Amazing Appetizers @ Backstage, Salt Lake 😊

It so happened that a couple of years back, a bunch of us siblings along with our respective spouses happened to be together in the City of Joy and planned for a night out that spelt – fancy booze, upbeat music, shisha and lip smacking appetizers. And we straightaway headed to Backstage, the popular rock…

Cosy & Cute Cake Mixing + Food Tasting Session @ Cafe Yonder, Kolkata 😊

Date: 22 Nov 2021 My latest cake mixing was at the barely two months old first floor based Cafe Yonder, a cosy, cute and brimming with sunlight 60 seater cafe, built at the onset of Purna Das Road, from Golpark island crossing in Kolkata. With it’s seating arrangements made of clean cut cane furniture, the…

Our Gang Of Girls Visited Loafer’s Cafe At Raajkutir In Kolkata 🙂

A couple of months back, to brainstorm over our upcoming projects, four of us from the West Bengal Hotels & Restaurants Council of WICCI visited the cosy and quite different from others – Loafer’s Cafe, situated in the premises of Raajkutir, the boutique hotel with the aura of an ‘inspired period piece’. The ambience at…

Kebabs, Sizzler & Dal-Roti @ Traffic Gastropub, City Centre 2, Kolkata 😊

Liking the eclectic, colorful and upscale decor that I came across in the newspaper articles and social media postings of Traffic Gastropub, the 4 years old swank gastropub located on the second floor of City Centre 2 mall, I decided to check it out for my annual ritual of visiting a new eatery during Great…

Lip Smacking Gujarati Meal @ Food-Boxx, Kolkata 😊

The subsequent lockdowns and temperory closing of malls and restaurants gave birth and rise to a bevy of home chefs catering to all types of food. It was only a couple of years back that I got to know about Undhiyu, a Gujarati winter mixed veg curry. As per habit, I scooped more information about…

Maharashtrian Thali + A Plethora Of Food Combos @ Foodhouse, Kolkata 😊

One of the latest and effective entrants in the city’s foodscape, Foodhouse is the New Alipore based home food service that caters to all kinds of vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals – be it snacks, food combos or full meals. As per the ongoing season and festival, they keep on introducing the concerned menus and platters….

Sumptuous Food Hamper For Two @Novotel Hotel & Residences Kolkata 🙂

It is called: The Marwari Kitchen It contains: Vegetarian Traditional Dishes of the Rajasthani Cuisine It is available: From 11 am to 9 pm It needs to be ordered: 12 hours  in advance It is designed for: 2 Diners. But if you are a family of scanty eaters, then a couple of more diners can…

10 Items Fixed Meal Menu @ Asia Kitchen by Mainland China, Acropolis Mall, Kolkata 😊

Not much attuned to what to order and what not to order in a particular restaurant, after the re-opening of the restaurants post the second wave of covid, I heaved a sigh of relief when I spotted an additional fixed meal menu, during my recent visit to Asia Kitchen by Mainland China, the Asian cuisine…

Buffet at Home by First Innings – The Stadel 🙂

The second wave of the ongoing pandemic resulted into temporary closure of dining units of hotels & restaurants, which are now thankfully re-opening albeit for fixed hours. However, many of them still continue to serve their loyal patrons by providing home delivery service of their signature specialities, the usual frequently ordered items and immunity booster…

Mad Tea Party @ Five Mad Men, Salt Lake – Sec V 🙂

Date: 7 Feb 2021 Venue: Five Mad Men (5MM), Salt Lake – Sec V Throughout my growing up years, I understood tea as a hot beverage made with branded dried tea leaves, milk, water, sugar and one or more of taste enhancers like – cardamom, ginger, clove and even an occasional pinch of saffron. The…