When Rushina called me over a month ago, to tell me about her upcoming Marathi Mejwani session in the Culinary Legacy series at APB Cook Studio, I jumped with joy. She wanted to explore the cuisine of Maharashtra. The line-up…
Tag: Food
A taste of the Italian Riviera
Cinque Terre literally means ‘Five Lands’. The five villages —Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore— are a part of Liguria province that is home to the Italian Riviera. “The villages are not very far from each other. You…
A healthy burger is not an oxymoron at Gostana
Gostana is a warm little place that nestles right next to an Italian restaurant. As soon as you enter, retro tunes serenade you and the brightly lit, spotless counter where burgers are being decorated makes you salivate. We pick a…
‘East’ern promises are well kept at East, Kemp’s Corner
Every time we come down to picking places to dine at, out of sheer lethargy, we end up eating at the same old restaurants that offer comfort of familiar items that don’t spring surprises on us and where we know…
Authentic Tuscan recipes
Mumbai has become a hub for Italian dining. Every corner restaurant now dishes out penne arrabiatas and pizzas. So, when a food retail chain like Pizza Hut invites you to experience authentic Italian cuisine at a live cooking event, you…
Indi’Go’ deli
Indigo (the restaurant) was my favourite place to dine at as I became a teenager. They served exotic Italian food (in an age when Little Italy and Trattoria were the only Italian restaurants), Hrithik Roshan (the then love of my…
Mango- It’s great for you
(Disclaimer: If you think this is a fashion related post, my apologies. We are talking about the fruit not the fashion label) For the last month or so, people around me just won’t stop cribbing about the summer. ‘It’s mangowala…
Pies, an abusive husband, a good doctor… A well baked story!
Of late I have been hooked to Castle, the TV series starring Natahn Fillion and I have been gushing to all and sundry about what a cutie pie he is. So I was steered toward this movie about pies which…
A recipe, a heirloom and an eyeopener
My grandmom is a phenomenal cook. She makes the most delectable fish curries and all but her true speciality is laddoos. She makes so many awesome laddoos that she has penned a book with 52 recipes of laddoos. And everyone…
Rajdhani: Food Paradise
I’d heard about Rajdhani and finally, on a lazy Saturday afternoon, I managed to check out this celebrated Gujarati Thali joint. First up, you can’t miss the wafting aromas of farsan and ghee laden fulkas doing the rounds. You settle…