Suhel Seth once famously said, “Mumbai believes Bade Mian makes the best kababs: in Delhi, Bade Mian would not even be hired to operate a school canteen.” And more recently, a friend wrote in to say that Bade Miyan is all hype and not worth the high rates they charge! […]
Muchhaad Paanwalla at Breach Candy in Mumbai. Oh, haven’t you heard about them? They are famous all over Mumbai and outside for doling out some unimaginable types of Paan – Chocolate Paan, Strawberry Paan, Rasberry Paan (spelt Rashbhari in their menu!)!!! It appears to me, they make a Paan of […]
One section of the Crawford Market in Mumbai has about 20-25 shops that sell various breeds of cats and dogs, different types of birds, fishes for the aquarium and large indoor rabbit cage filled with rabbits too. Enter from the main entry gate of Crawford Market, turn right, take the […]
Were you born with a sweet tooth? Or did you bounce into it sometime in the course of growing up, growing old? In my case, I got ‘bit’ by it during my pregnancy. Don’t remember being too crazy about sweets before that. And, it stayed. In a big big way. […]
Do you think Mumbai is all glitz and pots of money when it comes to buying furniture for your house? Hey NO!!! Drive up to Bangur Nagar in Goregaon West to buy furniture of your choice and within your budget!! Forget the glitzy furniture stores in Lower Parel, or the […]
Flamingos arrive every year in October from the colder northern hills of India and stay until March breeding away happily in Mumbai’s quite-so-comfortable winter. Go, visit any time between October to March. But the best time really is December, January and February when the sun isn’t all that harsh in Mumbai. […]
Where can you get the best electrical goods in Mumbai at the most reasonable rates? Unarguably, the Lohar Chawl market in South Mumbai. We are in the process of doing up our new house in Mumbai, and wanted some competitive rates on the electrical and other fittings in the rooms […]
The first year in Mumbai during Christmas had me greatly disoriented. It was my first-ever warm Christmas. Yes. Growing up in Shillong, Christmas had always been under freezing conditions there. Post marriage, Delhi was somewhat better but cold nonetheless. And so, 2007’s Christmas, had me asking myself rather amused, “So […]