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It isn’t very often that one gets to taste the favourite dishes of Nelson Mandela, that too prepared under the supervision of his personal chef for over two decades Xoliswa Ndoyiya . Xoli as she is called was at a pop up at The Wine Company where she cooked with the team from Fabrica by…
Barbeque Nation has a simple yet a great concept; unlimited kebabs on the table at a value-for-money pricing with maincourse as part of the buffet, if there is still any place after stuffing yourself with starters. No wonder, it does well. So when The Ancient Barbeque (TAB) starts a chain basis a…
The Thai Pavilion, launched at the Taj President Mumbai almost two decades ago, by the legendary Chef Ananda Solomon, has set many standards of authenticity and quality over the years. The soft spoken Chef Ananda, also the name behind classic restaurants such as Konkan Café and Trattoria, was in…
Fat Lulu is now a known name for good Pizzas in Gurgaon. I was pleasantly surprised that on a special invite to the newly opened The Big Fat Lulu at cross point mall, we were served many Italian dishes except the pizzas. Deepak, one of the promoter at The Big Fat Lulu says, “We are…
All Greek To Me! Until now…… thanks to Skydeck Lounge in Leela, Gurgaon. Perhaps a teaser trailer of a new cuisine added to the ever changing and diverse food landscape of Gurgaon with a promise of better things to come? Welcome to Greek food delights at the Skydeck Lounge in Leela, Gurgaon – the…
I love attending wine dinners for two reasons. First of all, they are very educative and secondly, they are always enjoyable. There is the excitement of trying out wines from different parts of the world and India, and the curiosity to see how well the pairings will work, because each time there…
Crystal Jade Restaurant, spanning over 10 Countries and 20 Cities, is in Central Plaza Mall on Golf Course Road in the very same premises where Hao Shi Nian Nian, a popular Chinese Restaurant, used to be housed but with a slight make over. It is spread over two floors with the second floor having…
The Westin, Gurgaon has been organizing a culinary academy where the hotel chefs, through an interactive session, have been teaching 4-5 dishes of different cuisines to people. This was the first time that they had a kid’s special cooking session as part of the newly launched Westin Eat Well Kids…
A welcome trend in Gurgaon food scene is that of gourmet delivery. So now you can expect gourmet food packaged attractively and efficiently, arriving at your door step and delivered by a smart presentable uniformed person. One such operation is Asian Haus that promises to bring a taste of the bes…
Most food writers have a tendency of pulling down anything that is not authentic. McDonalds have customised their burgers, pizza hut and Dominos offer Indianised products and so do the KFC. Most of the Chinese consumed in India never originated from China. So if we, the Indians, like products tha…
Baani Square, the otherwise deserted mall at Sector 50 has had a sudden influx of many small format restaurants. Hiral Ashar Anand, a Gurgaon Food Freak member and a graduate from Sophia College, Mumbai, has a teeny weeny bakery shop there called Heyy Sugar. Hiral has been a baker for the past te…
Aanchal Bali, the proprietor got in touch requesting for a feedback/review of the food at her restaurant “Eato”. She wasn’t dissuaded by my telling her that my feedback will be completely honest and candid. Since she sounded most confident of the food at her restaurant, promising the freshest ing…
