nostalgia

christmas cake – and the long forgotten stories …

In Kolkata, we denote a season by a few food items and winter here definitely means Christmas cake. There are…

8 years ago

Best food joints in Kolkata

when I travel to other cities, the first thing that  I look for is, what are the best places to…

8 years ago

Gravy chowmein and Vivekananda Cabin

When one broke chinese businessman named Tom Achew had landed in what we called today as Achhipur, little did anybody…

8 years ago

Regional variations in Tamil Cuisine

We have a general feeling that Tamil food is all about Dosa and Idli. But few of us know that…

8 years ago

Puri beyond the usual Puri- Sterling Holiday

Puri, the name itself opens the floodgate of nostalgia in a bong’s mind. Probably, the first tour with parents, the…

8 years ago

Bangladeshi home breakfast and lunch stories

I went to Bangladesh on a quest for hilsa. Yes, the fish that is the object of desire for both…

8 years ago

Hilsa Kahini- Taj Bengal Kolkata 2018

Hilsa is something, which has moved from just being a fish to an object of desire. Seldom has any fish…

8 years ago

Awadhi food-festival at JW Marriott and a sublime battle

Many idiots like me confuse Awadhi cuisine with Mughlai cuisine  (P.S: This will be slightly boring , hence please bear…

8 years ago

Murshidabad chapter- The ittar-wala and nawab

This is probably my last installment of my trip to Murshidabad. The land of nawabs just 4 hours journey from…

8 years ago

Murshidabad chapter – exploring the sweet side

I know I've been talking about mango in last few of my posts and frankly being someone obsessed with it,…

8 years ago

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