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    Cafe Military Restaurant and Bar, Mumbai – Ahmē āa ve chē
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    Cafe Military Restaurant and Bar, Mumbai – Ahmē āa ve chē

    No Bawas were or intended to be harmed pre or post this report. Can’t say the same for animals, though. Funny how I’ve never noticed Cafe Military Restaurant and Bar, even though I’ve worked right next door on Tamarind Lane, Fort, for over a year. Maybe it’s all those dusty beer cases and newspap…

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    Food Freak Award: Gurgaon’s First Restaurant Awards
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    Food Freak Award: Gurgaon’s First Restaurant Awards

    Gurgaon, February 08, 2014: Gurgaon, the center of financial and industrial growth in Haryana, has emerged as the city of dreamers and charmers who were always awed by the Manhattan lifestyle. Skyscrapers, SEZs, tall glass facade buildings, swanky layout are all that define the realty outline of…

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    Latitude, Taj Vivanta, Gurgaon: Yellow Metro Line Menu
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    Latitude, Taj Vivanta, Gurgaon: Yellow Metro Line Menu

    The Delhi food especially the street food is any food enthusiast’s first love. As we took our places at Latitude at Taj Vivanta Hotel, Gurgaon, we were assured ‘a mysteriousfood journey’ from Chandni Chownk to Huda City Centre. Of course like any other voyage we were initially briefed about what…

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    Metro, Una Smart Hotel, Amritsar: Buffet Bonanza
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    Metro, Una Smart Hotel, Amritsar: Buffet Bonanza

    Driven by my non satiable urge to try out new eateries and their cuisines, I fix my next destination to be Metro a multi-cuisine restaurant at the UNA Hotel. It is situated on the ever bustling Lawrence road, one of the food and commercial hubs of Amritsar. Though operating for two months now thi…

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    Thai Chi, Hyatt Amritsar: An authentic taste of Thai and Chinese in the land of kulchas
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    Thai Chi, Hyatt Amritsar: An authentic taste of Thai and Chinese in the land of kulchas

    Thai Chi, Hyatt Amritsar earns its name from the fact that it incorporates both Thai n Chinese cuisines into the menu. If you are in this tourist city and in no mood for the butter smeared heavy Punjabi dishes, have a passion for authentic oriental cuisines then Thai Chi is just the right kind of…

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    A Mexican, Mediterranean Spread @ Market Café & Bar, GK 2 Market, New Delhi
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    A Mexican, Mediterranean Spread @ Market Café & Bar, GK 2 Market, New Delhi

    Market Café & Bar is located in Greater Kailash Part 2 market is the chain’s third outlet in New Delhi. This one however has been designed to suit the tastes of the more formal and mature audience visiting this market. Their outlet in Khan Market is a true café while the one in Vasant Kunj…

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    Paranda, Taj Vivanta, Faridabad: Indian Delight
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    Paranda, Taj Vivanta, Faridabad: Indian Delight

    Where once was the Claridges at Surajkund, Faridabad, now stands Taj Vivanta, Surajkund. It was a perfect evening. We reach the venue at 7:30 PM. The splendid combination of Fire and water welcome the guests and it creates a mesmerizing ambience right from the lobby of the hotel. Hotel interiors…

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    Pirates of the Grill, Gurgaon
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    Pirates of the Grill, Gurgaon

    It is my love for the concept of live grill on the table that keeps taking me back to joints like Barbeque Nation, Pirates of the Grill and other similar joints. After hearing about the new menu introduced by the Pirates of the Grill, I decided to immediately give it a try. Another reason for…

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    Oktoberfest @ Sheraton, Bangalore
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    Oktoberfest @ Sheraton, Bangalore

    Oktoberfest always conjures up images of clinking beer mugs and sausages being gobbled by the dozens. This coupled with the kind of (not so nice!) crowds Bangalore’s Oktoberfest tends to attract has kept me away from the celebrations year after year. But, the invite from Sheraton held promises of…

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    Italian Food Festival at Sheraton Hotel, Brigade Gateway, Bangalore
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    Italian Food Festival at Sheraton Hotel, Brigade Gateway, Bangalore

    What do Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Hulk Hogan, Robert De Niro and Paneer Penne have in common? They all have a certain percentage of Italian in them. I was thrilled to be a part of the chef’s table event at Sheraton Bangalore Hotel a few days back. Chef Béla K. Rieck, Executive Chef, was hosting…

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    Fast to Feast at Bada Masjid Area Kolkata
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    Fast to Feast at Bada Masjid Area Kolkata

    It’s now a ritual. Four years on the trot, I have been doing this amazing gastronomic pilgrimage of Bada Masjid area of Calcutta, during the month of Ramadan. I hook up with about 12-15 other food aficionados’ also brave hearts of Calcutta. I must say so, as to venture deep into this food territo…

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    Sofitel French Wine Week, Mumbai
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    Sofitel French Wine Week, Mumbai

    Every year the Sofitel Hotel chain promotes a week dedicated to the French Art de’ Vivre, in essence this is a celebration of French food, wine and culture. This is timed every year, to usher in autumn, as the grape harvest season draws to an end in several provinces of France, and matured produc…

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