by Anindya | Oct 6, 2019 | Photoblogs, Photography |
Rimli wont be able to go for pandal hopping today. Till last evening she covered baghbazar, Chaltabagan but today is different. She will wake up early in the morning, will take a shower and then get ready. It’s Ashtami and Kumari Pujo. Kanjak / Kanya Pujan /...
by Anindya | Oct 2, 2019 | Eating Out, Food |
This is the fourth Grand Pujor Mahabhoj that we attended. I remember the first one that I attended in 2016 was at Gharana, as the all day dining Threesixtythree was under renovation then. I have almost no memories for the 2017 one and that only confirms I am getting...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 30, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
What is your favourite begun or eggplant recipe? Personally, I love begun posto and then begun basanti. Having said that, begun posto, shorshe begun and begun basanti are almost similar. I could probably group them together. They have two common ingredients, mustard...
by Anindya | Sep 26, 2019 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
The question isn’t – to eat or not to eat, the dilemma is where to eat? Ma wants a relief from cooking every year and like every year, she will end up trying the new delicacy which she has learnt from one of the cooking channels. Baba admonishes eating out...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 20, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Strange isn’t it that I am talking about macher dimer borar torkari on Vishwakarma Pujo rather than mangsher jhol? Vishwakarma Pujo has always been a very integral part of my life. My family business is of construction (government projects, infrastructure etc)....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized |
When it comes to Biryani, Kolkatans are fiercely protective about the Calcutta Biryani or now, the Kolkata biryani. Any other biryani doesn’t stand a chance against this mildly fragrant rice dish with a large piece of mutton chop and a potato. There are several...
by Anindya | Sep 15, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The Birthday boy and his best chocolate cake. A few days back, I got introduced to Samar Halankar in a column in livemint, where he explains how his birthday should be and since then, had been inspired to cook for my birthday for the entire family. (link) I would have...
by Anindya | Sep 13, 2019 | India, Travel |
A pit stop at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge Kurseong The journey is often more interesting than the destination. Especially when it involves totally impulsive and unplanned stops along the way. We had one such at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge on Hill Cart Road,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 11, 2019 | Eating Out, Food |
Onam Sadhya at Kolkata 2019 This year Onam, the harvest festival from Kerala, is from the 1st of September till the 13th of September. Like most harvest festivals, it is celebrated with a lot in every Malayalee household. On the 10th day of the festival, a lavish food...
by Anindya | Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized |
A Staycation at Courtyard by Marriott Siliguri It was supposed to be a relaxed weekend along with two kids and we couldn’t have asked for a better one. We were invited by Courtyard by Marriott Siliguri, for a staycation over the weekend. Added bonus was a day...
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