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I had not been to Janpath, Connaught Place for a quite a while – it was a place I used to rather enjoy going to. Therefore, it was a welcome invite to be going to Fresco in Janpath for a chef interaction with Brand Chef Ankit Mangla for the Napolitano Festival. The festival has been…
The Westin, Gurgaon has been organizing a culinary academy where the hotel chefs, through an interactive session, have been teaching 4-5 dishes of different cuisines to people. This was the first time that they had a kid’s special cooking session as part of the newly launched Westin Eat Well Kids…
On a busy Saturday afternoon, my wife and I stopped at the recently opened Pizza Express in Powai. This is the chain’s sixth branch and there is a certain hype about the quality of the pizzas served here, so the curious George in me was intrigued and we decided to go for it choosing it…
The name Diva Maharashtra has become synonymous to the Marathi heritage of the Mumbai Foodscape. Coming from the stables of the famous Awchat family, it shares the space with other restaurants of the chain like Dakshin (their take on South Indian cuisine) and Goa Portuguesa (Which I had found ext…
Most food writers have a tendency of pulling down anything that is not authentic. McDonalds have customised their burgers, pizza hut and Dominos offer Indianised products and so do the KFC. Most of the Chinese consumed in India never originated from China. So if we, the Indians, like products tha…
The Aerocity area of Delhi is fast becoming a hub of good international hotels. With plans of a major shopping mall and office complex, it may soon become the next food hub as well. JW Mariott in the area has already won the initial race by introducing some amazing in house dining options. I had…
A few years back I had helped a close friend with a presentation on wines and the research took us to understand that wine was called the drink of the gods “Sura” and those who didn’t drink Sura were obviously known as “Asuras”! Over the years, archaic laws, asinine labelling regulations, marketi…
Jaipur, a popular tourist location, is also known for some of the well known and sought-after food joints. I have had a pleasure of living in the city, even though briefly, and savour the must try pyaaz ki kachori, makhaniya lassi, laal maas, ghevar and even the icecream and dry fruits laden papa…
As always Powai gives me this unreal feeling of not being in Mumbai and yet there, it’s a strangely bustling place with people always moving around at leisure; a place of contrasts and contrast it was cause inspite of its large chili at the entrance and a large graffiti of a man crying out as…
When I stepped out of hotel to visit the Mosque Square on M M Road in Bangalore, the foodie inside me was super excited. Reason was to be savouring camel meat once again after a very long time. The memory lane took me back to my school days when on Eid I got to taste…
“Dhaba by Claridges”, Saket has started a street food menu targeting the 3.30 pm to 7 pm slot to satiate the cravings for street food – with unlimited “cutting chai” or chai in whole glasses whichever way you prefer it. Cutting Chai, I’m told is when people, before drinking their tea, pour a part…
Few days ago one of my friend and a fellow food writer asked me if I know of gourmet spots at Hauz Khas Village. Barring few, I couldn’t come out with many. Perhaps this is one of the reason that inspite of HKV having the most restaurant per sq ft compared to any other place…
