The story begins with my dad. He’s an accomplished businessman, not the signature kind that you’d see in business magazines and news channels. Most don’t know him. He’s a self-made man who outdid common expectations owing to his sheer genius; he is a great father, and a damn good cook who owns a prospering restaurant…
JW Marriott, new addition to the City of Joy’s Food Map
We finally have welcomed JW Marriott in Kolkata a month back and what a welcome it is that ended on not getting the booking for the buffet even in the mid of the week. Yes, this is what happened to me when I and Mehebub decided to visit the place with Pasta end December and…
Kick Diabetes and live a lively life with Alere G1 Glucometer
How much Diabetes affect normal life? If I ask it to myself, I know I being a foodie would first think about the food choices. After all, Diabetes is known to restrict our food choices given we all are aware of the hazards caused by diabetes. This, however, does not mean to not to live…
Book Review: Ram Sivasankaran’s The Peshwa- The Lion and the Stallion
My recent read is a historical novel beautifully penned by Ram Sivasankaran; The Peshwa- The Lion and the Stallion. As the name suggests, the book is about the Peshwa or to be specific the legend of Bajirao Bhat or Bajirao as we remember him. This year, we already have witnessed the story of Bajirao and Mastani on the silver…
Prima settimana di cibo italiano; the way Kolkata witnessed the first week of Italian food!
There are certain pluses of being a food blogger at least in the city of joy where luckily we have some beautiful people who blog about food and are well aware of the versatilities and for me that interaction helped a lot to refresh my knowledge. We meet at several occasions, we discuss food, and…
Kashmiri Noon Chai or Pink Tea from the valley of Kashmir!
Sometimes it feels amazing to go back to the childhood especially through own writings. To see pages full with description of mental dilemma that a teenager went through and even different plans on how to talk to the teenage crush; pages on why the teenage girl was not happy with her father’s take on going out…
New Menu Launch at Au Bon Pain and revisiting the memory of “No matter what they call us”!
A café that pinch me with the nostalgia of listening to “No matter what they tell us; No matter what they do; No matter what they teach us; what we believe is true” using that gigantic headphone! Wondering why? It was something else before the Cafe opened few years ago; a place that was close…
Durga Pooja 2015!
Almost every Bong try to celebrate Puja and food plays a major role as part of the Durgotsav. Though in Kolkata, several Bong speciality restaurants are offering Pujo special buffet and few other cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore) etc. do have those options available but I prefer to make Puja special food at my place either…
Bhetki Macher Paturi
We visited C R Park last Saturday to pick some bong fishes as we did once in a month. Our Saturday visit was a bit special this time since it was our last visit there before shifting to Kolkata next week. Hubby recently opted for an overseas assignment and I and Pasta are shifting to Kolkata for…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 1,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 3 years to…
