Until recently, I’d always thought the word dim sum stands for a particular dish in Cantonese cuisine. And then I learnt that it is a term for a set of bite sized dishes that were historically served along with tea tasting (yum cha). Tea houses along the much travelled roads would be frequented by h
A memorable Restaurant Week India preview at Like That Only
Restaurant Week India (RWI) is on from **23rd September to 2nd October, 2013 Website: www.restaurantweekindia.com Twitter: @restweekindia Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RestaurantWeekIndia Are you one of those Bangaloreans who forever crib about how far Whitefield is from the rest of civiliza
Eating out in Bangalore: Karavalli – A trip down the West Coast
“Karavalli has been around in Bangalore for the last 23 years with 80% of the menu remaining the same from the times the restaurant started”says Executive Chef Naren Thimmaiah. He has every reason to be proud. Any restaurant staying around a city’s food scene for so long speaks volumes about its goo
A Photo essay of Flavours of the World at Park Plaza Hotel
The world famous dish from Spain – Paella Paneer Mirch Ka Shoal from the Indian grills counter which also has the subji aur badam ka sheek, matar ki tikki and Mysore Bonda | Fresh vegetables for grilling | Chicken satays being grilled Chicken sausages and grilled marinated chicken breast | Veget
The CaL Bloggers Table at Blue Terrain: Novotel Bangalore
Two weeks ago, a bunch of Bangalore food bloggers who are a part of the Chef At Large Blogger’s Table were hosted by the newly opened Blue Terrain – a barbecue and bar by the poolside at Novotel, Bangalore Since all my fellow bloggers have already written about their experiences, I would like to hig
Adios 2012 : My top 5 this year
While every year is filled with tons of memories, there are a few moments that you happily recall when the year comes to a close. These are what I think my top five of 2012 were One Started writing for BBC Good Food India Two Was lucky to be one of the few people selected to attend the artisan brea
Bloggers’ ConClay at Club Mahindra Kanatal
The view from our room in Club Mahindra – Kanatal Many of you might have spotted my tweets on #ConClay and #kanatal last month, and I was asked by quite a few as to what that was about. Here’s the story- Early in October, when Club Mahindra approached me if I would like to be a part of the Blogger
Saying Thanks to the Santas on Saffron Trail
I have to write this note of thanks for the generosity of certain people, who have played Santa to me, in the last two months. It started with Kulsum of Journey’s Kitchen. One evening, i tweeted about a hummus-Baba gannoush-pita bread Lebanese dinner preparation at home, and she asked me where I ge
Independence Day Special – The K2K Food Court
If you are an Indian and a foodie, you MUST read this one….it will have you salivating and feeling utterly patriotic at the same time
Weekend Breakast Blogging- A Fortnightly event on Saffrontrail
I’m sure most of us prefer to have a no-fuss breakfast on most weekdays. Hopefully all of us are at least eating some breakfast- as it’s the most important meal of the day-blah blah blah! I guess, everybody already know this and hence there’s no need for me to be preaching about the benefits of this good dietary habit