Indian Food Freak

    Pawan Soni

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    Treehouse Club & Resorts, Bhiwadi: Weekend Getaway
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    Treehouse Club & Resorts, Bhiwadi: Weekend Getaway

    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…

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    Farzi Cafe, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon: Farzi is the New Authentic
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    Farzi Cafe, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon: Farzi is the New Authentic

    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…

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    Yauatcha, Ambience Mall, Delhi: London Calling
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    Yauatcha, Ambience Mall, Delhi: London Calling

    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…

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    Porterhaus, Saket, New Delhi: Steak House
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    Porterhaus, Saket, New Delhi: Steak House

    Indian restaurant market is finally getting matured. If you thought that steaks are more of American and European culture, and Indians, especially North Indians, are shy to try buff steak, here is the first restaurant in Delhi that boasts of all kinds of cuts and quality steaks apart from burgers…

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    Kairali’s Sanskriti Vedic Retreat, Rishikesh
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    Kairali’s Sanskriti Vedic Retreat, Rishikesh

    I woke up by sudden halt of my taxi at 5 am to the slight nip in the air, chirping of the birds, could hear the ripples of pious Ganga with clean and fresh air to breathe. It was an overnight journey from Delhi to Rishikesh which is situated on the foothills of mighty Himalayas.…

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    Leaping Caravan, Gurgaon: Homely Food at Honest Pricing
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    Leaping Caravan, Gurgaon: Homely Food at Honest Pricing

    Given double income nuclear families, Gurgaon has a huge potential for home delivery. No doubt that even the best of restaurants wants to focus on the category which has a big impact on their bottom line. As a resident of Gurgaon, I still find that either the home delivery options is expensive or…

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    Indigo Delicatessen, Vasant Kunj, Delhi: Hype or Substance?
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    Indigo Delicatessen, Vasant Kunj, Delhi: Hype or Substance?

    Delhi food circuits have been buzzing with talks of latest and well known entrant from Mumbai – Indigo Delicatessen that opened recently at Ambience Mall at Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Check any popular Facebook food group in Delhi and members cannot stop sharing their reviews (good, average or bad), and…

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    Pangaea, The Ashok, Delhi: Will it Work?
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    Pangaea, The Ashok, Delhi: Will it Work?

    It’s been almost a year when luxury night club Pangaea opened at the Ashok Hotel, Delhi amidst much fanfare. A famous chain all over the world (London, Miami, Aspen, Los Angeles, Brazil, Spain, Austin, Texas and Singapore) by its founder Michael Ault, it is bought in India in partnership with Spi…

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    Kayastha Food Festival @ Ssence, Suryaa Hotel, Delhi
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    Kayastha Food Festival @ Ssence, Suryaa Hotel, Delhi

    Anoothi Vishal, has been curating food festivals for long. I have missed the opportunities by a whisker to visit my friend’s events but this time I am determined to attend. Along with Suryaa hotel at new Friends Colony, she is curating a Kayastha food festival that will be running for three month…

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    Spa Lounge, Pullman, Gurgaon: Food for the Soul
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    Spa Lounge, Pullman, Gurgaon: Food for the Soul

    There is something about a spa that even the mention of the word start relaxing the body and mind. I have been out on too many restaurant reviews recently and before things at home gets out of hands; it is time to damage control and pamper my wife. I book a couple spa at the…

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    Nandos, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon: Chicken Fails to Fly
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    Nandos, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon: Chicken Fails to Fly

    My friends will never believe me if I tell them that till recently I did not visit Nandos. A highly popular South African chain that is known for its peri peri sauce and grilled chicken have been making lot of noise and even though we already have our team visit the other outlets, my first…

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    The Wine Company, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon
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    The Wine Company, Cyber Hub, Gurgaon

    When few people comment that Indians do not know how to appreciate wine, I cannot but just smile. I agree that India is majority a whisky lover. However, it is more to do with availability, pricing, storage and repeated trials of wine. How many of us really liked the taste of our first sip of…

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