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!
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…
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!
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
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!
I am one crazy Aloo eater!! I love potatoes so much that I can even sacrifice my ‘machh-er jhol’ (fish curry) for a nicely prepared bowl of Bengali style subtle potato (aloo) curry (sada aloo-r torkari) or some mashed potatoes, maybe. I am so in love with aloo that I consider Inzi bhai as my…
Continue reading ➞ Recipe – Aloo Chokha, and my undying love for potatoes!
There have been occasions when I have tried to refrain from buffet meals, simply because the quality of food often takes a beating in the buffet spread when compared to the A la Carte menu at the same place. In fact, this is true for many fine-dine restaurants in the city, though it’s better not…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Barbeque Nation’ gets a new address – an ode to the iconic buffet joint!
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!
I can travel miles to get my favorite food and biriyani surely tops that list! I am a proud Kolkata style biriyani fanatic and every week (preferably on Fridays!) I have to get my dose of Kolkata style biriyani to satiate my eternal appetite for biriyanis! Lately, I realized that if I don’t get my…
Continue reading ➞ My weekly dose of biriyani, at ‘Shimla Biriyani’
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