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Tales from Tagore’s kitchen
I am writing this blogpost in such a time when, forget about restaurant food, you can’t even go out of your home.…
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Bhang in Kolkata- Holi special
by Indrajit Lahiri March 7, 2020Winter is officially over. AC’s are getting serviced and one can feel the warmth of sun in the afternoons. Whether we like…
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Rabri gram, Hoogly
by Indrajit Lahiri January 10, 2020Imagine a small hidden village, where Rabri is prepared and sold via B2B model to multiple cities. Yes, it is the cottage…
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Nolen gur- the holy chalice of Bengal
by Indrajit Lahiri December 28, 2019Seldom it happens that we denote a season by a food item. And being a sweet-tooth Bengali, well, it’s no secret now…
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Calcutta culinary heritage awards 2019
by Indrajit Lahiri December 21, 2019“why is it so, that heritage means only some old structures? Our city has a rich intangible heritage. So, why don’t we…
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Kolkata food- the cultural melting pot
by Indrajit Lahiri November 30, 2019Kolkata has always been a melting pot- a confluence of culture. And for a glutton like me, no culture is complete without…
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Mecha sandesh- sweets of Bengal Bankura chapter
by Indrajit Lahiri October 21, 2019Äre you getting lazy on your “Sweets Of Bengal” series”? Somebody asked me- shyly, coyly. And I was looking for a space…
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pice hotels to try before you die in Kolkata- part 2
by Indrajit Lahiri October 10, 2019Being a Bengali পেটুক, born in Kolkata, I have a certain mental blockage against eating Bengali food at a restaurant. I always…
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Best eating joints of Durgapuja 2019
by Indrajit Lahiri September 28, 2019The sound of dhak, the blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds and festive cheer in the air. Yes, Durga puja is…
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Shantiniketan food diary
by Indrajit Lahiri August 10, 2019Shantiniketan can be called as the average (or non-average) Bengali’s intellectual capital. It’s just 4.5 hour’s drive from Kolkata and by train,…
