps in the digestion. The most important part of this dish is freshly slaughtered meat. Goshtaba has a very spongy meat balls as a texture and it is…
Here are the five easy way to identify Genuine saffron from the fake saffron.
Tucked near the Airport Road Metro Station, slightly off the busy Andheri -Kurla road is the newly opened boutique business hotel called T24 Residency. Few days back Suprio asked if I could join him to check out Toast, their Bistro & Bar. I happily tagged along. Now a little confession – my job m…
When one has to write about a place one has heard of numerous times and has visited other outlets of the same chain all over the world, one thinks it would be a ‘been there, done that’ experience, so when IFF was invited to review Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri and I was to tag along…
When the name of the place is JW Marriot, the expectation from the place is miles high. The JWM at Sahar was launched in the not too distant past and has lived up to the image the name JWM brings. Set in a 37 acre property, the place spells grandeur and luxury. We were invited…
I was in Goa for an office offsite and during a break, while casually browsing through my personal mails, I saw the email from Suprio about a bloggers meet at ITC Grand Central by ITC Foods. I was definitely curious. The mail said “The meet called ’You Ask We Answer’ is aimed to introduce you…
The Indian Irani culture is quite different from the Parsi one although both are commonly spoken about with an “Oh, but aren’t they the same?” kind of mindset. While Parsis are Zoroastrians who came with the first migration wave to India over a 1,000 years ago, Iranis also are Zoroastrians who mi…
If you look at various websites for the most popular cuisines in the world, you’ll notice Indian food often takes the slot at number 2. In 2014, Google reported that the top three most searched ethnic cuisines were Chinese, Indian, and French. Surprisingly enough, more Brits searched for Indian f…
