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    Visit to Four Seasons Vineyard, Baramati, Pune
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    Visit to Four Seasons Vineyard, Baramati, Pune

    I have been to vineyard earlier but getting an invite from Four Seasons to visit them at their Vineyard was another experience. There was no preset agenda sent to us and accompanied with few other bloggers from Delhi – Deeba Rajpal, Rekha Kakkar, Sangeeta Khanna and Ekta Khetan, we onboarded our…

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    Imperfecto, Hauz Khas Village, Delhi: Launch
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    Imperfecto, Hauz Khas Village, Delhi: Launch

    I couldn’t stop smiling at receiving a launch invite for a new Mediterranean Restaurant called ‘Imperfecto’ at Hauz Khas Village. While everyone is trying hard to portray they are the best, who has the courage to call itself imperfect. Located just bang the entry of Hauz Khas Village and covering…

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    All Things Nice Wine Week, Mumbai
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    All Things Nice Wine Week, Mumbai

    The ‘All Things Fine’ team selected an apt week to celebrate the ‘All Things Nice Wine Week’ in Mumbai. From 11th through 17th of February with 28 high quality fine dining restaurants and Lounges across Mumbai and extended a flat 30% discount on the wine bill. The best part is that all wines and…

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    Top Ten Mistakes of a PR Professional
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    Top Ten Mistakes of a PR Professional

    Having spent few years in blogging and writing for magazines and periodicals, I have known of many PR professionals who get in touch on behalf of their clients. Recently I met at guy from the same industry who set me thinking if he is at all in a right profession. It is not that other…

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    The Great Taste War 2013: Food & Nightlife Magazine Event
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    The Great Taste War 2013: Food & Nightlife Magazine Event

    Food and Night Life magazine organised the first ‘The Great Taste War 2013’ at IHM, Pusa for Delhi restaurants inviting huge response from food aficionados in the city. This innovative event promised to give the audience a taste of the true mettle of the talent behind successful eateries – the ch…

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    Fratelli wines and Chef Francesco Costagli: An opportunity frittered away?
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    Fratelli wines and Chef Francesco Costagli: An opportunity frittered away?

    When Pawan Soni asked me to accompany him to the special food cum event review at the Maurya Sheraton on Saturday, the 16th February I accepted it with much gusto. The event was the celebration of the works of one of the pioneer’s of the Slow Food movement, Italian Chef Francesco Costagli who was…

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    Book Launch: Khanna Sutra- Food Lessons in Love
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    Book Launch: Khanna Sutra- Food Lessons in Love

    The hottest and sexiest Indian Michelin star Chef Vikas Khanna unveiled his new book, ‘Khanna Sutra’ at Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel in New Delhi. Vikas is known as a versatile and humble judge on MasterChef India and is the owner of award winning restaurant ‘Junoon’ in New York, USA. Renowned fashion…

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    Bloggers Meet @ The Dirty Martini, Delhi
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    Bloggers Meet @ The Dirty Martini, Delhi

    The recently concluded food bloggers meet at The Dirty Martini at the Olive, Qutub was different and refreshing. Different because there was no pre-set agenda, and refreshing as it allowed fellow bloggers to meet in a comforting environment where exotic food and drinks freely flowed throughout th…

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    Typhoo times with TV Chef Vicky Ratnani
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    Typhoo times with TV Chef Vicky Ratnani

    [Rating: 3.5/5] It is a nippy afternoon and I am at Aqua at the Park Hotel at the invitation of Typhoo tea, a leading brand of tea in the UK, and now also in India, thanks to the company’s purchase by Apeejay Surendra group. The plot for the lunch being shared with a small audience…

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    Zomato Restaurant Summit 2013 and Food Guide Launch
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    Zomato Restaurant Summit 2013 and Food Guide Launch

    I am back at Zomato Restaurant Summit 2013, which if I remember correctly, I attended last for 2012 some 8 months ago. Organised this time at Leela Kempinski Gurgaon, it has become a highly awaited event which is not only the official food guide but also includes pondering and discussions on many…

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    Bloggers Meet at Cafe Pico, Mumbai
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    Bloggers Meet at Cafe Pico, Mumbai

    [Rated: 3.5/5] Cafe Pico – Phoenix Market City (Kurla), is one amongst seven Pico outlets in Mumbai. It is setup as a small, cozy World cuisine cafe that opened its heart to a crowd of bloggers on the 29th of November, 2012. Nestled on the first floor of the sprawling, up-coming mall, Cafe Pico s…

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    Lunch with Masterchef Kunal Kapoor at Diya, The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon

    I was happy and excited to have received an invite to meet the celebrity Chef, Kunal Kapoor. It was not only an opportunity to meet a Masterchef but also to savour the dishes he had churned out especially for us. Diya, is a fine dine Indian cuisine restaurant at Leela Kimpinski and offers a soul…

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