Eating Out
Things to try out at Grill by the poolside at Taj Bengal Kolkata
I recently wrote about climate change and one of the tell tale sign is global warming. November is about to end and one still needs to switch on fan and to an...
Vintage Asia Kolkata has a new chef in Alexsander Cheng and a new menu too
There is nothing permanent except change. Heraclitus So in true style, Vintage Asia completely changed their menu and brought in new flavours while adapting...
Wasabi by Morimoto Pop up at Taj Bengal
14 years ago, The Taj group was looking for a Japanese Restaurant brand to open at The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, after several failed negotiation with Nobu,...
Sonar tori City Centre 1 Kolkata- Dine like the Zamindars of Bengal
The city today has many takers for Bengali cuisine but despite a mushrooming of Bengali restaurants, few have made it to the top notch category. Whenever we...
Chig Ja gye restaurant at Taj Tashi, tasting Ema Datshi and the significance of 108
One dinner was planned at Chig ja gye restaurant in Taj Tashi and it happened on the third day of our visit. With much elan, I wore a GHO - the national dress...
The Parking Lot Kolkata – Get yourself comfortably parked for an amazing time
This is a pretty new concept for Kolkata and time will tell, how much it will be accepted but this is a concept which I will like to encash on as much as...
Chef Praveen Anand, ITC Sonar Kolkata and an insight into South Indian food
Chemistry was a terrifying subject for me. Like all Bongo shontans (decent Bengali boys), growing up in 90's meant taking up science in Senior Secondary and...
The Blue Poppy Thakali – Some Nepali food which will sing to your heart.
When Shim shim happened - Doma di mentioned something big is coming up and that too at Middleton street where The Blue Poppy is already there. We discovered...
Shim Shim – Finally a Himalayan Beef Cafe in Kolkata
Where did we meet Doma di first? Anindya asked me and I wondered if age is catching up with him while struggling between managing his growing children and...
Taj International Vine and Dine experience – Are Indians drinking the right wine?
It was Taj International Wine and dine experience Volume V and as I look back, it was an afternoon which opened up a new world for me. The lunch, to create...
The Salt House and Omakase. A death by Guanciale
The challenge So Anindya challenged Auroni for an omakase experience in The Salt House. Well, not really challenged but wished in a previous post. Auroni,...
Pa Pa Ya Kolkata- Will it revive Park Street?
As a contemporary food trend observer and writing about it, I was looking back at the series of incidents and trying to connect the dots. Yes, connecting the...