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Many years ago, in a small and young town called Mangalore, the Ideal Ice Cream Parlour or the newly opened Café Coffee Day were the only two places that offered cool, fashionable and easy on the pocket options if you were looking to spend some quality time with friends. Over the years, many new…
A meal is worth the time and money, if it retains fond memories even after a long time. I came back from a short trip in Dubai, and it has been almost two months, however the flavours, presentation and service standards are still fresh in my mind. This meal also reinforced my belief that age…
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…
There is something unique about eating the street food on a street side; the satisfaction and contentment that can never come by eating those chaats and other stuff in a restaurant. The ambience plays a vital role, and when I was invited to Nukkadwala, near Vatika City in Gurgaon, this was the pr…
Goan food usually brings to mind the fiery Xacutis, Cafreals, Recheados, sweet Bebinca etc with flavours dominated by the Portuguese and Catholic-influenced recipes. What Hotel Taj Mahal’s Executive Chef Arun Sundararaj attempts at Machan is to exposit, every Saturday in its two month (September…
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…
I love to pamper myself to long drawn weekend brunches and the thought of spending a sunny weekend afternoon in the cool interiors of Diya at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon, was really inviting. I must confess that it was my first time there even though I live a stone’s throw away. The interiors are…
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.…
