Japanese is fast becoming the hottest foreign cuisine in the country, shoving Chinese, Thai and Lebanese into the background. My first tryst with the much-famed Sushi was back in the year 2009, when I tried a few from a big box of sushi, rather apprehensively, during a family dinner at the Pan Asian, ITC,…
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Gabbar Ka Birthday Dhamaal!
The menu and the decor of this place is the perfect marriage of quirk and Bollywood. Their food looks spectacular. The desserts tasted like heaven. There’s nothing more I could have asked for, at least for that evening.
Brunching a Happy Brunch at Afraa:
Brunch is my favourite meal of the week. That is because I get to be super lazy and get up late, and then have a celebratory meal of surviving yet another week in this big, bad world. Last Sunday I went to Afraa Restaurant & Lounge, to try out their Sunday Brunch, priced Rs.999/- plus…
The Baap of Barbeques: Barbeque Nation, Park Street:
Unlimited skewered kebabs, on a live grill in the middle of the table, is a scene straight out of my food dreams. And thankfully, unlike most other dreams, this one is pretty easy to fulfill. Because, with Barbeque Nation opening at Park Street, I don’t need to travel all the way to Salt Lake to…
Get ready with your Fork and Knife to dig in @Fork & Knife!
Today in this age of specialization, most of the restaurants which are opening up around us, have a specific theme or a cuisine they focus on. So most of our plans now are like, “Let’s go for an Italian dinner” or “Oh! We must try the new Chinese place”. And though I love cuisine based, or…
The coolest new Burger hot-spot in town at My Big Fat Belly
My love for burgers, sliders, sandwiches and wraps is a saga worth celebrating. Fillings and dressings, with a touch of seasoning, between two pieces of bread are what my dreams are made up of. So the ‘My Big Fat Belly’, the newly opened place in Sarat Bose Road, is totally my kind of a place!…
A Meal to Remember at the Great Bohemian Brainstorming Munch
Bohemian, by Chef Joy Banerjee, from its very inception, has given the city an exquisite selection of fusion Bengali cuisine. Recently I went there to try out their set meal, which they interestingly called the Great Bohemian Brainstorming Munch. With an Appetizer, Beverage, Palate Cleanser, Main Course and Desserts priced at just Rs. 449/- plus…
My Journey through the Continent @Asia Kitchen by Mainland China
I am a sucker for Asian Food (well, food in general, but Asian food in particular). So when I saw the advertisements around the city of a new Asian place opening up at Kasba, from the house of Mainland China, I immediately made a mental note to pay a visit, rather sooner than later. It…
The Perfect Sunday Brunch at the Gateway Hotel:
What: A Sunday Brunch worth having Where: The Gateway Hotel, Kolkata, from 12.3o hrs to 15.30 hrs, every Sunday Cost: Rs. 1600/- plus taxes for alcoholic brunch and Rs. 1400/- plus taxes for non-alcoholic brunch, per head. No cost for children below 3 years. For children aged 3-8 yrs, it is Rs. 800/-. Sundays are…
Eilshe Guri Festival at the Aaheli, Axis Mall:
Ilish for us, bengalis, is not a fish. It is an emotion, and beyond. Last Saturday I fought my way through all the puddles, muck and splashes of the typical rainy day, to reach the Aaheli, Axis Mall for their Eilshe Guri Festival, on an invitation to KFB. What I have always loved about Aaheli…
The Park Street Newbies, all set to Steal the Show!
A few days back I posted on the Classic Park Street Pit-stops, (Classic Pit-Stops at Park Street:) eateries which have defined the original Food Street of Calcutta for ages now. So, to not post about the new entrants of Park Street would almost be a sin now. The new players are not just doing well, but…
Let’s Make Rakhi Sweeter!
Rakhi is just around the corner, on 18th August to be precise. And most brothers and sisters are surely gearing up to it. The popular notion of Rakhi being symbolic of a brother taking a vow to protect the sister, always came across as a little sexist to me and also, not having a brother, I always…
How I met our Melete!
I first met Anjee Bhatia over the cliched cup of coffee, at a regular coffee shop after a hectic day at office. And under 5 minutes, I knew I will have a good time working with this happy, curly-haired woman. She is the Head Chef and Partner at Melete, an online bakery in Kolkata. Not only do…
Calcutta Continental at Silver Platter:
When I got an invitation from the Management of Silver Platter, a newly opened Continental joint in Kasba, Kolkata, I knew the dinner would be an interesting one. This was primarily because Kolkatans have been spoilt by Park Street and it is indeed very difficult to match up with to the standard already set in…
On a Culinary Flight at Fly Kouzina:
What are your views about in-flight meals? I always found them not very like-able, with too few options and painstakingly slow service. How about an unending line of choices across cuisines, served steaming hot at your seat, minus any turbulence? That’s exactly what you get at Fly Kouzina, the city’s first aircraft themed restaurant, dishing out…
The Hurdles in the Life of a Foodie
I worship Food. But the path to attain Food-Moksha is ridden with obstacles, though most would think of it to be a cake-walk. But as they say, when there’s a will, there definitely will be a way. So I have learnt to circumvent the little bumps in my own little ways. #FOOD COSTS MONEY: The first and…
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