Food, I have found, is an enormous help when it comes to combating mood swings. And falling in love with food is one of my newly acquired gifts. As a child, I was the model kid in the block. You know, the one who never badgers you for a chocolate or a lollypop. Or a … Continue reading »
I have a Pizza Lover colleague at work. Oh you have one too? I guess there are plenty of them roaming around the floors of air conditioned malls and independent outlets that serve baked bread with onions and mushrooms. At work, I have a Chicken Fanatic (who’s taken to cashing in on my Bengali eating … Continue reading »
The sky is a deep, dark blue. There isn’t a cloud to be seen. On-the-run lunchers in ICC’s Level 9 cafeteria are trying their best to relish poorly cooked vegetable thalis and pau bhajis. (and some of them are regretting their decision of trying new-to-the-menu: Maggi Noodles) We are out in the sun, walking toward … Continue reading »
All it takes is a trip to Aundh or Camp to drive home the dullness of living in Pune’s Senapati Bapat Road. Packed with huge trade towers bumbling with the offices of umpteen software firms, it has very little to offer when you crave for an un-’official’ weekend out. Yeah, there’s Crossword whose bookish little … Continue reading »
The homebody that I am, eating out back in Delhi meant the once a year best friend’s birthday, the Daddy got promoted treat and the we-are-getting-married-come-eat dinners. Time’s been rushing past and I will soon complete a whole year in Pune. Time to take stock, sit back and reflect on major decisions that life has … Continue reading »
What do you do when you can’t cook or don’t have a kitchen or don’t have the time or don’t have, oh well, you get the idea – so what do you do? Naturally, you eat out. But what do you do when you miss salt and spice and all things nice in all that … Continue reading »
