Chicken & Egg Puffs: From Calcutta & Bangalore to Copenhagen

Chicken puff takes me back to 90s Kolkata bakeries. Egg puff takes me back to early Bangalore mornings, PG life, and quick snacks with juice. Making them now in Copenhagen felt different. Less about getting it perfect, more about sharing the story and making puffs with my growing-up kid.

From Fairy Tales to Ramen: How Odense Taught Me the Art of Doing Nothing…

Experience Odense in a dayโ€”family walks, street food at Storms Pakhus, fairy tale vibes, and local secrets. A warm travel memoir with tips for your own Danish adventure.

The Nizam’s Trio – Charminar, Biryani and Haleem

"Hyderabad - a city of pearls and world famous biryani" โ€” Anonymous Pearls have never been in my list of priorities but the word "Biryani" casts such a magical spell on my senses, that some times, I do things beyond my imagination. Back in April, I happened to be in the city of Nawabs for … Continue reading The Nizam’s Trio – Charminar, Biryani and Haleem

London – the lesser known secrets “Serenity within the Chaos”

London. 2022. Yes - it would have seemed far-fetched if I turn the clock back by a year, when Covid-19 was raging unprecedented havoc and pain amongst all our lives. I used to be a regular in this ever-charming city, travelling for work, that had stopped after my last visit in early January, 2020. Did … Continue reading London – the lesser known secrets “Serenity within the Chaos”

Bright winter, late lunch & adda

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one hasn't dined well...Nobody But isn't it true? Good food along with dollops of good conversation and if with the closest friends, is always the best mood up-lifter.Yesterday was one such day. After an enforced embargo due to Omicron, we were raring for some rejuvenation and … Continue reading Bright winter, late lunch & adda

เฆถเงเฆญ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงŸเฆพ

เฆธเฆ•เฆพเฆฒเง‡ เฆ˜เงเฆฎ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆ‰เฆ เง‡, เฆ†เฆงเง‹ เฆ˜เงเฆฎ เฆšเง‹เฆ–เง‡, เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฒเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเงเฆฆเฆพ เฆนเฆพเฆฒเฆ•เฆพ เฆธเฆฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆšเง‹เฆ–เง‡ เฆชเฆกเฆผเฆฒเง‹ เฆฏเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเงเฆคเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเงเฆคเง‡ เฆšเฆพเฆฐเฆฟเฆชเฆพเฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆ†เฆฒเง‹เฆ•เฆธเฆœเงเฆœเฆพ เฆ–เงเฆฒเง‡ เฆจเง‡เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆนเฆšเงเฆ›เง‡เฅค เฆชเฆพเฆกเฆผเฆพเฆฐ เฆฒเฆพเฆ‰เฆกเฆธเงเฆชเฆฟเฆ•เฆพเฆฐ เฆจเฆฟเฆถเงเฆšเงเฆช, เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆ•เงเฆฒเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆนเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ•เงเฆทเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฆ›เง‡ เฆชเฆพเฆเฆš เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆถเง‡เฆทเง‡เฅค เฆธเฆ•เฆพเฆฒเฆŸเฆพ เฆ†เฆœ เฆฌเฆ›เฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆฏเฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆฎเฆคเง‹เฅค เฆธเฆฌ เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆฅเฆฎเฆ•เง‡ เฆฆเฆพเฆเฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆชเฆกเฆผเง‡เฆ›เง‡ เฆ…เฆฅเฆš เฆ˜เฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฐ เฆ•เฆพเฆŸเฆพ เฆเฆ—เฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆšเฆฒเง‡เฆ›เง‡, เฆธเฆฎเฆฏเฆผ เฆ—เฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเฆ›เง‡, เฆฌเฆฟเฆฆเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฆฌเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆฐเฅค เฆฆเฆถ เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆนเฆ‡เฆนเงเฆฒเงเฆฒเง‹เฆกเฆผ เฆถเง‡เฆทเง‡, … Continue reading เฆถเงเฆญ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงŸเฆพ

Yeh Karim’s Hain Meri Jaan

โ€œThere will not be peace unless access to the kebab is universal.โ€Kofi Annan For the souls who swear by the luscious aroma of tender meat, smoked and charred in a grill or tandoor, Old Delhi's Karim's is one of those holy places where if one does not step his or her foot at least once, … Continue reading Yeh Karim’s Hain Meri Jaan

Memories of my first Biriyani moment

On the Doom's day, leave thee with a plate of Biriyani and thou shall rest in peace...Yours Truly With Bongs, the topic of Biriyani is extremely touchy. It's almost as if, we didn't have "rice-ceremony" in our childhood but it was a "biriyani-ceremony"! But that's how we are. Extremely passionate about things we love, more … Continue reading Memories of my first Biriyani moment