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For some the highly acclaimed, award winning restaurant Indian Accent moving to it’s new abode was just another news but for many others it was heart breaking. The beautiful boutique property at The Manor with good open space gave Indian Accent an edge over other restaurants in a commercial prope…
Most of the countries are so expensive that you have to be a billionaire to completely enjoy travelling in comfort to them. However Indonesia is one of the few countries that make you feel like a billionaire given its exchange rates. Imagine spending over million Indonesian rupees for a couple of…
The current trend in food industry is going fusion. There are people who are coming up with various new innovative dishes and are calling it Modern Indian. At the same time there are very few who are trying to preserve (and take forward) their family recipes and legacy. ITC Maurya recently did a…
If you are fond of traveling or even if traveling for business, one document that you cannot avoid is a Passport. I got my first passport made 20 years ago and I still dread that experience. Just thinking of getting a passport would remind me of long queues, touts and underhand money exchange apa…
On my last visit to Sanadige, I loved the coconut payasam apart from some other dishes so much that when Sanadige announced their new menu, I knew that this is the place I am visiting next. Unfortunately the first two salads didn’t really excite me much. Ananas Bija Salad is a well presented sala…
Contrary to our opinion, airlines work on very meagre margins , especially the low cost airlines. The biggest impact for them is that of the aviation fuel cost. Amidst these discussions with Kiran Jain, Commercial Director at Air Asia, I am looking at the food spread which is arriving at our tabl…
Have you ever wondered why alcohol is such an important part of most celebrations and nightlife? That too, when almost no one has ever enjoyed the first sip of any of the alcohol. The answer is simple, alcohol gives us a high and makes us break the facade in which we all live in. Don’t…
Have you ever wondered why Indians lead the tally in heart attacks even though Americans consume cheese and meats far more than Indians and India’s obesity levels are less than in the US? Or why the average age of people who get heart attacks in India is younger by 10 years to those in the…
In the fast paced modern life style, our health always takes a toll. Stress, anxiety, palpitation, body aches, indigestion etc are just some of the symptoms displayed by our body to show it needs care. We go out for vacations to relax ourselves but most of the times the itinerary is so packed tha…
Hills seem to be the ultimate destination to beat the heat of the plains besides having a beauty of their own and we all do have our favourite hill station. Mussorie has been like a second home to both me and my wife. We have been going their almost every year even before we met…
Perhaps one of the most interest generating topics in India currently after Cricket and Bollywood is discussing restaurants. Everyone wants to be a restaurateur or get associated with the industry in some way or the other. Every day new food applications and rising trends of bloggers, food websit…
I am sure that I am not the only one who goes shopping and later remembers that he has missed his wallet at home. It has been very embarrassing at times, especially when I have gone out with my family. However my mobile phone has become my extended arm. If I don’t see it for…
