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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…
Warning: This is a picture post, salivate at your own risk! “You will be surrounded by delicious food!” was the unanimous opinion when friends and family came to know that I would be travelling to Pakistan for a week. Despite the media induced frenzy on security issues which, I must admit, create…
Rivaayat : Traditions While I have visited Lucknow some years ago, the Lucknow I really know is through the movies set in Lucknow; the culture, the music, the dances and its courtesans, the nawabs and their affluence. For me, Lucknow means the mischief of Sadhana in Mere Mehboob, the naivete of B…
A Japanese sushi that uses raw fish is an acquired taste for most Indians who love to bhuno their food. Japan is one country that is very close to nature and even worships it. Their food, hence, is one of the healthiest and requires very little cooking However, one of the tastiest words, ‘umami’,…
Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite cuisines probably because the freshness and earthiness of its ingredients appeal to the Sagittarian in me. This was one festival I was not inclined to miss.. Hence, inspite of a busy schedule, I worked this review into my calendar. We arrived promptly in ti…
A recent press release on Indian food freak caught my attention which referred to a Cherry Blossom Japanese food festival at the very beautiful hotel located close to the international airport – The Leela. Leela Palace in Delhi is well known for its very popular Japanese restaurant, Megu, but I h…
I am back at The California Pizza Kitchen for their Mexifornian promotion that will be going on till 21st June at all outlets. I had been here for the launch about a year ago but was not too excited to write about it. But this time, one can see the positive changes that the new…
A Sunday is meant to get up late, browse a little longer through the Sunday newspaper, have a cup or two extra of your morning tea, take a late shower and head for a pigging out brunch. And if that place happens to be Latest Recipe (an all day dining restaurant at Le Meridien, Gurgaon),…
The minute I stepped into the perfectly set Taj Mahal Hotel’s banquet room named Aftab Mahtab, I had this premonition that a special evening would unfold before me….and as it so happened, it turned out to be an evening which mesmerised me and made me wish that it would not end. I knew it was…
La buona cucinar ende allegri – Laughter is brightest where food is best You wake up in the morning and you feel it in your bones. It is going to be that sort of day; when sun will shine but not too scorchingly, breeze will flow but not too strongly, time will pass but not…
Kipos (Greek) : a garden or a tavern in a garden For me, food and romance go together – one without the other is hungry and boring! I entered Kipos with no high expectations on either front. After all, it was a continental food joint housed in a shopping mall on one of the busiest…
Villa Vandre is a relatively new entrant to the Bandra food scene. Those of you who know Bandra well must also be aware of the many small eateries throughout the area but not every eatery there can boast of a chef who is driven by the passion that is shown by Chef Aloysius (fondly called…
