Eating Out
Soam Mumbai, Sunday afternoon and I didn’t miss mangshor jhol
Someday, I will ask a Gujarati how do they feel when someone sees them and asks Kem Cho? Maja ma cho? Meet a Bengali for the first time and tell him Ami...
Mustard Mumbai and the ‘Unsavoured Pujo’ Pop Up
It's almost two months now that I am back from the 'Unsavoured Pujo' pop up at Mustard Mumbai. I have been wanting to share my stories of the pop up for quite...
Monkey Bar Kolkata has a brand new menu with 41 new dishes and 8 new cocktails
Monkey Bar Kolkata and the memories - We didn't attend the launch of Monkey Bar Kolkata 3 years back. I don't remember my first time there. However, I do...
Grand Pujor Mahabhoj 2019, the story of unsung heroes
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...
Kolkata Durga Pujo 2019- Places to eat
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...
Onam Sadhya at these places in Kolkata
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...
When I surrendered myself to Sujoy Gupta, Executive chef of Taj Bengal Kolkata
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...
Chef Manish Mehrotra and my experience at Indian Accent New Delhi
I just ate from the hand of God- That was my thought at the end of the Chef's tasting menu at Indian Accent New Delhi. I was numb for quite sometime. I have...
Phenomenal Firingee Thala by Pritha Sen is a Fabulous start to Nabo Barsho at Ekdalia Rd
Firingee Thala is what Calcutta Food is and not necessarily Bengali food I had mentioned about how I assign a meal as 'good', these days. I would like to add...
Chilekotha Kolkata – a midweek surprise Bengali meal
Why do I say Chilekotha Kolkata is a good Bengali food joint in South Kolkata? How do you define a good meal? There are several answers to this question but...
Seefah Bandra, Blue is the colour of good food
When was the last time I dined out in Mumbai? All roads led to Seefah Bandra It had been sometime that I had been in Mumbai. In fact, I don't remember the...
A chat with Nayana Afroz on Bangladeshi cuisine for Ahare Bangladesh at Aaheli Kolkata
Halfway through our conversation, I declared - So is Shotkora the cousin of Gondhoraj from other side of the boundary? Nayana di's eyes lit up with a...