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The Bangalore Burger Smackdown 1 Dec 2012 | 07:34 pm
I love burgers. They are, to my mind, the culinary equivalent of commercial cinema: unpretentious, enjoyable, and either unabashedly good or appallingly bad. Despite what health fanatics would have m...
Karaikudi: Chettinad Charm 8 Oct 2012 | 08:20 am
It all started with my fetish for cast iron pots and pans. A friend mentioned in passing that cast iron cookware – usually elusive and expensive – was available cheap, and in abundance, at a place c...
The Magic of Mushrooms 18 Aug 2012 | 04:50 pm
Mushrooms – you either love ‘em or hate ‘em! Those of us who fall into the former category have reason to smile as more varieties of edible mushrooms begin to find a place on restaurant menus and on s...
Medici in Indiranagar 12 Jul 2012 | 05:55 pm
The first time I visited Medici was a couple of years ago, when I was invited as a guest of the Bangalore Mirror review team. At that time, I thought it had a lot of promise, but for one reason … Cont...
Zomato Restaurant Guide 26 May 2012 | 12:52 am
A few weeks ago, I was given a complimentary copy of Zomato’s Restaurant Guide for review. Having made it clear that my review may or may not turn out to be flattering, I diligently tried to use the b...
Sidewalk Café, Koramangala 2 Mar 2012 | 10:14 pm
The other day, I was driving down an obscure little lane near home, and saw a sign that said “Sidewalk Cafe”. Having made a mental note to check it out, I was pleasantly surprised when a friend inform...
Five Freezer Rules: Back to Basics #4 12 Feb 2012 | 02:32 am
I lead a very full life. As previously mentioned, I live with two dogs, two teenage boys, a husband and a cat. I’m a corporate communications consultant and a food consultant. I blog about food. I swi...
Go Goa: Fernando’s Nostalgia 12 Jan 2012 | 03:26 am
This post is long overdue… like several years overdue. Partly due to laziness, and partly due to a selfish desire to keep it to myself, the only mention I have made on this blog of my favorite Goa res...
Fifth Foodie Meetup: Chef Madhu Menon at Herbs and Spice 12 Dec 2011 | 05:13 am
When Chef Madhu Menon (of Shiok fame) promised to dish out a six-course meal to a bunch of food-lovers, there was (understandably) a virtual stampede to register online. There were only 28 slots avail...
Four simple ways to dress up your food 22 Nov 2011 | 08:07 pm
I won’t argue with the statement that making food look pretty adds to the sensory appeal of a dish. We do indeed “devour with our eyes”. That said, food that is so artfully presented that you don’t fe...
