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Brain child of 2 IITians (Raghav and Nitin), Chaayos, ‘experimenting with Chai’, is a place that can take you back to college days for some, or visiting grandparents where ‘Chai’, not Tea, with nomenclature of “my dadi’s chai” or ’‘mummy wali kadak chai” was served. With the mushrooming of more t…
Chennai, Mar 13th 2014: Symphony the all day dining restaurant at Ramada Chennai Egmore offers a special Monday lunch buffet menu for Holi. The buffet, better known for its mind boggling 64 varieties AND changed every day, now offers something extra to suit the occasion. Indulge in traditional cu…
It was only fitting that my BFF and I celebrate the International Women’s day with the culinary prowess of another lady – Chef Naowarat Charoenwong. She had prepared an elaborate spread, designed to tingle the taste buds. The festival is active at the Pondicherry Cafe, Sofitel Mumbai BKC for dinn…
California Pizza Kitchen is running Hollywood menu between 24thFebruary and 16thMarch. On asking the staff and the PR person “why Hollywood” all I got an answer was that since CPK started there we decided to come up with the theme. It’s a sad one when a theme is conceived with no follow up. I was…
Sunday, 16th of March is St. Patrick’s Day, and what could be better than to celebrate it in total Irish style? The Irish House, a classic Irish Pub in Mumbai &Pune will be celebrating St.Patrick’s Day bought to you by Jameson by partying all day long with party goers. Loosen up your belts and be…
“Picasso of Pastry” “God of Macarons” are words that sound so intimidating. But there was nothing intimidating about this affable man, who walked into a room full of the top chefs of the capital and leading food bloggers, at an interactive session organised by the India Today Spice and The Leela…
It is said that small little things make all the difference. Aloft, the newest entrant in the hotel market of Ahmedabad seems to be doing just that. I was invited by the hotel for an experience of their property that included a night’s stay with all meals. An itinerary was drawn up and sent to…
If there is a market that has become talk of the town of all foodies and cynosure of all other restaurateurs of Gurgaon, it is cyber hub. I am to meet few friends here and I go to the recently opened Olive Bistrothat not only has space but is like an oasis amidst corporate jungle.…
“KheyVakh”:Turkish expression meaning What a pleasure An Afghan warrior, on his black steed riding through the desert sands, rising up in front of the sun like a silhouette, the hoofs kicking up a storm, a game of Buzkashi underway, dark intense eyes above the mask! Oh Yes! The film Khudagawah wa…
With Cyberhub being the new kid on the block so to say when it comes to a hub of food joints, I have been diligently checking out one restaurant after another therein. California Pizza Kitchen is one such restaurant in Cyberhub which had not yet been ticked off in my list and, therefore, I was…
Now Zambar, Ambience Mall has a strong competitor offering a better time. It is Zambar at Cyberhub. Opened recently, it looks very different from the boat look that has so far been Zambar. Gone is the cluttering Dravidian paraphernalia which has been replaced by colourful South Indian cinema post…
Mumbaiites are an insulated lot and that includes those of us who have shifted from various parts of the country and call Mumbai a home today. Regrettably for us, Maharashtra starts and ends at Mumbai with a random interaction once in a while with a food festival. Hence when I got this opportunit…
