Good food is very often, even most often, simple food. Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly So last Wednesday, I finally made my maiden visit to Oh! Calcutta, a restaurant which has been an epitome of fine culinary experience on Bengali food. I have heard so many wonderful things about this place … Continue reading Oh! Calcutta – an almost OK experience
It's Thursday. I can smell the weekend from here. Prologue Every alternate month there is something which bites me - the travel bug.When August came, Sassy wanted to visit her aunt in Siuri, a small town in Birbhum around 250 kms from Kolkata.So when opportunity came knocking at my door, who am I to ignore? … Continue reading Shantiniketan – weekending with food
"Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today." Stories form the single most important thing to let a child's imagination fly. But in today's world, our kids generally do not get the experience of personalized story-telling. There are many reasons for that - us, parents being the prime culprit here. … Continue reading Sun-o-Story: A Sunday of Stories
"Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you." A quiet Himalayan village. Few cottages at the top of a hill. Silence all around. Nirvana. Yes - that was our focus while choosing the second destination of our "beat the heat" trip. Of-course after the chaotic Darjeeling, we desperately needed to shut off the worldly … Continue reading Beating the Summers – Tinchuley
"It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy… Let’s go exploring!” Whenever I hear the word "vacation", the primary thought is how to arrange a kid-friendly holiday where the kid can have a great time and we, the parents can sneak out some relaxing period as well. This time, it was no different. The moment I … Continue reading Beating the summers – Darjeeling
Ever since my "Night Sky" Baleno came home back in October 2018, I have been raring to unleash it on the highways. But every opportunity kept slipping away due to various reasons. With the end of February, the onslaught of harsh summer staring at us, I finally applied for a 3 weekdays leave. But it … Continue reading GarPanchakot – the “weekday” gate-away to Panchet
"Momo I Am" has always been my favorite for simple fuss-free Tibetan/Chinese food at very reasonable price. Starting from the days in Lake Gardens outlet to the more frequented one at Golpark, I have always sworn by their momos , baos and shyafaleys. Oh, did I miss mentioning their super Chilli Pork and Lhasa Pork? … Continue reading Breaking The Fast at Cafe I Am, Saltlake Sector-V
Sundays are generally associated with some laid-back moments spent either at home, lazing in the bed or spending time with your family and friends. So the calling for a good "adda" was always there - only the place and time was needed to be finalized. Now with two super energetic mini-Monkeys with us, I always … Continue reading Yule Tea Lounge, Eco Park | “Secrets” of Kolkata
হাতে উঠলো একটা চামচ। আলতো করে চামচের ডগা দিয়ে তুলতুলে মাটন ছাড়িয়ে উঠে আসল একটু মাংস। এবার পালা আলু মহাশয়ের। যত্ন সহকারে সেই চামুচ তুলে আনলো ঘি-য়ে ভাজা একটু আলু। অবশেষে তিন প্রিয় বন্ধু আবার একসাথে। এক চিলতে চামচের মধ্যে প্রথম প্রেমের মতো হাত আগলে মিশে গেল মাটন, আলু আর বিরিয়ানির ভাত। এবার সময় মহামিলনের। … Continue reading বন্ধুর নাম কাবুলিওয়ালা | Kabuliwala Biriyani, Kolkata
Who doesn't love Pizza? And we are spoilt for options too - a tandoori chicken one, or one with spicy pepperoni topping, or to pineapple or not-to-pineapple, or any-topping-would-do al long as it's with lots and lots of cheese! Pizza, however, was not always a very popular dish in Italy, and was generally cooked by … Continue reading Classic Margherita Pizza from our Honuman’s Kitchen
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