In 2011-12, I embarked on my professional journey as a food writer, during which I discovered the culinary artistry of Chef Imtiaz Qureshi and the renowned Bukhara restaurant at ITC Maurya in Delhi, celebrated for its exquisite tandoor-based dishes. While editing a colleague’s review of Bukhara, I was introduced to the iconic Dal Bukhara—a dish…
Category: Fine dine
The Triveni of flavours
Triveni Terrace Café is minimalism at its best, from the menu to the décor everything scores a perfect 10. It belongs to the category of an alternate café (if at all there is such a category). Contemporaries of Triveni Terrace Café are Café Lota, Cha Bar, Roots Café and Potbelly to name a few. Triveni…
Little Goa in Delhi
Viva O Viva at Goa Niwas in Delhi has been offering fine dine Goan cuisine for quite a few years now. Exploring new taste is my primary motivation to visit a restaurant, so when I had initially come to know of Viva O Viva, somewhere around 2012-13, I must have visited the place thrice in…
You can never get buggered of burgers in Delhi
When I was growing up in Guwahati, Assam, more than 30 years ago, the burger was a good-old dish that didn’t had much fan following. That was a time when Mc Donalds and KFC had not touched the shores of India. When I came to Delhi in 2002, I found burgers and patties being widely…
Add a spoon of good taste and comics to your life
Eating out is just more than enjoying the food; it is an experience, and the challenge in the hands of today’s restauranteurs is choosing a theme for their restaurants or cafes, which offers an enjoyable experience to the guest. Somewhere the choice of the theme or how the interior of the restaurant has been done…
Time to park your palate at The Bikers Cafe
On an early Friday evening, if there is a waiting for a table in a cafe which is themed on automobile, located in a semi- residential and commercial area beside the Golf Course road in Gurgaon, you know that there is seriously something good about the place. The place in context is The Bikers Cafe….
Jab I met Khubani Ka Meetha in Delhi
It may sound a very filmy kahani, but it’s actually a foodie kahani. It happened so that a few days ago, I was watching an episode of the food and travel show Raja Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniya in the Epic channel. The episode was on the food habits of Leh Ladakh region. Among the many…
The new love of my life ‘donne biryani’ at Sanadige
Most of us in India have grown up perceiving biryani as a dish with a strong yellow colour. In present days, it’s less of saffron and more of the yellow edible colour. And if it is the Kolkata aloo anda biryani, then it accompanies a strong kewra essence, too. So, for someone like me, who…
All the jazz about Lanterns Kitchen and Bar
Correct me if I am wrong, being Delhi-based, I see a phenomenal growth in the restaurant, pub and food business in Delhi NCR. Perhaps, the scene is same all over India. But, how many of these pubs do we visit because of food or drinks? Ask yourself? Outings these days are for food or because…
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