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The ‘Monkey Bar’ Kolkata Avatar is a welcome addition to its’ watering hole map and what an experience it metes out. Located in the heart of the city with a huge and lofty space, it exudes a comfort zone feel. The visual delight of the interior space couples well with a spectacular view of the…
When people talk about places that they would like to meet in near the airport, The Roseate House in Aerocity deserves a mention. This swanky new hotel by the Bird group is quite classy with a very interesting theme of a traveller. The roof top infinity pool is an added attraction. Their bar whic…
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…
Dubai is as international as it gets when it comes to dining options. With 200 nationalities calling this ‘home’, it’s safe to bet that you can pretty much nibble your way around the world, in this emirate. Power lunches and dinners are big business and happen in no half measures. No surprises th…
I had been to Grandmama’s Café, Dadar outlet. It is such a cute place with cuter décor and wonderful vibe. When I heard that they are opening their third outlet in Juhu, I was glad. No need to travel all the way to Lower Parel or Dadar for the delicious Kajriwal Egg at Grandmama’s café…
Blue Ginger, Taj Palace’s Vietnamese restaurant, has been replaced by Spicy Duck from 10th September, 2016. It is lead by two expat Chefs Cheang Chee Leong and Chee Kuai Oon who specialise in duck and dim sums respectively. So, needless to say, one hopes to see some great duck and dumpling dishes…
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 first thing that hits you as you enter the sprawling first floor unit of the recently open Indigo and Neel All day, in Powai, is the sense of vast space! The restaurant has utilized its space cleverly separating the two spaces with a wall that quite artfully uses niches to display beautiful b…
We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we’re capable of – Phil McGraw If I was to sum up the…
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…
Sorrento, the award winning Italian restaurant at Shangri-La’s –Eros Hotel, New Delhi is hosting a tribute to “Parmigiano Reggiano” (parmesan cheese) from 16 to 26 September 2016. The festival is a tribute to the legendary cheese that originates from the Parma region of Italy and features 12, 24…
Remember the scene in Queen where Kangana Ranaut makes “French toast” and her friend, the French guy remarks “I am French and I have never had this before”? To which she says “Yeh hamare India mein milta hain ( you get this in India)”? Honestly my story would not be much different when it comes…
