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I wanted to go to Shiro at Hotel Samrat for a long time but got the opportunity only recently when I was invited for a wine-pairing event by Sula Vineyards. The event was a mixer and encouraged its guests to mingle while tasting Asian cuisine at its bite-sized best, something which Shiro is famou…
For those craving for Hyderabadi food, Good News! Westin is hosting a Hyderabadi food festival from the 13th to the 23rd June at their all day diner Seasonal Tastes. The right ambience has been attempted to be created – a big cut out of the Charminar at the entrance, huge earthenware pots full of…
Birthdays are a big deal in my family and I was lucky that this year Bawa Groom’s Roj birthday coincided with the launch of Masala Library’s new menu. I have been to Masala Library before but never for a complete meal and quite enjoy the touch of drama in the food they serve thanks to…
Today was one of those rare occasions when I went to a restaurant with least expectations and yet ended up having a great meal while enjoying my favorite retro music from the 80s and the 90s. I went with my friend to The Hiatus – a world cuisine restaurant in the Qutab Hotel, Delhi. The…
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…
A common dilemma faced by thousands of Indians travelling through Europe and Americas has been the lack of easy availability of vegetarian local cuisines. Surely pizzas, sandwiches and pastas are easily available, but when it comes to local cuisines, many European and American places do have a ce…
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…
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…
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…
Lot has been written of El Bulli and its enigmatic chef Ferran Adria around the world including some major case studies by top global Business schools like Harvard and ESADE. Ever since El Bulli shuts its doors in 2011, a huge void was created in the world of Gourmet cuisine. Many may not know that…
Those of us who have been fed on a regular diet of Hollywood movies cannot escape the inference to Vietnam through the Indochina war. Vietnam often figures strongly as central theme; may it be the horror of Platoon and Apocalpse Now or the reality of Fourth of July. But then it also inspired movi…
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…
