By Deep Guha With the dream of creating a Chocolate City of its own, The Chocolate Room recently completed a decade of all-things-chocolaty. The brand already boasts of 230 stores across Indian cities and expanding exponentially with each passing year. With their first outlet in Ahmedabad, they had the first in-kitchen chocolate café, and today they are serving more than… Read more →
Every hard-working individual needs some credit at work and a well-deserved break from work from time-to-time. While most families and couples choose to go on a longish summer vacation, not everyone gets the luxury of time to be away from city. If you have been craving for a break or just bored of going to same places every weekend, why… Read more →
For a foodie, the best thing about Indian summers is mangoes – won’t you agree? Anyhow, even though I am not an expert on mangoes or food, but as a seasoned mango-lover I can recommend you a fabulous mango-inspired meal at Pluck, Pullman New Delhi. Believe me; you’ll come back thanking me for this extraordinary play on the platter that… Read more →
We recently celebrated the World Environment Day on June 5, and decided to dedicate this month to mother earth — after all being a planetarian shouldn’t we all do our bit to save it? A few days back, we attended an interesting talk on slow food or home-grown food was conducted by an eco-friendly group Khetify at The Imperial New Delhi.… Read more →
By Reenu Bahl While on the trail of discovering new places, I recently came across a small cafe at the busy Hudson Lane called “Papa Buns”. If you have ever been to a buzzing market street in daylight, you’d realise how difficult it is to make a choice between the quirky cafes sprinkled across the lane. So instead of my… Read more →
By Deep Guha It is said that the actual city of Venice is sinking by an inch every year, but here’s a tribute that will make it immortal for those who haven’t seen it for real. The Grand Venice is India’s first Venetian-theme based mega tourist destination, which is now open in the capital. The mall is located in Greater… Read more →
While every tourist who visits Agra never seems to get bored of the majestic Taj Mahal; on our recent trip to the city of love we discovered a different kind of romance — an affair of flavours on a platter, courtesy chef Dinesh Patel. The Master Chef Indian season 5 finalist, who shared his love for food with us over… Read more →
The moment you enter Guppy at the Lodhi Colony main market, you’ll see a sudden outburst of colours in the milieu. A bright orange wall in the courtyard, a massive bouncy chandelier inspired by the Japanese art of origami and colourful interiors of the place will instantly remind you why ‘Guppy’ (the rainbow fish) is a perfect name for this… Read more →
Quick question to those who haven’t made any reservations in a fancy eatery for celebrating Valentine’s Day – so what’s the big plan? Well, we won’t be worried if you are sorted, but if you are not prepared to handle the pressure then here’s something you must definitely read. By Chef Pradeep Bhandari Say cheese and head to the… Read more →
The literal translation of the word “Taksim” is “division”, “partition”, or “distribution” in Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Urdu; and if you Google it the images of popular tourist destination ‘Taksim Square’ in Turkey will pop up on your screen. However, the Taksim we visited in Delhi has nothing much to do with the name, because it’s the coolest restro-bar that offers… Read more →