by Anindya | Jul 25, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
I think Delhi-ites know how to party but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. Kolkata’s former adopted boy (almost) Gautam Gambhir had said this once. The sentiments, sense of exuberance, enthusiasm the city holds is unparalleled to any. What is not...
by Anindya | Jul 13, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Noted food writer and critic, Vir Sanghvi in his recent article has written that if he ever opened a restaurant based on Aloo or Potato dishes only, it will be called Batata Bhavan. If one skims through the list of dishes mentioned, there are 4 from Kolkata which...
by Anindya | Jun 28, 2018 | Eating Out, Food |
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 Blue Poppy just like that. Hard to place my finger on the exact date – perhaps from 2014. Quick...
by Anindya | Jun 24, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Anyone who has been through the grind of a training at a kitchen from a basic level whether in films or in real life, would tell you one story – how their life began with peeling of skins, be it potato or of onion. The toughest one in any kitchen, home or any...
by Anindya | Jun 10, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Blame it on my Ghoti upbringing. My ancestral home was in Bardhaman, my mother had her roots in Bankura. More than a feeling of apartheid towards the people from Bangladesh (who actually chose to settle in this part of the country), it was a disconnect with...