


Cal 27 Taj bengal the new beginning
Very rarely, it so happens that within a radius of 1 Km, you have 3 iconic landmark buildings not related to each other but have been a witness to changing DNA of Kolkata. Rarely, one needs the name the road, a rather fancy one- Belvedere Road and rarest of the rare...
Ilish Machh festival at Taj Bengal Kolkata and Kalyan Ray the perfect combination
Muscles have never inspired me but muscles with intelligence have been role models. Isn’t that normal for any Bengali boy growing up in a middle class Bengali family surrounded by books, art and culture. A Rahul Bose or Anjan Dutta from recent times and Soumitra...
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.

Know your chef – Chef Sonu Koithara Executive Chef Taj Bengal Kolkata
The people behind the food is always as interesting as the food they prepare to delight us. In our series of knowing the people behind the food – we present Chef Sonu Koithara, Executive chef Taj Bengal Kolkata. A journey into his life, his food philosophy and what Kolkata can expect from Taj Bengal in the coming days.