Basanti Pulao origin and the recipe
It is that time of the year when all that comprises of actual and pseudo bangaliana will start overflowing in various forms. Social media update, dressing in traditional punjabi paijama (we don’t call it kurta pajama but punjabi paijama) or dhuti, Bengali songs...
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 1987 (the time is important, as with age the fast bowlers mellow down a little bit), Courtney Walsh and...
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 corridors of The Oberoi Grand Kolkata for some time. With Le Terrace and Chowringhee Bar being closed, the...
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.
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