Hilsa Festival At The Gateway Hotel, Kolkata- Version 3
2015 was the first time we experienced the culinary magic of Chef Asish with Ilish. We were elated and we wrote a blog post. 2016, we got a repeat of the show...
Bohemian, Chef Joymalya Banerjee and Lamhe
Have you heard about Lamhe the film? Released in 1991 and considered as one of the masterpieces of Yash Chopra, Lamhe was a commercially unsuccessful. Layers...
Bishnupur – The weekend getaway from Kolkata
How many weekend getaways are there from Kolkata? How to go When we went to Bishnupur, it was a family trip with all the senior members from both the families...
Coffee Ice cream and our ice cream saga
Is ice cream seasonal? I would say yes and no. Ice cream is strongly connected with Summer. It is like a magic pill where you have one and all issues related...
Date and Mango Smoothie. Aam Khejur Ghol
One of the high points of accompanying ma for shopping in summers in Chandannagore was the lassi. The biggest market in Chandannagore was Laxmiganj bazar and...
Chingri machher baati chorchori
Managing the lobsters and love for Chingri I have a problem in managing lobsters. Baba never used to have chicken or mutton. An early age visit to the...
No More Crispy Chili Babycorn Please!!
For a long time, Park Street was the only place in the city where there were posh restaurants, even though, all of them served a very similar colonial...
Sarangkot Sunrise and that little girl
Bengali parents are very proud of the smallest feat or achievements of their kids. They don't miss any opportunity to share that in different forum. From...
KFC Addhope initiative is spreading some smile around at Rs 5 only
What is your average bill size for food when you visit KFC? How much will it affect you if the bill increases by Rs 5? Long back, when we stayed in...
Panch Mishali Torkari- A Bengali Vegetarian Staple with panch phoron
As Indians, we have all grown up with spices in our lives- in our day to day cooking and sometimes, even for medicinal uses. Food without spices are not even...
Will KFC Chilli Chizza be a substitute for a Pizza?
No, I don't think so. A pizza is completely different from KFC Chilli Chizza. Will it remind you of Pizza? Yes This latest offering from KFC- the KFC Chilli...
Chicken salad with leftover kebabs. Looking back at Poila Boishakh
What is the tradition of Poila Boishakh or Bengali New year? Other than a few that I remember from my childhood, the pertinent question that needs to be asked...