Recipe of a Summer Coolant ☺

Daab Water With Sabja Seeds (Serves 1) Ingredients: 1 daab 1 tsp sabja or basil seeds 3-4 mint leaves Method: 1. Make a hole in the centre of the daab and take out it’s water. Sieve it. 2. Fill 3/4 portion of a glass with daab water. 3. Take 3-4 mint leaves. Wash them. Put…

How I Visited But Still Missed The Market Place @ Vedic Village Spa Resort, Rajarhat ☺

Event: The Market Place 2018 Venue : Vedic Village Spa Resort, Rajarhat Duration: 13 – 14 Jan 2018, 12 noon – 8:00 pm The Market Place is an initiative to promote natural and organic living and a platform for direct interaction between real farmers & real consumers. Having kick-started in Dec 2016, it showcased it’s…

Sumptuous Pongal Meal On Banana Leaf @ Hotel Swagath, Kolkata ☺

Event: Pongal Meal 2018 Venue: Hotel Swagath, Kolkata Duration: 12 – 14 Jan 2018 Pongal is a four day long harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God and celebrated to mark the Sun’s transition towards North. It is celebrated world over with great gutso by the Tamilians. Like any festival in India, Pongal too is…

Sumptuous 100% Veg Jaisalmeri Rajasthani Thali @ Haveli – The Saltee, Salt Lake, Kolkata ☺

Event: Rajasthan Local – Rajasthan Ka Swaad Chakho Occasion: 18th Anniversary Celebration Duration: 18 Mar – 18 Apr 2018 Rarely it happens that I visit a diner on my own within a fortnight of attending it’s tasting session. Recently, I was invited by Haveli to taste the wares of it’s ongoing food festival ‘Rajasthan Local’…

Pre-tasting of Baisakhi Food Festival @ Casa Kitchen – Casa Fortuna, Kolkata ☺

Event: Baisakhi Food Festival Venue: Casa Kitchen – Casa Fortuna, Kolkata Duration: 12 Apr – 22 Apr 2018 Timing: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Lunch), 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm (Dinner) When both big and small diners all over the city are gearing up for Poila Baisakh centric meals and food festivals, which is essentially…

Fine Dining With Panache @ Seasonal Tastes – The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat ☺

One of the latest brand of hotels to have entered the City of Joy, The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat is situated right opposite New Town Eco Park. It is one of the tallest buildings of the city and occupies 32 floors. Seasonal Tastes is it’s 24 hours operational and as of now solo diner. It offers…

Lip Smacking, Authentic, Usual and Forgotten Rajasthani Cuisine @ Haveli, Salt Lake, Kolkata ☺

Event: Rajasthan Local – Rajasthan Ka Swaad Chakho Venue: Haveli, Salt Lake, Kolkata Occasion: 18th Anniversary Celebration Duration: 18 Mar – 18 Apr 2018 About Haveli Restaurant: “The Regal ambience of Rajasthan comes alive in this scintillating ethnic veg restaurant which captures an array of tasteful delights. The platter’s that vary and cover all corners…

Authentic Fine Dining At Reasonable Pricing @ Hola, Kolkata ☺

‘Hola’ is the Spanish word for ‘Hello’. Spanish being the second most commonly spoken language of the world, the term ‘Hola’ is kind of a popular universal greeting and conversation starter. Keeping in tune with the friendly and universal characteristics of the word ‘Hola’, Hola – the multicuisine cafe lounge & restaurant, situated in the…