If you have lived in Kolkata then you can’t be unaffected by the vibrancy and hum of excitement that grips the City of Joy. For a non-artistic person like me who can’t draw a straight line the beautiful Puja Pandals that dot every nook and corner of our city are a tribute to the magnificent…
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Bohri Dawat @ ITC Sonar
My first experience with Bohri’s was in school where a dear friend was a Bohri Muslim. We shared a common mother tongue Gujarati and coincidentally both our fathers studied together and knew each other as well. Over the years after we left school we sadly lost touch but I always remember her fondly. When Arundhati…
Lets do some Afra Tafri !
The first thing that caught my eye in the email invite I received was the name Afra Tafri … it’s a word of Urdu influence and means mayhem and madness and that grabbed my curiosity immediately. I was invited for a preview to The City of Joy’s newest “transitional gastro brewpub” which had Ranveer Brar…
Hilsa Reinvented , Season 5
Ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad is a species of fish in the herring family and in my humble opinion the undoubted Queen of Fish. For me the Hilsa has no completion that comes close in terms of its unique taste and versatility. And for the last few years Chef Sharad Dewan and his…
Ramzan Special Buffet at K-19 ,Park Plaza
I am a frequent visitor to K-19 and have been since Park Plaza opened up in the City of Joy. They usually have a great Buffet Spread on offer both in terms of variety and quality. As its Ramzan they have included some special items for their patrons and we were invited by the Management…
IFTAR @ ALFRESCO
I have always believed that memories and associations play a great role in our choice of food. My earliest years and fond memories are of my maternal Grandparent’s home in Dharamtolla Street where the call of the muezzins would herald daybreak and Eid would mean standing on the balcony of their home looking down at…
Awadhi Food Festival
A mouth-watering menu specially crafted by Dr. Izzat Hussain a direct descendant of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Oudh & a celebrity unani medicinal practitioner curated by Dr. Ashish Chopra renowned culinary historian, gourmet author and television host. He provided us with a perfect melange of gastronomical stories about Awadhi Food. Dr….
The Culinary Commentator 