When time stood still

I have often heard people saying ‘Live for moments you cannot put into words’. To he honest We all do it. Sometimes unknowingly but we all do live in the moment, do we not? But now that the world has come to a standstill today, what do you bide with?  Memories.. Souvenirs from the past,…

The meatball story

I am dubious about the origin of meatballs in the past. Almost every culture in the world enjoy their own way of preparing meatballs out of ground meat. From the Italian polpette to the Indonesian bakso to the middle eastern Koftas, diverse culinary cultures in the world have their very own wonted way of enjoying it. Meatballs come is…

We are one

Hookah or seesha has been quite a rave in the city lately especially among the striplings. I have never been keen on hookah thus barely visited any joint offering it. The few that I have visited willingly or due to peer pressure mostly failed to galvanize me with the food. Well in a joint focusing…

The Thai yarn at Oberoi Grand

Gargantuan temples, Buddha effigies and the Massaman curry I had at an aunt’s place in Pattaya is all that I can recall from my fragmented childhood memories of Thailand. I am quite a fan of South Asian cuisine especially Thai but never had a deep insight into it, so imagine my surprise when I got…

Flavors of orient

The hype for Chinese food in this city is never subsiding. Upholding its reputation for serving the best Chinese food in the country, Kolkata has no shortage of old and new eateries exploring the flavors of orient. Being a city of food lovers, Kolkata’s love for Oriental flavors is unappeasable. Adding to oriental genre for…

Garnet Glow tea Review

There are all sorts of mornings. There are a few without tea and there are a few with tea. I usually start my day with a cup of green tea. I am not a tea fanatic but I often give in to aroma and flavors. Recently I was sent complementary sachets of Garnet Glow tea…