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Let me admit first – I did not consider myself to be a whiskey person. Very rarely would I go for any whiskey based cocktail and rarer that I would have a glass of whiskey. So when the days were getting hotter, I almost decided to skip the invite to be a part of the…
People don’t normally talk about ‘fashion’ and ‘food’ in the same breath. Many a times, I have been asked how I can be a fashion designer and yet be so active in food groups. But when I sit and ponder over this question so asked by many, I realise that there are many factors that…
We have almost 15,000 members on our group Gurgaon Food Freak. This is a huge knowledge base, And when we asked them to share their household tips, we never knew we will dig gold. This is a huge repository of information that we would love to save for future discussions. The data was very extensive…
Being Delhiites we can shamelessly boast of loving chaat. The spicy intermingling of flavours are a gleeful experience for our palate. Being the kind of people who lose track of their priorities the moment a panipuri wala comes in sight, it is clear we need no excuse for indulgence in the delish…
A Sunday, for many of us, is a day that is best spent with the family. Almost all major restaurants and hotels in the city try and capitalize on this and offer brunches and special deals combining food, activities and booze for a lovely family afternoon. However, to many of us, this afternoon, at…
As far as ambience goes, the setting was perfect – the sun had just set, the lights came on and the Westin Mumbai Garden City poolside look absolutely beautiful! Sula Vineyards, The Westin Mumbai Garden City and Bosca Cellars hosted a beautiful soirée welcoming the lovely Polina Bosca of Bosca Ce…
For those of us away from home, especially during festivals, any opportunity to be a part of any festivity is like a blessing. So how could I say no to be a part of the Poila Boishak celebrations at Kolkata Callin where they were serving traditional Bengali fare in a thali. Poila Boishak marks the…
The concept of ‘Rivaayat’ had me fascinated from the word go. In the current trend of fusion cuisine and run of the mill buffets, the very idea of bringing traditional home cooking to 5-star dining is novel indeed. Thus when I was invited to a Chef’s table at Dakshin Rivaayat at Trident, Bandra K…
It was a night of hysteria. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from popular TV series ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ are on an Indian tour where they have already covered Hyderabad, Mumbai before coming to Gurgaon. The event is promoted by Black Dog Easy Evenings and just like their other event; it was a…
The Facebook community of Beer Buddies took the onus on themselves to find the best butter chicken in Delhi-NCR. The group of food and drink enthusiast went to almost all the recommendations they received on their group as a team, paying for each meal from their pocket and rating each eatery on a…
This was my first visit to Sofitel after a long hiatus; ever since Executive Chef Inderjit Saha had moved out; the hotel has been struggling to get its F&B offerings back to the same levels that it had enjoyed under the tutelage of the chef Saha. Regional food festivals at the Sofitel are a regular…
Summer days are here again; so is the buzz that cricket brings. Just the kind of days that makes a group of people gather around some food and drink and cheer the team they are rooting for, or discuss about the matches of the past and predict results of the next. It is with this…
