One really couldn’t imagine taking on the KFCs of the world in direct competition. Buddy’s Broaster is trying and has managed to keep pace so far with 5 outlets in the NCR. Pawan Soni reports his satisfactory experience.

Xian is a new entrant to the fine dining scene at NOIDA. Though a new restaurant is very welcome to the stark culinary vista in NOIDA, we do wish the food was as good as the interiors.

Pawan Soni visits Leon’s, a modern, no-frills, outdoor, low cost high value joint, focused on booze. Is it worth it? We certainly think so. Check out what Pawan has to say.

Pawan Soni checks out the Independence Day festival at Coriander Leaf, Gurgaon where they have 64 dishes from all over the country to commemorate 64 years of independence. Predictable or great?

Pawan Soni obviously likes the food, folks and drinks at Nooba. He explains his reasons in detail.

Pawan called us over for a lovely and very enjoyable evening and even took the time to review the food at Chin Chin. It does have one of the nicest home delivery menus I’ve seen BTW.

Indian food as so many undiscovered flavors and textures. Why do we seek them on foreign shores? Here’s a short piece that includes some food from the North East of India.

Ann Martin tries to answer the very in-vogue question of what wines go well with Indian food. What’s your take on this?

Abhilash Balan’s first contribution to Chef at Large; he visits Mahesh Lunch Home and tries out their fabled seafood menu. Keep it going Mr. Balan!

We really don’t need to eat out for entertaiment, when we can do such a great job in our own kitchens! Given a bleak culinary scenario, such as that in NOIDA, why settle for second best, when the best is right at home?