What makes us fall in love with street food? Obviously, not just the price but also the taste, and especially when it comes clean. Delhi has many street food belts, one such belt is the Green Park Metro Station corner on the Uphaar Cinema Hall side. The food carts stretch from the metro gates to…
The story of Yo Yo Anda King
The good thing about the street food scene in Noida and Gurgaon is that the street food carts generally don’t stand alone, they are always seen in clusters in specific sectors. For example in Noida, there are many street food vendors in Sector 135, 18 and 16, among others. Every street vendor in Delhi NCR…
Innovation is the only thing constant with Delhi momos
Momos, which is also known as dimsums made its first appearance on the Delhi streets sometime around 2004-5. Till date, our Nepali brothers have continued their monopoly on the momos that are widely available on the Delhi streets. Initially, some of our Nepali brothers used to sell them from cycles. There used to be one…
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…
If Karim’s is Goliath, then Naim is David
Just past the Karim’s at Gali Kebabiyan in Shahjahanabad/ Old Delhi lays Naim’s haleem counter. Gali Kebabiyan is a narrow lane, which has become synonymous with the now world famous Karim’s brand, but there is more to it than just Karim’s. I have been told by the Qureshi brothers, the one, who sells mouth-watering butter-dripping…
Life in a Delhi local
Every city has its lifelines. If Mumbai has local trains and the famous dabbawalas, Kolkata has its metro rail since the 70s and 80s, and Delhi has its famous Ring Road and the DTC buses. By the way, Delhi also got metro rail some years back, and it rapidly became the National Capital’s lifeline. Have…
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….
Why Afghan cuisine is a large-hearted cuisine
Going by my love for different cuisines, from time to time, I feel I must have been born in that land to which the cuisine belongs in one of my past lives. At times, I strongly feel, I must have been a Tibetian for my love for momos, sometimes Italian for my love for penne…
Tea seller Mr Pandey’s gift to a daughter, whom he never met
The parking area on the road leading to Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi is mostly empty during the day, and if it is a public holiday, the parking lot ticket collectors are also nowhere to be seen. On one such day I met Praduman Pandey, a tea seller in that parking area. My meeting had…
A Tughlaq-era hunting lodge in the heart of Delhi
Pardon me for the language, but “Delhi is littered with monuments”. I say littered because there are many monuments lying in shambles across Delhi. Perhaps not feasible and possible for the governmental agencies to restore or take proper care of them. A large section of the population is not sensitized about them, and a common…
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…
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