I remember this one being an impromptu dinner planned for three of us, to celebrate the Kolkata visit of a dear one. Our food order comprised of – – Mushroom Chai: Accompanied with edible Dehydrated Mushrooms and Truffle Sugar, the Mushroom Chai was a far cry from the usual Mushroom Soup or Cream of Mushroom….
Sumptuous Holi Platter @ Pasticceria, Salt Lake 🙂
Primarily popular for her timely delivered and tasty breakfast platters, Beena Agarwal, the home chef cum baker who works under her 5 years old brand Pasticceria, also deals in sumptuous platters designed for festivals and social events. Yesterday, she sent me 2 trays full of Holi Love. The Holi Platter had dishes from Oriental cuisine,…
Healthy Burgers + Beetroot Latte @ Eat Good Food, Kolkata 😊
Eat Good Food (EGF), an all day café serving healthy, delicious and wholesome food, is owned by Hena Nafis, the celebrity consultant nutritionist. Around two years back, I attended a bloggers meet at EGF and blogged about the same at – https://vegfoodandreviews.wordpress.com/2018/05/22/healthy-tasty-munchings-eat-good-food-kolkata-%e2%98%ba/ It was then, I realized that Hena’s experience with her patients and patience…
Lively Sunlit Rooftop Lunch @ Hammer, Park Street Area, Kolkata 😊
Hammer is the newly opened top floor aka 6th floor based pub cum lounge, located in the lane adjacent to Flury’s, in the same building that houses The Myx. Alternatively, we can say that OTT has re-opened as Hammer and houses better decor constituting of – roof top sunlit view, indoor plants, raw wood furniture,…
East Asian Festival @ Aura – The Sonnet, Salt Lake 😊
Duration: 15 – 23 Feb 2020 Timing: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Lunch), 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm (Dinner) Aura, the popular multicuisine restaurant at The Sonnet is known for it’s well curated food festivals and food events that are spread out throughout the year. They have kick-started year 2020 with the East Asian Festival,…
Bajre Ki Khichdi 😊
Made with bajra aka pearl millet, Bajre Ki Khichdi is a popular and nutritious winter food of Rajasthan and Haryana. The recipe – (Serves 3-4) Ingredients: 1 cup raw bajre ka daliya 1/4 cup husked moong dal 3 cups water 2 tbsp ghee Salt to taste Method: 1. Wash husked moong dal properly. Mix it…
Capsicum Pickle 😊
An unusual but healthy, tasty and easy to make pickle. Ingredients: 1 kg capsicum 1/2 cup mustard oil 150 gm sugar Salt to taste Grind into a paste – 4 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp methi seeds 2 tsp yellow mustard 3-4 pinches asafoetida 2 tsp fennel powder 2 tsp haldi powder 50 gm ginger…
Special South Indian Culinary Delights @ Rasam, The Stadel, Kolkata 😊
Food Festival: Happy Pongal Duration: 15 – 17 Jan 2019, 12 noon – 10 pm For the year 2020’s Pongal i.e.the multi-day harvest festival of South India, the Special South Indian Culinary Delights on offer are – Kanchipuram Idly, Venn Pongal, Bisibele Bhath, Sakkarai Pongal, Appam With Korma, Lemon Rice With Korma and Pesarattu Basically,…
Fun & Frolic @ Vivada Cruises + Sandhya Aarti @ Belur Math 😊
Organized By: ALL Kolkata Chapter Date: 28 Nov 2019, 4-7 pm We city-bred are a strange breed. We travel across oceans and continents to satiate our need to explore the new or to romanticize with unusual aspects of nature, but leave out on simple pleasures that are available nearby and that too at a pittance…
Sizzler Fest XMAS 2019 @ Casa Kitchen, Minto Park, Kolkata 😊
Duration: 21 Dec 2019 – 1 Jan 2020 Keeping in tune with the ongoing festive spirit of the upcoming Christmas and New Year, Casa Kitchen, the ultra popular vegetarian multicuisine restaurant has curated a fantastic sizzler styled menu of popular multicuisine dishes, as well as, food pairings and fusions, for their Sizzler Fest XMAS 2019…
