Kolkata is known to be someplace, where Biryani is treated (almost) as a religion. We have biryani if we’re sad if we’re…
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Post COVID lockdown, it has almost become a habit to run away for a small vacation every now and then. There is…
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Coffee House, New Town
by Indrajit Lahiri January 22, 2021If you’re a true-blue Kolkattan, in all probability, you’ve been to the College Street Coffee house. The coffee is not great, but…
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Et Set Mix- nothing authentic about it
by Indrajit Lahiri January 9, 2021Et Set Mix is the newest edition to the restaurants in Kolkata, presented by the Hanglaatherium brand. Where, in today’s Kolkata, the…
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Janai-er manohara and a confused identity
by Indrajit Lahiri January 2, 2021“Hmmm, good that you’re working on your sweets of Bengal… like it !!!” She spoke to me or was it a dream?…
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shankar’s fry gariahat
by Indrajit Lahiri December 10, 2020I am slightly confused with Shankar’s Fry. Should this come under the hidden gem category or the regular listing? It’s not as…
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Shaktigarh- the lyangcha town
by Indrajit Lahiri November 28, 2020Äre 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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Bengali vegetable dish- an enigma or a war-ground. As much as we denote Bengalis as a fish-loving community, few India cuisines have…
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cafe kathmandu
by Indrajit Lahiri November 3, 2020I am now a tea lover. And for a Bengali, that’s quite a culture shock for many people. But honestly, I love…
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How to identify a good Hilsa
by Indrajit Lahiri September 28, 2020Hilsa is something, which has moved from just being a fish to an object of desire. Seldom has any fish been the reason…