by Anindya | Aug 27, 2019 | Food |
On August 8, we could finally manage to bring home the first Ilish of the season. By Bengali standards, this is a poor performance since the official start of monsoon is from June 15. Ilish has been special in our house and more so, after Baba passed away. Every house...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 20, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
There I go again, with a healthy breakfast and snack option! This post is about instant ragi paniyaram. Almost all of South India have it but they are known by different names in the various states. In Tamil nadu, it is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram. In Kannada, it is...
by Anindya | Aug 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The first time I had Daab Chingri was at a restaurant, when I was nearing 30. A friend had ordered this along with other Bengali dishes. Soon, the wait staff came with a green tender coconut and placed it on our table. I could see that the head of the tender coconut...
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...