The Vegetarian Traveller
Mumbai, IndiaThe Deltin group which operates hotels and off-shore casinos in Goa has come up with a 176 room property in the sleepy industrial town of Daman, a 3.5 hr drive from Mumbai. It will house a 60000 Sq ft live gaming casino making it the biggest on land in India. I was invited for a... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Many foreign wineries now want to rise with the Indian wine tide; a market which is growing by close to 20% y-o-y has caught global attention over the last few years. France and Italy were go to nations a decade back and now Spain,Australia, Chile, New Zealand , South Africa , Argentina, California have also made... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India With the rains finally hitting Mumbai with such pomp, it gives me real warmth as I write this article on American whiskey. Going a decade back, Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam to a certain extent were perhaps the only ones synonymous with American whiskey. To tell us more about them Ms Shatbhi Basu,... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India People including me are optimistic about the wine market in India; the growth figures say so too. A two million case (9 litre) market with around 25 % of it being for imported wines, it is growing at almost 19% CAGR year on year. However when we look at the Indian beer scene standing... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Well I have been trotting around Chembur eating often and my latest tryst was with a 3 decade old Keralite restaurant called Sunny. Located in Shell colony it would have been a difficult place to reach for a non-Chemburite if not for Google Maps. We went there for dinner but soon realized it was... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla which is perceived to be a day trip by many due to its location is quite a shopping experience because it’s gargantuan and houses a huge number of brands including Zara, Diesel, Charles and Keith, Steve Madden and they also house Debenhams. I live in Ghatkopar and R-City the next door... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India My last visit to White Owl had me raving about Chef Kshama Prabhu’s ravioli in hazelnut butter and its very refreshing home style ginger lemonade. I was there again last evening to experience their new initiative, ‘Culinary Collaborations’ where Kshama in its first edition has paired up with Nikhil Merchant a blogger and a... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India When you look at an ‘exotic’ list of fruits in India, Kiwi from New Zealand is bound to find a mention. And this list gets another addition and that is the Sun Gold Kiwis. Sofitel hotel in BKC is hosting a Kiwi promotion till the 23rd June with a well crafted Kiwi menu... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Celebrity Chef Rachel Allen’s no fuss approach to cooking was evident on her show ‘Easy meals’ on TLC India and it was confirmed at the preview of Allen’s menu at the Sassy Spoon. Sassy Spoon is hosting the Rachel Allen’s week from 13th- 19th June and this will culminate into a fundraising dinner on... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India I have been visiting and writing about eateries which have stood the test of time; also, changing tastes and Kalpana Club gets added to the list. This place opened in the 1950’s and since then have been dishing out Gujarati thalis. My father started eating here when it was Rs 12 a head and... Continue Reading →
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