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Yearning for a fresh, good cup of Americano and a hearty breakfast on a beautiful overcast Saturday morning, my wife and I drove around Fort/Kala Ghoda, Mumbai looking for a place we haven’t visited before. We stumbled upon The Pastry Café,a charming café located in a narrow by lane near Mamagoto…
A few days back, I revisited one of my favorite Japanese food restaurants in Mumbai, Shiro, for the review of their new menu launch. As always, the sense of space one feels when you enter the sprawling restaurant is amazing. The tastefully done up interior with the huge statue of Buddha completes…
Years back when life was simple, heart was full of hopes and mind full of dreams, pockets were always near-empty, the coveted dress was just out of reach and Five Star dining was a big deal for a small town girl like me, my hostel friend and I used to save and scrounge all month…
As I walked into San Qi (pronounced San Chee) to try their Thai food special featuring the cuisine of North East Thailand (E-San), I couldn’t but help notice the wide open feel that the restaurant emanates through its two storied structure. Live kitchens, including a sushi bar and teppanyaki gril…
Kolkata Biryani is often a matter of immense discussion among us Bengalis. Discussions and arguments over who serves the best one is often a common topic among food experts during their addas and social platforms. I have, however, found most of the restaurant varieties in Mumbai to be either heav…
The Funky playful interiors, a menu that can be played with to combine different cooking styles, different dishes to match your palate, Mamagoto is the perfect place to be in if you want to play with your food and enjoy it too. Recently they added another playful angle to their menu by introducin…
My son loves Pizza. He can probably eat it for all three meals in the day. I suspect he thinks coin Pizza is a currency! So California Pizza Kitchen was a must do and I went there along with my 11 year old Pizza-maestro for the review of their newly launched Rs. 245 onwards Pizza.…
Mumbai is a city where lunch is more than a habit, it is almost a culture. From Dabbawallahs to take-away restaurants, each one has created a niche for themselves catering to the demands of their eager diners. However, in the rush to provide timely meals, many compromise on the authenticity of th…
Monsoon is in full swing at the moment in Mumbai. The moment you talk of Mumbai rains, the image of piping hot cutting chai with hot samosas, vada pavs and pakoras pop in your mind. The spiciness of these deep fried snacks with sweet chai in the rains, works like magic that many poets have…
My love affair with Monkey Bar started two years ago in Bangalore, when after a month long intense work schedule; we ended up one Sunday afternoon at the Indira Nagar branch of Monkey Bar at Bangalore. No review was planned that day but the experience was so overwhelmingly nice that I decided to…
I love Sushi and I love Dim Sum. But, as much as I love them I can’t have them for dinner. The former is cold and doesn’t address my hot food craving while the latter comes in tiny servings and ergo falls into ‘Vada Pav’ snack category rather than a full meal. Not to mention…
It was for the second time that I was visiting the White Owl Brewery in Lower Parel, this time to check out the menu curated by their new Chef Dinesh Bherwani. I wouldn’t rate my last food experience at the brewery top notch and hence I was filled with some trepidation during this visit as…
