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I have passed Burj Al Arab multiple times in the past but I never ventured in. Today we decided to check their chic beachside restaurant overlooking the glittering Arabian Gulf called SAL. With a minimum spend condition of 250 AED (INR 5750) per person, we tried to be careful with our order but w…
Last night at Dubai, we ventured out to try this new restaurant by Chef Ranveer Brar called Kashkan, portmanteau of Kashmir to Kanyakumari. A large 180 seater restaurant with few PDR’s (Personal Dining Room) and beautiful outside seating overlooking the water front with musical fountain and givin…
I hate it when people don’t respect each other’s time. Even as a child, I was amongst the first one to reach the school or to a movie hall. The same discipline also reflects in the events held by Gurgaon Food Freak or our sister groups. But it surely isn’t a case at most places…
If someone had asked me to visit a Japanese restaurant for a vegan meal, I wouldn’t even have considered it, but a trusted industry friend suggested trying the new vegan ramen at Kuuraku. Curiosity got the better of me. During a vibrant afternoon lunch, we strolled into the bustling kitchen on th…
As I sat down to savor my second lunch of the day, little did I know that I was about to embark on a culinary adventure like no other. After a satisfying meal at home, my friend surprised me with an invitation to try out the newly opened North Indian restaurant, Karigari, curated by the…
A room somewhere in Gurgaon saw a flustered woman, running behind schedule, answer a phone call. Perfect, I mumbled. I had fifteen minutes to go before my friends arrived. Enough for me to gather my wits. The next call announced that they had reached and were waiting outside but this time I was r…
Le Petit Chef, the smallest chef, will be making his debut in India at Shangri-La Eros Delhi from June 3, 2023, following successful runs in 41 countries including London, Singapore, Germany, Dubai, and Rome. I had the opportunity to attend a preview of this unique dining experience a few days ag…
Upon hearing that Master Chef Ajay Chopra had returned to his roots in Delhi to open his first restaurant, Plaka at Cyberhub, we knew we had to experience it. This establishment was formerly a Greek restaurant but has since been renamed to Plaka by Ajay Chopra, who has incorporated some of his fa…
If you remember my post sometime ago, I accidentally turned up at Holiday Inn, Aerocity and tasted the Louisiana Seafood Boil. I met Ashish Seth there who was doing a pop up at Holiday Inn and mentioned that his brother owns a small Chinese/Asian restaurant at Gurgaon called Wai Yu Mun Ching. Of…
A computer engineer who left his well paying job to become a Chef. Someone who worked with different award winning Indian restaurants before coming up with his own unique concept. A person who unabashedly claims that his mouth has no filters while narrating that his mom is a great cook but it was…
Can a North Indian restaurant survive without a butter chicken or dal makhani in its menu? Why does North Indian food in general refer to only Punjabi food? Why is no one focusing on some of the locally available fresh ingredients or our old cooking techniques and blindly copying the West? Perhap…
We visited J’s, a newly launched, swanky Pan-Asian Restaurant tucked inside Mosaic Hotel, a lovely boutique property on the bustling main road facing Atta Market in Noida. Located just a stone’s throw away from The Mall of India, this hotel fortunately offers plenty of parking! The entrance was a…
