A Mumbai-based daily recently reported a sale of a Bandra apartment. Rs.97,000 per square foot is what the new owner paid to acquire the said flat. Realty has nothing to do with reality, is what I thought. And yet the…
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Getting Kinky With Spanish Food
During the days leading up to the wedding, a lot of my friends asked me what our favourite activity as a couple was. The weighing scale, the credit card bill and an entire hard disk full of pictures would prove…
My new favourite restaurant
Impresario restaurants have managed to be in my favourite picks around the city for a long time. If its a casual meeting, Mocha Mojo’s wholewheat bagels and shakes. If I need a comfortable environment near work to have an intimate…
Food Review: Neel takes over Tote on Turf, one kebab at a time
Pulling up in the driveway, you’d think you’ve arrived at the Tote on Turf. As you walk through, you may wonder where the open kitchen went, but still have no inkling of the big change. However, a faint aroma of…
A garden of memories
These gardens come alive at the break of dawn. While dog-owners proudly stroll with their four-legged friends, senior citizens force themselves to laugh in hope of better health. A few teenagers play badminton while their parents walk around, chatting about…
Why the desperation to have a date?
It’s that time of the year when malls and shops put up their pink merchandise, record companies release pink CDs with love ballads that are supposed to melt your heart, and restaurants rustle up a pink menu for couples with…
Le Pain Quotidien, Mumbai: Le unimpressive
The new addition to the bouquet of informal restaurants at Colaba is something that I shied from pronouncing for a long time. But finally I managed to get myself to a table at Le Pain Quotidien, an international bakery and…
Hakkasan Mumbai: Bandra’s latest Chinese fine-dine offering
A reservation at Hakkasan, Mayfair, on a Saturday night was considered to be a validation of your status inLondonsociety or so I was told by a foodie friend who wanted to eat at the Michelin star wielding restaurant, come rain…
‘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…
An ironical eye-opener
My mornings are meant for a leisurely half-hour walk with my dog before I start my run and get into the frenzy of getting to work. On Tuesday, just as I finished my walk, I came across Mahadeo. Mahadeo was…