by Anindya | Aug 9, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
I had brief stint with Dabur India Limited. Being a part of HR, my office was at Dabur House, Rashbehari Avenue and beside the famous Tirthapati Institution. On most days, I would order lunch. And that’s when, ruti and Egg torka or egg bhorta from Bacchan Singh Dhaba...
by Anindya | Aug 6, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The last couple of weeks have been hectic, for the ongoing food festival at Chilekotha. It was a super success and we loved every bit of it. Read – The food festival in Chilekotha and what bengali dishes were offered . Link Many moods of Mango In the mean...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 1, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Sometimes I wish there was nothing called SEO. Actually, each time I start to write, I have to do a research on what should be my key word and then write accordingly. I am sure, every other recipe blogger or any blogger/ writer, goes through the same feeling. There...
by Anindya | Jul 20, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
I am sure there will be many more who would have asked Urvika the same question – what next and when do we get a chance to eat your food again? Urvika Kanoi needs no introduction in Kolkata food scenario. She has been running a very successful gourmet food...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 16, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
It was one evening that I got this call from Debjani (she blogs at KitchenofDebjani ) and I could sense the excitement in her voice. Someone had approached her if we were willing to collaborate for a Bengali food festival. Last December, Debjani and I had conducted a...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 13, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Ghoti’s love their ambols. Most ghotis I know of, have some kind of ambol everyday, at least my family does. While growing up, I only knew of ‘chutney’ and it was only after marriage, that even ‘kancha aamer jhol’ became ‘kancha...
by Anindya | Jul 12, 2019 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
I had two meals at Taj Bengal Kolkata during my staycation and a breakfast, which was almost a brunch. At the helm of affairs was Sujoy Gupta – Executive Chef Taj Bengal – who had recently taken over the charge. At the launch of Cal 27, the all day dining...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 6, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Shorshe is love for a Bengali. You will rarely find a Bong who does not like shorshe. Couple that with chingri and you have shorshe bhapa chingri, a Bengali classic that arouses passion like none other. Someone once said that the secret to great cooking is to first...
by Anindya | Jun 29, 2019 | India, Travel |
Belvedre road and Alipore road have multiple monumental landmarks. The oldest established zoo of the country, our own Alipore Zoo found in 1876, is just opposite Taj Bengal. The National Library is at a stone throw away and is standing proud at Belvedre estate since...
by Anindya | Jun 27, 2019 | Photoblogs, Photography |
At times, it’s necessary to revisit the reasons for which I started this blog. There are certain stories which need to be told and stories which will always remain close to my heart. Recently I read this somewhere – In the past, we used to write diaries...
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