What drew me the most to Mumbai is its sea. Turns out to be the same for my mother. Here she writes about the hold the sea of Mumbai has on her… ...

We spent most of the day on the beach when we go to Baga, Goa in February. Our favourite spot is the part in the of Baga and Calangute. We have occasionally thought of having dinner on the beach. The ...

Have you ever been lucky enough to experience the celestial aroma of pancakes forming on a pan? I was this morning. I nearly swooned as the heady fragrance of pancake batter hugging the saucepan ...

I felt like taking a break the other day. Just chill. Not work. Not think of work. Why didn’t you? I had already taken such a long break. Taking another day off seemed too indulgent. Not right. You ...

The best thing about the trip home to Calcutta was the time one spent with family. And I must confess that food formed a big part of this. This is one thing which hasn’t changed right from my initial ...

Seville, a city which welcomes you with a horse carriage appearing around the corner as you get off your cab to walk down the picturesque lane to your hotel. A city that pulls at your heart strings ...

Ganpati loves his modaks and these were some excellent ones sent by Neha & Josh of Silverspoon Gourmet and a little Ganpati idol from Saee’s event at Four Points by Sheraton. The tea box was from the ...

“No, this is not like baigan ka bharta. it is not a liquidy over spice goop. This is delicately spiced, smoked and you will be able to taste the baigan (egg plant). It’s like a baba ganoush. Served ...

I absolutely loved the food courts in South Eastern Asia. Am always wowed by the range of food, the richness of flavours, the warmth of the people, the non-budget busting prices. My first experience ...

Bit too zonked to write a full post or put pictures. But had a couple of good meals at Boat Quay yesterday (great prawn sambal) and at Clark Quay today (Shiraz – Persian kebabs including quail and ...

One of the reasons why I usually decline restaurant review invites is the amount of food that gets wasted. There’s only so much that one can eat. Then there are issues of it being an artificially ...

chocolate macaron cake from Le 15. I love the dark chocolate macarons too. Not that I can lay my hands on too many of them if K is around. The crunch of the almond meringue casing of this French ...