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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…
Paeans have been sung about the food at Indian Accent – fusion of flavours at its best, path-breaking contemporary Indian menu, immaculate presentation, etc., etc. However, what struck me the most is the fact that the restaurant has embraced the basic tenet of Indian hospitality- “Athithi Devo Bh…
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…
Wendy’s, which recently opened in India, has generated lots of good and not so good discussions on various social networks. Their burgers have received some rave reviews while there was also a small glitch which drew many eyeballs. While Indian Food Freak had reviewed Wendy’s earlier (read here),…
The Indian Irani culture is quite different from the Parsi one although both are commonly spoken about with an “Oh, but aren’t they the same?” kind of mindset. While Parsis are Zoroastrians who came with the first migration wave to India over a 1,000 years ago, Iranis also are Zoroastrians who mi…
Rivaayat : Traditions While I have visited Lucknow some years ago, the Lucknow I really know is through the movies set in Lucknow; the culture, the music, the dances and its courtesans, the nawabs and their affluence. For me, Lucknow means the mischief of Sadhana in Mere Mehboob, the naivete of B…
A Japanese sushi that uses raw fish is an acquired taste for most Indians who love to bhuno their food. Japan is one country that is very close to nature and even worships it. Their food, hence, is one of the healthiest and requires very little cooking However, one of the tastiest words, ‘umami’,…
Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite cuisines probably because the freshness and earthiness of its ingredients appeal to the Sagittarian in me. This was one festival I was not inclined to miss.. Hence, inspite of a busy schedule, I worked this review into my calendar. We arrived promptly in ti…
A recent press release on Indian food freak caught my attention which referred to a Cherry Blossom Japanese food festival at the very beautiful hotel located close to the international airport – The Leela. Leela Palace in Delhi is well known for its very popular Japanese restaurant, Megu, but I h…
