I am certain that at least half of my reader population by now knows I am a sucker of Oriental cuisine! And actually, since I am based out of Kolkata, it’s pretty easy for me to pamper my taste buds with these flavors because we have got a plethora of places serving a huge variety…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Hao Chi’ food festival at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata is a crowd-puller!
Kolkatans get their basic nutrition from food, adda and lyad! We have always embraced various cuisines from across the globe with open arms and in last couple of years, the city has seen some Japanese eating houses opening their doors over here (and one has closed down as well), thus developing the palate of the…
Continue reading ➞ Konnichiwa Kolkata! – Japanese Food Festival at The Westin (Kolkata)
Mid of April marks Poila Baisakh for Bengalis, Bohag Bihu for Assamese and Baisakhi for Sikhs. Baisakhi is actually a spring harvest festival for Sikhs and it also honors the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors, Guru Gobind Singh founded this Sikh warrior community! Baisakhi is a time to visit Gurdwaras, socialize and celebrate with…
Continue reading ➞ Touch of Baisakhi in Kolkata – Baisakhi menu at Saffron, The Park
Somehow Kolkatans love beautiful architecture, especially if it’s from the Victorian era. The intricate carvings, high ceilings and larger than life structures and architectures have always fascinated us. In fact, most of the iconic Calcutta structures, sculptures and buildings like Writer’s Building, GPO, Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial, etc were built during the British era by…
Continue reading ➞ The Lords and Barons – a touch of Royal pub dining in Kolkata!
Kolkatans, especially Bengalis love spending almost all their hard earned money on food. We have embraced almost all the cuisines from every corner of the globe. Presently Bengalis have moved on from their Tyangra Machh (cat fish) to Sharks and fresh Fulkopi (cauliflower) to broccoli! Globalization has at least revolutionized the food industry here in…
Continue reading ➞ Sagan Nu Patru Jamva Chalo ji – Parsi Food Festival at Westin, Kolkata!
People at my workplace every now and then ask me where they should go for some good meal, or good live music, good ambiance or good booze! Even after I give them three-four options on a Wednesday they will again come back and ask me on Friday, the same question, looking for more options. As…
Continue reading ➞ Reset your eat-out goals at Café I Am (Momo I Am, Sector-V)!
I have always loved traveling, spending quality time with my family and exploring new places, and I know most people share this feeling! However in our busy lives, even planning meticulously for a trip requires so much time and energy, we have stayed back home on so many long weekends. And then there's traveling with…
Continue reading ➞ Vedic Therapy – a weekend staycation at Vedic Village!
Kolkatans are basically food loving people. Bengalis spend most of their hard earned money to please their taste buds, and that’s a piece of fact. There is no denying that most of us love a scrumptious meal over networking or venturing out for newer horizons. This makes the race simple and sweet but adversely affects…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Pan Asian Delight’ at Sonnet brings you closer to South East Asian delicacies!
On a lazy Sunday morning if you are looking for a place perfect for your laid-back Sunday brunch then look no further, provided you are in a mood to delve deep into the culinary paradise of oriental cuisine! Let me re-introduce Pan Asian at ITC Sonar (Kolkata) to you, they stole my heart recently with…
Continue reading ➞ Treat yourself to this amazing Sunday brunch at Pan Asian, ITC Sonar
Begum Akhtar ghazals and Galawti kebabs can make any evening a memorable one! Yes, few days ago I was at the Jadavpur outlet of Naushiijaan to make good memories, and of course some great food stories! Naushiijaan serves some amazing awadhi cuisine, some dishes are so good, (like this galawti or the Jugalbandi kebabs) they will…
Continue reading ➞ Naushiijaan – the Nawabi kissa of kebabs, biryani and Bugum Akhtar!
Frankly speaking, it is a trending concept these days to punch desi elements in an urbane and chic theme and produce a totally new product which anyway uplifts the essence of those desi values. This is necessary specially to cater to our new generation and to make them more acquainted with elements which are closer…
Continue reading ➞ Spicery – the den of modern Indian soul food is here!
I believe Bengalis (living in Kolkata), basically the middle-class Bengalis, started eating out Bengali cuisine in a proper restaurant after Bhojohori Manna and Oh Calcutta came into the picture. The latter was started back in 2002 by Speciality Restaurants and it served (and continues to do so) traditional Bengali cuisine in a fine-dining environment! Orthodox…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Oh! Calcutta’ brings in the super-exciting weekday Lunch Buffet!
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