Crystal, just around the corner no more

Some restaurants are more than that. They are a part of your being, in the sense that they have played a large role in your life at some stage. You have hung out there, waiting for someone special, or with someone special. Or gone back there again and again, to have one particular dish. You…

And the answers….

Thanks for the responses, guys. As expected, many of you got the answers bang on. Here are the answers anyway: 1. Upma 2. Amul girl 3. Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4. Sandwich 5. Long Island Iced Tea Kudos to Anirban, Prasan, Megs83 and Shoubhik for a full score! Expect more quizzes, on…

Achhooo!

When you have repeated bouts of sneezing, runny nose, and chills (and in my case a sore throat), what do you think of .... like every other minute??? No, not your GP, not sleep, not a hug by your sweetheart... I want a nice cuppa hot tea!! Now going by the no. of blogs on…

Food for Thought – 1

Here are a set of  questions on food and beverage. More coming your way regularly! Which food dish gets its name – a very similar one in many South Indian languages, since its primary ingredients are salt and flour? Call her the “Friday to Friday” star. Round eyed, chubby cheeked, winking at you, from strategically…

Garam garam chai…and a post within a post

   Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world. ~T'ien Yiheng  Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. ~Thich Nat Hahn        Tea! The mere thought of tea is enough to make…