• Great Food Is Divine And Foodie Friends Are Life Of Food Journey

    We all have our favourite dishes and favourite places to savour.  The question is, how you would have come to know of such places? Chances are that someone, a foodie in the circle, would have told you. And these places are either famous “Touristy” places or relatively unknown places, but serving great food.  At least, these dishes and places work best for us and we want to go there whenever we could.

    The trigger of today’s story is that special Mutton dish and the someone.  Knowing that I appreciate food, I keep on getting suggestions for the places serving great food and someone would always suggest me.  (more…)

  • Do You Love Your Bitters ?

    Of all the things, bitters ? Is it sheer madness, snobbish or a liking for that taste ?

    Well, if you love your cup of Black Coffee, if you love your Dark Chocolate, if you love your Dark Beer, the chances are that you are going to like the story today. Even if you don’t relish anything bitter, including our very own Karela (bitter gourd),  I am sure, this would serve at least as a good piece of information and, who knows, you might try some of it. (more…)

  • Eating At Famous Places Versus Enjoying Food At “The Place”

    IMG_1517Let me today mention names of few places to you – Tundey Kababs in Lucknow, Paradise Biryani in Hyderabad, Karims, Al Jawahar, Andhra Bhavan canteen or Sita Ram in Delhi, Mocambo or Flurrys in Kolkata, Britannia in Mumbai, Pal Dhaba in Chandigarh, LMB in Jaipur, 56 Market and Sarafa Bazar in Indore, Saravana Bhavan in Chennai, Kanha and Kesar Dhaba in Amritsar, Chawla in Ludhiana, Panchhi in Agra, Brijwasi in Mathura, Thaggu and Banarasi in Kanpur, Kayani Bakery in Pune, Atithi and Induben Khakhrawala in Ahmedabad, etc etc .  This list can be really really long. Do these names ring some bells in the mind ? To most of us, may be yes. For, when you go to these cities, either you would have them on your mind or someone will tell you to go there to eat IMG_1523because they are famous and have become synonymous with the city. (more…)