The Irish House has revamped it’s food menu recently and I cannot help but rave about it. I dropped in at this immensely popular pub last week, on an invitation and even though it was the middle of the week, the place was filled with people and abuzz with excitement. The new menu has some…
Riding on the festivities at the Dragon Boat Festival at Yauatcha, Kolkata:
Yauatcha, Kolkata is celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival till the 26th of June. And to join in the festivities, I went there last week, to try out the festival menu, on an invitation. The menu for the festival has Sticky Rice Dumplings and some rather interesting wok dishes, apart from the brilliant dessert. As the story…
The Bong-Boho Melbondhon @Bohemian, Ballygunge:
Bohemian is undoubtedly the pioneer of fusion Bengali food in the city, and is a personal favourite of mine for more than half a decade now. Playing with simple staples of the Bengali kitchen, and mixing and moulding them to create something jaw-droppingly beautiful, is what Chef Joymalya Banerjee has been doing with unmatched elan…
Sweet Summer Dreams made true at Flurys
The passionate and tumultuous love affair of the Alphonso and the Aam-admi is a story fit for the history books. Add a spoonful of sugar to it, and it finds its place in the Greatest Love Stories of all times. And this saga of love is being served on a plate at the good, old…
The Day I Munched on a Healthy Brunch at The Protein Bistro🤠
Gone are the days when healthy eating translated to a ban on eating out, as the city is witnessing a spurt of growth of Health Cafes and Restaurants. And The Protein Bistro is definitely one of the trendsetters in the field. Tucked beside the Vivekananda Park, this bright, little, orangey place is the dream place…
6 Places in Kolkata which will make you fall in Love with Tea
To tea or not to tea is never the question. The first thing I do after reaching office is to nag my Canteen-Dada to give me my mug of hot water to dip my tea bag into (my stash at office currently has Moroccan Mint Tea, Tulsi Green Tea and Earl Grey). And as I…
Karma Kettle: Of Beautiful Blends and a Sip of Gold:
It’s no secret that I have always been hopelessly in love with tea. And this love for the golden liquid is something which runs in my genes, I believe. On most days, a big, bold cup of morning tea is what makes me ready to go out in the big, bad world for the day’s…
A Sunny Sunday at Serafina
Serafna is one of my favorite fancy places to eat out in the city. The food here is amazing, and they certainly know how to make some mind-blowing risotto. The meats, in dark, rich, caramelized glazings are every meat-lovers’ dream come true. The desserts too are elegant, specially their signature tiramisu with an ample punch…
Taste of the Sea-shore at The Coastal Macha
Being true to my Bangaliana, my obsession with fish is a story fit for a textbook on Regional Generalizations. But the only twist to it is that my love is not confined to bhapas, kalias and paturis. Rather it traverses geographical boundaries and spills on to kebabs, cutlets, grills, bakes and everything else too. So…
Lombardy Festival at La Cucina, Hyatt Regency, Kolkata
Every visit of mine to La Cucina has been very special in its own ways, and this last one a few days back was no different. The occasion of this particular mid-week lunch visit was to have a taste of the some simple yet beautiful cooking by Chef Ferrari from the Lombardy region of Italy….
Majnu ka Tila: A slice of Tibet in North Delhi😎
I love traveling, and cities are my favorite. Many are entralled by serene lakes or enchanting forests while some others crave for the mysterious mountains. But I am somehow attracted most to cities. Every city invariably has a serious condition of multiple personalities, and surprises me with it’s pockets of oddities here and there. Since…
Whiskey Wednesdays at the Irish House
Irish House, Kolkata is one of the coolest places in town to grab a drink and munch on some seriously good food. And their coolness quotient has now been amped up further as their Whiskey Wednesdays give the city peeps a mid-week breather. I went there a few days back, on an invitation to their…
Keep your cool with Typhoo Cold-Infusions this Summer:
The sultry summer days are here again and as we all know, they are here to stay for quite a while. So rather than getting heated up about the heat, this time I choose to stay cool. In the tropical summers, dehydration is something which needs to be prevented actively and no ‘Summer Survival Strategy’…
Centennial Celebration of MPOC
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council recently celebrated it’s 100 years in Kolkata in a grand party at our very own Park Street. On an invitation to the celebrations, I had a gala time with friends old and new on 19th March. The thing about Palm Oil is that one can love it or hate it…
7 New Age Asian Dining Places to Rush to in Kolkata:
Growing up in a house where eating out was a bi-weekly ritual, the most pertinent question presented to me and my sister by my parents would be “Moghlai, Chinese na Continental?” Based on the answer the choice would be made amongst Kwality (Moghlai), Barbeque (Chinese) or Peter Cat (Continental), all standing tall in their full…
To Love or Not to Love ‘The Love Room’, the first Pet-Friendly Café in Town
Well honestly, I am not a pet enthusiast by any stretch of imagination. So when my friends were super-excited about visiting Love Room, the first pet-friendly cafe in Kolkata, I was rather skeptical about how the set up would be, if the in-house pets will be all over me or not, etc. On my visit…
A Pinch of Salt🍚
I faintly remember a story I had been told as a small child, where a Queen asks the King how much he loves her, and in reply the King says that he loves her as much as Salt. And this greatly angers and upsets the Queen as salt is something too mundane and common, not…
The Green Signal🌾
The vegetarian food scene is fast catching up with its meatier cousin in the city, and though I am an omnivorous, the way nature has made humans to be, I am not very averse to the idea of a meal without meat at times. Though I do not understand the relevance of the word ‘pure’…
For the last minute planners of Valentine’s Day!
All relationships that I have been in, have been intrinsically tied with food, may it be with my family, friends, colleagues or partners. And my celebrations are almost always marked with good food. If yours are too, then the two most enticing options in the city for Valentine’s Day celebrations are as below: 1. Yauatcha: London’s…
Spoonful of Kashmir at Oceanic, Peerless Inn, Kolkata
Kashmir reminds me of a number of things – mountains, shawls, kahwa, rugged roads, shikaras, flowers and of course, amazing food. While for most of these things, we have to drool over the television or plan a holiday there, Kolkata was lucky to get Kashmiri food right here in Kolkata at the Oceanic, Peerless Inn….
Bite.Chomp.Gulp 