The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, is one of the most magnificent estates in India. You feel its domineering presence every time you drive by the roads adjacent to the estate, extending, what feels like, endlessly, from the outside. Well, endless it is, for it […]
A trip to Amritsar cannot be complete without an elaborate ‘food’ plan, no? We did our homework on the best places to eat in Amritsar, the best kulchas, Amritsari fish, Tandoori Chicken et all….and could manage to squeeze quite a bit, although nowhere close to all that there is to […]
The tales we had heard about Amritsar were right — this holy city, with people deeply religious, soothing Gurbani everywhere; with a rich history and a tearful past seen and felt at its museums, the Jalianwalla Bagh, at the border; finger-licking good food in small, nondescript dhabas; rich phulkari; strong […]
Banga Bhavan’s restaurant is run by Bijoli Grill. Basic, but a clean restaurant, we landed there on a Sunday afternoon. And found that they make the Bengali Biryani only for the weekends. I of course didn’t need to look at the menu after this, but Jayanta, wanted his Kosha Mangsho […]
Bihar Niwas’s canteen is run like a restaurant by professionals. It is called Potbelly…and is mighty famous! Going by the number of cars parked outside and the waiting time on weekends, you will be confused if it’s actually located in a ‘state bhavan’. Potbelly is located in a lovely bylane […]
The Old Delhi food trail is nothing short of a romance with not only food, but also tradition and history. One place deep fries it stuffed paranthas and Nehruji too loved them, while another place has not stopped selling only Dahi Bhalle and Aloo Tikki since 1940, another place uses […]
We started our second stint of NCR-living with a good stroll of the Lodhi Gardens a couple of weeks ago. A green oasis in these times of non-stop concretisation everywhere else, we have, all over again, fallen in love with Lodhi gardens. For, it takes you back to the basics […]
Delhi’s food history/story is folklore. That Delhites feel strongly about their food is an understatement. Which is why, every gulli, nukad of every neighbourhood, especially old neighbourhoods, has the best chaatwala, tandoori chicken wala, paranthe-wala…and so on…Old Delhi eateries date back to the 19th century, while the ‘newer’ Delhi allures […]