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.
19 Oriental Avenue is an oriental restaurant in the Shangri-La Hotel. As most hotels go, it’s food is quite expensive. Does it deliver the goods? We had quite a nice time answering that question.
Have you been to Ente Keralam in Chennai? Siddhartha Singh did and was quite satisfied with his experience.
I remember these from my childhood – my grandmother used to make these every once in a while, and less frequently, my mother too. Less frequently, because they use a different type of banana called ‘Narenda-parram’ (pronounced quite differently -na-ainda-payyam or whereabouts), which aren’t widely available in North India. Much firmer than the normally available [...]
Hello All – After much travelling, switches and toil I’ve reached the land of crumpets, scones and double cream. On the flight, I found I was tagged as a ‘Hindu’ and consequently, I was on the receiving end of ‘special’ meals. Translate that as stuff with no eggs or meat. Mostly cabbage and potatoes with [...]
We were at Swagatas house recently and found her making this for her daughter, niece and nephew. Swagata is a Bharatanatayam dancer, choreographer, writer and more (see some photos here) a good friend who is also instructing my daughter in the art. Semolina or suji halwa is quite easy to make and tastes delicious when [...]
Hello and welcome to another Mothers Day. Its May 11 and time to put in place the things you’ve thought of for your mum, hand over the baubles you’ve purchased or post that card you picked up. Some of the things I can remember most vividly is the food I’ve grown up with. An army [...]
My love for cooking arose from the kitchens of ‘East End’, in Cannanore, where my grandmother stirred and shook and whipped up the most delicious delicacies. The kitchen was old fashioned. Wood fires burned throughout the day and my grandmother who was called Mammu, by all her grandchildren, had to blow frequently through a long [...]
