The Bridge at The Park Kolkata gets a menu makeover
Planning and designing a menu for any restaurant is a big uphill task. It looks simple but the designing/re-engineering of a menu based on the gazing patterns...
That school at Aru Valley
It was day 4 of our Kashmir trip and after an overnight stay at Pahalgam, we set out for local sight seeing tours around Pahalgam. This consisted of Aru...
Chicken Chaap Kolkata style recipe and the deadly Australian bowling pair
Can chicken chaap with mutton biryani be compared with the opening spell of bowling by Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis? I have seen Imran Khan and Wasim Akram in...
Threesixtythree degrees Oberoi Grand Kolkata the first look
What does the name Threesixtythree signify? Look for the answer at the end. The words and whispers could be heard all around the grand white marbled...
Gangasagar transit camp kolkata pictures and my experience
Is it worth going to Gangasagar Transit camp in Kolkata? Kolkata as a city never fails in her charm to thrill you with all the myriad activities around it. It...
Mulled wine recipe and our first time
"Everything's better with some wine in the belly" - Tyrion Linnister, Game of Thrones. When I had written the post for the Christmas cake, little did I know...
Abcos Food plaza introduces the Sunday brunch
So, on a beautiful sunny (and somewhat cool) Sunday, we were on our way to Abcos Food Plaza for their brunch on an invite from Amrita. Anindya had been there before, but for me, I went with no expectation and an open mind. We were standing in front of a four story building with large golden decorated gate in an Oriental style. Thats Abcos Food Plaza. Each floor had a different name of a restaurant- O Calcutta, Kipling’s Klub, Pen & Ink and Dalhousie Celebration on roof top.
Varanasi Ganga Aarti in evening through my camera and photography tips
Its almost 2 years that I had visited Varanasi and these pictures were taken then. Yes there cannot be anything new that can be written about the evening Aarti in Varanasi or it can be? This is one of those spectacular ways of offering Puja to Ganga which attracts tourists from all across the world.
SpiceKlub Kolkata – Vegetarian dish gets redefined
SpiceKlub comes to Town We (Madhushree and I) need an additional motivation to go and check out a vegetarian place. Yes, like many times earlier in this blog,...
Christmas cake with almond paste frosting and my christmas memories
Just like any other festival the meaning of celebration changes over time. There has always been a point of time when we believed in Santa Claus and his gifts and then slowly with more books and knowledge things changed. This is a tale of two cities in West Bengal which celebrates Christmas and also the recipe of Christmas cake with Almond paste frosting
Eden pavilion ITC Sonar Kolkata – Its #trendingatpavilion
#TrendingatPavilion ...yes, it was all about the ‘hash tag’ along with some responsible luxury culinary initiative from Eden Pavilion, at the ITC Sonar....
Mangshor Jhol is the best utility dish like an utility cricketer?
What does Sunday mean to you? Ask a Bengali. The answers lie at the end of this post. Let me know how many match your answer. There are many specialized...
Aaheli Peerless Inn Kolkata – the first fine dining bengali restaurant ever?
A few days back, I started this discussion in facebook - Which one is the first Bengali fine dining restaurant in India? Yes, I asked in India as the purpose...
An Exciting Food Walk in Kolkata Where Sensodyne Showed Us How To Enjoy Like You Should
It's rare and next to impossible for me to attend a bloggers meet on Monday with a reporting time of 9 AM. With a full time job and other...
The Grid Kolkata – why we love it
I was recently having this discussion with some fellow eminent bloggers at a food meet. It is a tough ask to rate/ judge a restaurant (that too, a start up)...
Phulkopir Roast – Ma cooks
There are few dishes which, no matter what, I would want my mom to cook. Phulkopir roast or cauliflower roast tops that list. Winters for me, is incomplete...
Italy on a plate in Kolkata beyond Pizza and Pasta
Beyond Pizza and Pasta Did you know that in India, the highest selling cuisines have always been Indian, Chinese and then Italian? However, recently there has...
How often can you hear 100 pipers playing together?
How often can you hear 100 pipers playing together? “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” - Mark Twain I have...
Murg Irani recipe and Jeffrey Dujon
There is a small story attached to this recipe. While Madhushree and I were discussing about this dish - as a pillow talk (yes, foodie couples also have food...
Its all fishy in Vizag fishing harbour
The best is always left for the last It had been a day long tour and that was the final day of our stay in Vizag. We went up to watch Kailash Giri,...
Diwali sweet recipe of Kesar sandesh and my Kali Pujo
Till a considerable period of time I did not understand the significance of Diwali. It was always a day after Kali Pujo. The remnants and leftovers of the...
Hyatt Culinary challenge 2016 at Hyatt Regency Kolkata
Hyatt Culinary Challenge 2016 at Hyatt Regency Kolkata This was the third season of this super successful event conceptualised and executed by Hyatt Hotels in...
How did blogbuddy start ? In season 3 I am with writeaholics
Not many know how blogbuddy started? Do you know the story of how blogbuddy started? Then please share with me. The folklore says - some time ago during the...
Kurlotsavkaptures by Kurlon and celebrations of Durga Puja
Celebrations are boundary less. It is not restricted to age, class, gender, religion, income group, location or for that matter, anything at all. When it...
Hor Mok Food Festival at Baan Thai, Oberoi Grand, Kolkata
The mood for celebration is almost never ending, especially in Kolkata, with 2 major festivals falling in the same month. It is quite evident from...
Vizag food diary
The much needed break of ours was planned keeping in mind a short break and easy on the pocket. Well, travelling from Kolkata with 4 people by air was...
Nolen gur ice cream by Mother Dairy and Ice cream stories
There is no shame in accepting the fact that no Bengali festival is complete without the planning of food. The debate to eat outside or at home is eternal and...
Durga Pujo – celebrations within the celebration
It's that juncture of the year when time literally stops in Kolkata. Sorry not Kolkata, for Bengalis across the globe. I am speaking about the biggest...
Oberoi Grand presents Grand pujor mahabhoj
Anindya Says- There is always an eternal debate in all households whether to eat out or not. This debate takes a stronger turn in all Bengali households...
Fabelle by ITC all that you wanted to know
Fabelle: Luxury chocolate brand opens its door in the city There is a saying that ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ but for me, it has always been...
Bacon Jam – How we got into it
While writing this recipe we kept on wondering about a story that could be shared in the blog. This recipe was special. Madhushree and I never had this made...
Pan Asian at ITC Sonar Kolkata – our experience of restaurant week India
Pan Asian of ITC Sonar kolkata offers some of the best Asian delicacies as we experienced it once again when we visited it as a part of Restaurant week India .
Phewa Lake Pokhara – A guilty post
Phewa Lake in Pokhara Nepal is a major tourist attraction and a photographers delight. In this post we find out the reasons as we undertake a lazy afternoon boat ride. This was 2 years ago and hope nothing much has changed now there
Smoked Cocktail festival at Smoke House Deli Kolkata
Move over cocktails its now smoked cocktail. Smoke House Deli kolkata has an ongoing festival on Smoked cocktail festival where one can try out some classics reinvented and some new innovations
Mharo Rajasthan festival by ITC Sonar Kolkata
It's not quite often vegetarian food manages to surprise or even interest hard core non vegetarian eaters and it is not every day you will find a food...
Poached fish in Coconut Milk and ways of de-stressing
This is one of the easiest fish recipes ever and the best part is, it is poached and hence, healthy. I have used pomfret in the recipe; however, one can always use any white fish fillet for making it. The recipe is inspired from Donna Hay’s lime and coconut poached fish. I have tweaked it to my taste as well as the ingredients easily available to me. – Madhushree
Dacres Lane Kolkata – memories of 2 years
My classes started at 8.30 AM . Address was 6 Waterloo Street . At that point of time I stayed in Chandannagore so in order to attend the classes from 8.30...
Cooking up Culinary adventures by Jayabrato Chatterjee with chicken Jhaalfrezi
This is not a cook book. This is not a history book. This is a journey of a cuisine on a long road and getting influenced in turn and assimilating the best of both the worlds. Like any other community, we the Bengalis, take immense pride in our literature, culture, history and food too. This is a review of the recent release by noted author and film maker Jayabrato Chatterjee
Pikturenama | Food Fables and Travel tales through our lens
Food Fables and Travel Tales of a couple where the wife cooks and husband clicks and both eat at the endSource: Pikturenama | Food Fables and Travel tales...
Don’t touch my Ilish recipe please
There are two camps when it comes about views on Ilish. Conventional and adventurous. Ethnic and fusion. I belong to the old school where I plead that dont innovate Ilish to an extent to kill the basic flavour of the fish.
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