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It was more than welcome news when I heard that a new Korean restaurant has opened in Gurgaon – in one Horizon Centre. So far, Gung in the Sector 29 market had been dominating the Korean food scene in Gurgaon. I have started loving Japanese and Korean cuisines of late as they are not overly…
Greeted with a warm smile and seated almost immediately, my friend and I take a few moments to soak in our surroundings at the quaint Shophouse byKylin. This establishment can seat 30 people inside and around 28 outside. The interiors are an ode to the shophouses of China, where families would re…
In a city which simply loves its whisky, it was about time that someone thought about opening a restaurant exclusively for whisky lovers and connoisseurs. Ashish Dev Kapur with the successful Antares in Goa and The Wine Company in Gurgaon, decided to do just that. Whisky Samba is located at the n…
To mark the onset of spring and the beginning of the Malayalee New Year, Zambar is celebrating the Vishu festival by serving an authentic ‘Sadhya’ festive meal on 4th April,17. The New Year is celebrated in other parts of India as well. It is referred to as different names in different states of…
Anyone who knows me well, knows my undying love for sushi. I could eat it three times a day, everyday till the end of time. So imagine my delight when my friends drop in for a surprise visit bearing my personal “top of the food chain” meal from Sushi Haus. I have been a tad…
Over the last few years, the word ‘café’ has completely changed in its meaning. From a place which was well lit, focused on salads, served light food like sandwiches, all day breakfast, shakes etc and was easy on pocket, café’s suddenly have started focusing on alcohol. The difference between a n…
Having had hot chocolate as a kid a couple of times, I must admit that I was not a huge fan of it. I would make it with drinking chocolate. But little did I know this was all going to change. I had gone to the Cup of Warmth, Hot Chocolate Festival in “Chokola” a…
La Riviera was a star Mediterranean restaurant at the erstwhile Pullman hotel in Gurgaon that specialised in French cuisine. I remember making a couple of visits to the restaurant and coming back very satisfied with the food while cribbing on the miniscule portion size and pocket heavy menu prici…
The industrial look restaurants and pubs are nothing new. However there are few who have used the concept well and to their best advantage. Factory by Sutra in sector 29 Gurgaon is one of them. The beautiful decor going with the theme spread over different floors with microbrewery placed strategi…
The best spent years of my life were definitely my days spent in college. One suddenly feels free after the straight jacketed years of school…..hanging out with my friends in all nooks and corners of the campus, trying to hitch a ride with someone at the college parking, never going near a place…
Walking down Cyber Hub at Cyber City, Gurgaon, one’s eyes are irresistibly drawn to Yum Yum Cha. The pastel shades of the origami pots placed outside makes one want to peek in and find out what the festivity is all about. Feast is what Yum Yum Cha has to offer in its modestly sized but…
Other than the Khao Suey – one dish soup meal – not many of us know much about Burmese cuisine. Given the location of Burma (now known as Myanmar), its cuisine is influenced by Chinese, Indian and Thai cuisine which most of us love. Burma Burma is a Mumbai based restaurant which has recently opened…
