bengali

Kolkata has always been a melting pot- a confluence of culture. And for a glutton like me, no culture is complete without…

Äre you getting lazy on your “Sweets Of Bengal” series”? Somebody asked me- shyly, coyly. And I was looking for a space…

Being a Bengali পেটুক, born in Kolkata, I have a certain mental blockage against eating Bengali food at a restaurant. I always…

The sound of dhak, the blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds and festive cheer in the air. Yes, Durga puja is…

Shantiniketan 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,…

I believe in a very simple philosophy. If any restaurant, or business in that matter, crosses a century- it’s safe. More than…

It was around two centuries back, yes, long time … One Mr Philip Miner Dacres used to meet sailors over meals in…

Food Kahini- the story of food. I personally have a belief that every food has a story. It rarely happens that we…

Sarpuria and Sarbhaja are two sweets from Bengal, which have attained a cult status. And surprisingly, there is a confusion for the…

It’s 2019 and we can see a huge number of restaurants serving Bengali food in Kolkata. Or rather why Kolkata, Mustard is…