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Mecha sandesh- sweets of Bengal Bankura chapter

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

7 years ago

pice hotels to try before you die in Kolkata- part 2

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

7 years ago

Telugu food Hyderabad- Kakatiya Mess and Ulavacharu

I know I am repeating myself, but Hyderabad food is so beyond Biryani. Yes, people there love biryani, but the…

7 years ago

Shantiniketan food diary

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…

7 years ago

Biryani in Kolkata-other than Kolkata biryani

"Kolkata biryani is the best that the human race has ever created" ... "okay, sir, which other varieties have you…

7 years ago

Felu Modak, Rishra

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

7 years ago

My favorite places for chilli pork

Chilli pork is one of my most favorite dishes. Even, let me take the liberty of saying, that it is…

7 years ago

My favorite places for Haleem in Kolkata

Summer is in full swing and so is the Haleem madness. As the month of holy Ramzan or Ramadan has…

7 years ago

Kulfi in Kolkata

"Kulfi malai chaiiiiii " for most of us middle-aged human beings, this call was quite a similar one. During childhood,…

7 years ago

Dacres Lane- the blue eyed boy of Kolkata street food

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

7 years ago

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