The Vegetarian Traveller
Mumbai, India Never knew that there would be so much excitement in store for a Saturday night. The table was booked at Romano’s an Italian restaurant at the newly opened Marriott; a stone throw from the international airport they call it the J W Sahar. I arrived at Romano’s and was very pleased to find... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India My first trip to Kolkata more than a decade back gave me a glimpse of Bengali cuisine. However my active rendezvous with the cuisine began during my B-school days with a roomie from Asansol and yes not to forget the bhog at the various Durga Puja pandals. From then till now it has been... Continue Reading →
New Delhi, India My knowledge of Bihari cuisine was limited to Litti Choka and that too had never tried them before, needless to say why Potbelly a Bihari eatery in Delhi’s Shahpur Jat was on top priority this visit. The rooftop café as they call themselves has an inconspicuous entry followed by a narrow flight... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Aromas of fried fish and coconut curry wafted out and welcomed me at Ankur a coastal eatery located in one of the Fort by lanes. Started in 1941 this has been the underdog in popularity whilst enjoying loyal patronage. As a vegetarian it was a tough choice to pick this place for lunch, however... Continue Reading →
Gurgaon, India The Imitation Game was a great watch and was quite inspirational, however in the end I still couldn’t figure out why was it called so, was it about cryptography and the codes or Alan Turing hiding his true self!! So on a Wednesday evening when I entered the Farzi Café, in DLF Cyberhub... Continue Reading →
Delhi, India Indian Accent was voted the best restaurant in India in the 2015 edition of Asia’s 50 best restaurant awards held in Singapore on 9th March, and it was pure serendipity that I happened to experience the place on the 10th evening. Brainchild of Manish Mehrotra a chef acclaimed for his culinary prowess and... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India Marsala after being declared the Pantone colour of the year is already in vogue for the upcoming spring collection. What’s more to Marsala than its allure?? Did you know you know the colour got its name from Marsala a fortified wine made in the city of Marsala in Sicily, Italy? It is... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India Phoenix Market City Kurla, the mall with uber lifestyle brands is a preferred shopping destination however it is yet to cross the chasm when it comes to it becoming a dining destination akin to Phoenix Lower Parel and I had voiced it in my article a few months back. Finally the Phoenix management... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India In line with the preference for vegetarian and Jain food in the the plush Malabar Hill aka SoBo localities, Kurries and Burries an Asian-Mexican vegetarian eatery gets added to the list. Tucked in the by lanes of Girgaon Chowpatty, this 15 seater QSR attempts to dish out popular international cuisine namely Mexican, Thai,... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India “ Give me a sweet wine’ asked a seemingly well heeled customer at a prominent South Mumbai wine store and the store associate handed him a bottle of ‘port no X’ without even a blink. The customer left happy but not before confirming, ‘Pakka meethi hai na’ he said. Well sweetness could be... Continue Reading →
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