All my childhood I wasn’t aware how pork tastes like! We were one of those orthodox Bengali families who didn’t experiment much with cuisines, eateries or choices of protein. A plethora of Bengali dishes (basically Bangladeshi cuisine) were cooked at my home which I thoroughly enjoyed all my childhood, but pork or beef never used…
Continue reading ➞ Saltlake Porky Stories – the pork delicacies I live on!
People often ask me when did I start cooking! The answer is pretty simple – I never wanted to, but nature conspired and situations became such, I had to cook myself a meal so that I don’t die starving! You know, necessity is the mother of all inventions; it’s nothing different here in my case…
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!
I am writing this second part of my Ramzan Special series after a gap of two years, so before moving on you can ask me why this delay? The first part was written in 2017 and back then I knew there is more to talk about this larger than life religious event and its connected…
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
Generally, on Poila Baishakh (first day of Bengali New Year), I love getting into a food coma by indulging myself with a plethora of traditional Bengali food items. But in general, these days people are always excited about the English New Year and that New Year’s Eve party but when it comes to Bengali New…
Continue reading ➞ Top 10 places serving Poila Baishakh menu that you must try!
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!
So this is my first blog post of this year and yes, it had to be written on the first day of this year! Basically, it originated during the New Year’s Eve, mostly because I like staying back at home with my family cooking or baking, while most of my friends are partying out there!…
Continue reading ➞ Rum Cake recipe – in association with Captain Morgan!
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
I rarely get time these days to do food walks or attend any of them! But a few days back, I decided to venture out a bit. It was a rain-drenched afternoon, but it wasn’t at all dull since a couple of my blogger friends and I decided to walk through the Sector-V (Saltlake, Kolkata)…
Continue reading ➞ Office Canteen Stories 2018 — Sector-V business hub, and more!
I have been writing about food and restaurants for quite some time now and after all these years now I often get bored of places who try to follow a stereotype hit formula to make it big! So, nowadays, often many places look same to me, their food tastes same; it feels the drinks are…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Overdose’ – the den of pocket-pleasing Asian cuisine!
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