I have known Mrs. Iti Misra for most of my life by virtue of having the privilege of us being neighbors. Yes we lived in the same building and her daughter Radhika and I both went to school together. All us girls always looked up to Iti Aunty because she was a lovely,tall, very elegant…
Tag: Celebration
Roll & Biryani Pet Pujo
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…
Celebrating The Dragon Boat Festival at Yauatcha
Perhaps because Kolkata has such an age old connect with the Chinese thanks to the colonial trade and also boasts of the only Chinatown in India our love for this delicious cuisine runs deep. I am a regular at Yauatcha, Kolkata and I love the food there, I was therefore extremely happy to be invited…
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…
Aaheli 24 e 24
Bengali Cuisine today has attained great popularity and a number of popular local restaurant chains have branches literally all over the country. However a quarter of a century back there was a very different picture. Bengali food was restricted to homes and except for the local Pice Hotels they were largely unavailable. Gradually a couple…
Summer Specials at Gabbar’s Bar & Kitchen
Gabbar’s with its desi bolly swag and quirky plating is always one of those places I greatly look forward to dining in. It’s what I call “fun dining” from start to finish because the food tastes as good as it looks. I was recently invited for a preview of their Summer Menu and was as…
The Finely Chopped brings The Travelling Belly to Kolkata
I love to read almost as much as I like to eat so when I come across The Travelling Belly that is a happy combination of the two I was delighted. I have had the good fortune of getting to know Kalyan Karmakar first as an award winning blogger ( http://www.finelychopped.net ) that I greatly…
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…
STREETS OF INDIA AT SWABHUMI,KOLKATA
When I look back to my childhood, spent primarily in cities like Kanpur, Jullundur, Delhi and Baroda beside Kolkata of course I have very happy and fond memories. My love of food from varied places as well as my ability to appreciate and make friends came from being the new kid in school or in…
JW KITCHEN , Multi Cuisine All Day Dining
The City of Joys culinary and hospitality scenario has received a huge shot of adrenalin with the launch of the glittering and elegant JW Marriott. The Marriott Group has almost 6000 hotels and resorts in over a 100 countries globally and it’s made a statement entry into Eastern India with the Kolkata JW Marriott. I…
Bodega Cantina-Y-Bar presents Dia des los Muertos
Dia des los Muertos or Day of the Dead is an interesting holiday celebrated in Mexico during November 1 & 2. Even though this coincides with the Catholic holiday called All Soul’s & All Saint’s Day, the indigenous people have combined this with their own ancient beliefs of honoring their deceased loved ones. In most…
Introducing The Limited Edition Four Seasons Vintner’s Reserve Wine
As far as we can back trace wine has been consumed by man for over 8000 thousand years and its global popularity can certainly not be doubted. It is a drink that has in recent years also become rather popular in India and this popularity continues to grow. I am not much of a drinker…
The Culinary Commentator 