Best Kosha Mangsho in Kolkata as I have experienced
Let’s say you are planning to start a Bengali restaurant What are the things that come to your mind when you start planning the menu? Shukto (quintessentially...
Cranberry chutney with Panchphoron
A little prelude Once upon a time, when we were young, we used to meet with friends for Saturday night hangouts at our place. Tugga was a little baby. Hence,...
Skillet Baked Eggs and our love for truffles
In the month of December, Karen Anand casually asked us - In case you guys love truffle oil, would you like to have one which I picked up from Italy? It was...
Gout De France 2017 – The experience at The Legacy Grill
It was one of those relaxed weekdays, when we decided to sneak out of office early and just laze around at home- doing nothing. Tugga is usually not at home...
Afra Tafri – Lets make some noise here
The invitation read as - 'Invitation to Kolkata's largest transitional gastro Brew pub'. The question which came to the mind is- what is a transitional gastro...
Lemon Yogurt Cake Recipe and the All Day Fun
This lemon yogurt cake is my quilt, which I can wrap around after a day's hard work. This lemon yogurt cake is my 30 year old Feluda flick Hatyapuri, which I...
Colourful cookies and especial tiffin for the son
Can we possibly name this as Holi cookies? I think colourful cookies will sound better. He has his name saved in Madhushree's mobile as Ashok Man Friday....
The best kolkata phuchka – which one is your pick?
"It is now more than two years that Shankar Pandit opens up the famous phuchka Shop at Vivekananda Park alone. His wife, Durga pandit or Durgadi to all the...
Mourala Macher Peyaji the quick starter
The Bengali name is well known and it is a very common pairing with bhaat (rice) and dal (lentils) but very rarely, Mourala Mach becomes a main star of any...
When a fan of Amrita Singh visits Betaab Valley Pahalgam
Will you judge me if I tell you that I had a crush on Amrita Singh? Will you judge me if I tell you that I have also been a fan of Shabbir Kumar? Now if I...
Truffle Treasure at Hyatt Regency Kolkata
Who has chocolate truffles for lunch? No, its not chocolate truffle but a lunch with 'The Exotic Truffle'. But what is a truffle? And the conversation...
Achari Anda and the Bong Egg Saga
Achari Anda is not a traditional Bengali dish. Wonder how many of us have grown up having this? As a Bengali, what are the different kinds of egg dishes you...
FairLawn Hotel Kolkata the incomplete blogpost
This post has been long due. I am hopelessly nostalgic about Kolkata and if FairLawn Hotel Kolkata is not featured in my blog then the blog is incomplete. I...
Sizzler Festival @Buzz, The Gateway Hotel, Kolkata
There is a hiss and a sizzle and it makes everyone’s head turn around. Yes, it is a head turner, the Sizzler. There is not much written about the origin or...
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...
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