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It’s now a ritual. Four years on the trot, I have been doing this amazing gastronomic pilgrimage of Bada Masjid area of Calcutta, during the month of Ramadan. I hook up with about 12-15 other food aficionados’ also brave hearts of Calcutta. I must say so, as to venture deep into this food territo…
Every year the Sofitel Hotel chain promotes a week dedicated to the French Art de’ Vivre, in essence this is a celebration of French food, wine and culture. This is timed every year, to usher in autumn, as the grape harvest season draws to an end in several provinces of France, and matured produc…
Sept. 12, New Delhi: Mumbai’s Nom Nom, Delhi has opened in a huge 11,000 sqft with a capacity of serving covers of 170 guests, with a Private Dining Room, al fresco dining in the garden, as well as a Chinese Tea Lounge in the Verandah. The décor centers on a Dragon swirl which curls till the…
This was one of those evening I could hardly afford to miss. It was a session at The Beer Cafe with Tulleho’s expert Rohan Jelkie who would be taking us through a special workshop on beer appreciation. I have always enjoyed my beer but my knowledge on them is as limited as any other person…
Voice of the customer is gaining even more ground with the Food & Nightlife magazine announcing their user based awards for top 10 most popular dishes of Delhi, and honoring restaurants that serve them with the title of ‘Delhi’s Most Delicious’. The selection of winners was through online poll an…
I need the slightest opportunity to head towards Kingdom of Dreams (KoD). It has been my favorite destination for family outing and to entertain guests. There are various posts that I have written on it and every time I visit KoD, I feel there is so much more to it. Recently I visited Kingdom of…
Mid week, Speakeasy at Olive Bar and Kitchen saw people get three reasons to celebrate. The reason being Four Seasons Wines Limited, one of the two wine business arms of UB group were showcasing three of their wines specially selected for pairing with the varied Indian palates. “The largest and t…
Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta is an occasional IFFian (Indian Food Freak) and a regular blogger. And she has gifted me a copy of her recently published book. It looks like a cookbook. So, I think, let me flip through it and checkout the recipes. Once I start reading it, it turns out to be an unputdown…
Last week, I was delighted to have been invited to taste the new dishes rustled up by Westin, Gurgaon Hotel’s new Italian chef Emilianodi Stefano and showcased at their Westin Culinary Academy. The Italian restaurant Prego, a favourite haunt of mine, was humming with activity for the event. A sof…
Indian Food Freak has had the history of honest and candid reviews – anonymous or invited. There are very few forums who still take pride in giving honest reviews and our readers trust us because we represent the readers’ interest, and not the interests of any PR agency or any hotel. So why this…
Behind every successful man there is a woman, so the rather trite saying goes. But Chef Vikas Khanna leads me to believe that there is more than one woman behind his. Like most successful chefs who owe their fame and culinary expertise to a significant woman in their formative years, Chef Vikas’s…
Black Dog Scotch has been holding its exclusive events as ‘Easy Evenings’ for few years now which entails gourmet nights or comedy acts. So while I received the invite for a Gourmet evening at Westin Gurgaon hosted by Master Blender Richard Paterson and winner of Master Chef Italia Spyros, to mar…
