So I always had this funda about starters... should be nice, bite sized, mostly non-veg (since I am one, and many of our friends and family too), must be interesting looking.... Hors d'oeuvre ... such a fancy name, conjuring fancy images in my head..... As a result everything depended on me being creative, spending hours shopping…
Places for Birthday Treats in Gurgaon
I must confess that its a task to figure out places to give treats, everyone is up for a free lunch specially in my team, there are a couple of places in Gurgaon that I would like to call food-joints-esentially-for-treats. Starting from a name that's really ALL-THAT-YOU-CAN-EAT experience is Barbeque Nation, its the one stop…
Date cake recipe: Healthy and tasty
This post is courtesy my good friend Himani, who has been teaching us to make cakes since we were students at BITs pilani! Here's the trick for what is possibly the worlds most tasty and healthy cake ( right from the chef's mouth): Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour, 1 cup dates chopped finely,…
Wokamama – Saturday serendipity, a review
Saturday afternoon found us at a loose end around lunch time in Gurgaon - the wife and our 4 year old T, and I. We'd just wrapped up some work, and we'd had Thai food on our minds for some time, so out came the phone to search for options. Among the many names offered…
Olive Bar & Kitchen – A ‘Lazy’ Review
As the bleary winter sun struggled to descend through the clouds and trees on a Sunday afternoon, we walked into the meticulously Mediterranean Olive Bar & Kitchen at Mehrauli in Delhi for a long-planned and much anticipated 'lazy Sunday brunch'. (No matter that most only turn up around lunch time, and then spiritedly chat over…
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