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[Rated: 3.0/5] Uber Lounge. I found the name to be a little unusual when I got an invite from a friend. On visiting the articulately done lounge spread over two floors, my inquisitiveness led me to ask the manager on reason behind this unique name. This, I was told is a German word meaning “Above…
[Rated: 4.0/5] Walking along the meandering lanes of Hauz Khas village and climbing up two stories of a steep staircase, I am greeted by an affable and smiling Mary Lalboi, the owner of Rosang café and store. Mary is from Mizoram and settled in Manipur. In 2003 she decided to move to Delhi along…
[Rated: 3.5/5] South Indies is a restaurant that serves South Indian vegetarian fare. It currently has two outlets in Bangalore. I must have crossed the building that houses South Indies, Indiranagar at least a hundred times in the last three years. There have been times when I’ve really wanted t…
A Friday evening saw Pawan and I heave a sigh of relief, after having laboured in the evening traffic, at the sight of the romantic, dimly lit pathway meandering towards a garden setting. We were at the Lodhi Garden Restaurant and the evening seemed to brim with promise. Lodhi Garden restaurant i…
[Rated: 4.0/5] Living in Delhi does have its advantages for a foodie. One of the many is the fact that foreign embassies are now beginning to open up their cultural centres to Indian citizens to give them a taste of the food they have. Italian cultural centre was the first one to start, and now…
The team at AllThingsNice.in showcased the Indian Wine Consumer’s Choice Award (2012) winners at Mumbai on 29th of June. The very professionally and tastefully managed event at the Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ), Colaba, allowed patrons to sample a wide range of wines from eight leading vineyards across…
[Rated: 3.5/5] Sheraton Bangalore Hotels’ multi-cuisine restaurant, Feast has a Japanese Festival running from the 5th to the 14th of July, 2013. Chef Kyoji Endo from Westin Tokyo is here in Bangalore to showcase the best of Japanese cuisine to the food lovers here. A fan of both sushi and nigri…
[Rated: 3.0/5] A lot of multinational chains have arrived in India over last Decade and added to the growing excitement in restaurant industry. When I heard of a new Italian chain with the name “Eagle Boys Pizza” just wondered what prompted the promoter for such name that resembles the names of o…
[Rated:2.0/5] The numbers of restaurants opening these days is no joke; most of them serving Chinese, Italian or cafe menu. Good old North Indian delicacies are losing charm with the younger generation and anyone who can still do a decent job of cooking Indian food is lured to venture into so cal…
[Rated: 4.0/5] My favorite mall in Ahmedabad is ‘Alpha One’. And the last time I was steering my jeep into the driveway of the mall, I noticed something different. The plaque outside the entrance was replaced with- the Hyatt instead of Ista. My dining experiences at Ista weren’t really overwhelmi…
[Rated: 3.0/5] Bali is a province and major tourist destination in Indonesia. The modern chic looking café cum restaurant that has come in cross point mall has modest offerings to show delicacies of the country. It rather focuses on Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines. Offering variety of seating…
[Rated: 3.5/5] The menu at Asia 7 has been recently revamped post appointment of a new Chinese chef. Intrigued by the name of Asia 7 I entered the restaurant to be warmly greeted by maître d’. Narender Rawat, Asst Brand Manager answered by query – “Asia 7 started by offering cuisines from seven c…
