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The nascent Indian restaurant industry, spurred by economic development and a growing middle class, it is on the precipice of sudden and rapid expansion! The industry is worth over 75,000 crores growing at 7% annually. Of 1.5 million restaurant outlets, only 3,000 is organized. The organized sect…
“If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die…” If “music” were to be replaced by “Dimsum” I would have been compelled to share Duke Orsino’s sentiment in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, at last week’s Chef’s Table menu of Dimsu…
Rice is a word that conjures happy thoughts. It is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake, providing more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by the humans. There are many varieties of rice and culinary preferences tend to vary regionally. In the…
Friday the 12th of July’13 saw the launch of Grano Armando, a premium Italian Pasta Brand by De Matteis, Italy. The Prego restaurant is a perfect setting to celebrate Italian food in Mumbai. Chef Ajay Chopra’s personal attention to preparation, presentation and service ensures a high quality dini…
The team at AllThingsNice.in showcased the Indian Wine Consumer’s Choice Award (2012) winners at Mumbai on 29th of June. The very professionally and tastefully managed event at the Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ), Colaba, allowed patrons to sample a wide range of wines from eight leading vineyards across…
There are very few who can take criticism in their stride and work on them to improve. Those who have been following this blog will remember my not-so-pleasant experience at a blogger’s meet organised last year by 20:20 MSL, however this year was a complete turnaround. So-much- so, that in compar…
As people who love good food, don’t we all struggle to keep our weight down? Diets work, but only to a point- you might lose weight, but the moment you reach your target weight, temptation to binge takes over, and before you know it, you slide back to your original weight. What we really need…
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For most Indians in North and East, Tea or Chai is an all time favourite beverage. However the numbers of growing coffee shops instead of tea cafes somehow defy the logic. Chai is different than the tea. It is a readymade mix of tea concoction and milk along with various condiments, and is ready to…
Goa mesmerizes me. Even before I had gone there, it didn’t fail to surprise me with all the stories, places to go, the beaches, the people and of course, the food. As I discovered during the trip, it’s all about lying all day on the pristine beaches, drinking, eating, lazing around and partying a…
I am just back from the launch party of second outlet of Punjab Grill at Gurgaon. If the launch party is any indication, Gurgaon-ites will whole heartedly welcome another addition to the food scene. Amit Burman, Chairman of Lite Bite Foods (P) Ltd, who was present with his wife Divya Burman and R…
This is vacations time and I am travelling to Darjeeling and Gangtok with family. I did my bit of research while flying to this sector, and am sure this post will help fellow travellers in planning their itinerary and short-listing their eating out venues. How to Reach? To reach Darjeeling/Gangto…
