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Just by the virtue of writing about restaurants and by getting an opportunity to interact with their chefs, managers and owners, I have procured a bit more knowledge about the restaurant industry than an average diner. So far my reviews have mostly been one sided and show a restaurant from the cu…
If Eid means tender meat, delicious Nihari and mouthwatering Biryani to you, then Barbeque Nation’s ‘Magic of Mohammed Ali food festival’ is the place where you want to be. The brand, which is known for its elaborate buffet, has brought the magic of Mumbai for their Bangalore foodies. It has recr…
The grand old daddy of the Indian wine scene – Sula celebrated its 15th anniversary with panache past Sunday. The event organized at the rooftop bar Asilo at St. Regis Mumbai saw the who’s who from the Mumbai social scene lining up at the do in their Sunday bests. Apart from pouring some of the…
Wikipedia defines Indonesian food as one with intense vibrant flavours due to its 300 plus ethnic groups and various international influences. Hence I was looking forward to getting my tongue titillated and my sinuses activated! We missed the scintillating dance performance by the Bali dancers bu…
Gaylords is a classic Indian restaurant frequented by people across the spectrum from all parts of Mumbai. The restaurant, which opened in 1956, still carries a strong brand and maintains high quality with its service and menu. I love its Punjabi dishes where I find many household staples that ar…
The Irish proverb, ‘laughter is brightest when food is the best,’ came alive in the Slurp Cooking studio in Bangalore, when a group of foodies had a cook off organised by Licious, a company who has identified the need for food lovers to have fresh meat and poultry on their plates. The smell of te…
Last sunday I attended the launch of one of the most awaited restaurants in Mumbai. From the house of Massive Restaurants with the effervescent Zorawar Kalra at the helm of affairs comes Pa Pa Ya, his take on modern Pan Asian food. This restaurant combines elements of Molecular cuisines and displ…
Oktoberfest! That Bavarian tradition of beer and meats and all things fun, has caught up well in India over the last few years. India being primarily a beer guzzling nation, has adopted it well and many restaurants are doing throwing ‘specials’ throughout the month of October living up to the Okt…
The first thing that strikes me as I walk into Latest Recipe restaurant of Le Meridien, Gurgaon for the Shahjahanabad Food Festival is how the tables have turned for Osama Jalali. Osama, who is a seasoned food critic/reviewer and has over 2,000 reviews in his kitty, not only loves to write about…
As I drove towards The Westin, Goregaon, on a Friday night, to review their special Vegetarian Festival featuring Holi Food from four different temple cities of India, I asked myself, why on earth would I want to go to one of the best Indian restaurants in Mumbai, on a Friday night, to try out ve…
There was a time when home makers around the country would wait for Sunday mornings and would sit religiously in front of their TV sets to catch their favourite show Khana Khazana. The program, in a certain way, brought about a revolution in the way we used to see and know food. Cuisines that were…
One of the much favored Chinese restaurants of Mumbai, Ming Yang located at Taj Lands’ End, Bandra reopens again in a brand new avatar. Mumbai Food Freak was there at its media preview to check it out. The first thing that impresses you upon entering the massive first floor restaurant is the open…
