Fine Dining, Bites, Beaches & Beyond: An Australian Food Trail

By Pamela Nandi | Jun 20, 2025 Australia is a land where breathtaking landscapes meet bold, vibrant flavours. From world-class fine dining in the cities to laid-back coastal bit, and rich local produce, this journey took me across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, and Rottnest Island – each stop offering a taste of the…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites | Guide for Durga Puja 2023

By Pamela Nandi | Oct 21, 2023 Kolkata truly comes alive during Durga Pujo and in Kolkata is synonymous with food—from street food to bhog, the city offers a myriad of choices for food fanatics to indulge. The five days of celebration is laced with food, love, culture and a good dose of lively chaos. Here’s the…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites | Guide for Nabobarsha 2023

By Pamela Nandi | Apr 14, 2023 ‘Esho He Baisakh’ – it’s time to welcome Bengali’s New Year’s Day on Apr-15 and celebrate the spirit with an array of quintessential dishes to lift the festive mood, amidst the scorching heat. Though the celebration is synonymous with wearing new clothes, opening a new ledger book ‘halkatha’ – a…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites | Guide for Durga Puja 2022

By Pamela Nandi | Sep 28, 2022 The celebrated homecoming of the daughter is not just idol worship, but emotions attached with joy and excitement and of course sumptuous feast. To explore some unforgettable culinary journey, usher in the spirit of Durga Puja with an array of quintessential dishes to lift the festive mood. SHARING MY PUJO…

Falling In Love With The Spice Trail From Sri Lanka

By Pamela Nandi | Aug 06, 2021 We all know that Sri Lanka is the land of fine Asian spices and I am touched when my dear friends Moumita Sen and Sujit Sen picked up these treasures during their visit to this island country. So happy to unbox the humble spices and experiment with them…

FOODAHOLIC’S Guide for Nababorsho 2021

By Pamela Nandi | Apr 13, 2021 Gift yourself some unforgettable moments by celebrating ‘Nabobarsha’ or ‘Poila Baisakh’ in full ‘bangaliana’ accompanied by nostalgia into one of these decadent eateries to welcome ‘Bengali New Year‘. From iconic Bengali dishes like kosha mangsho, chingri malai curry, basanti pulao to favourites like Biryani, Kebabs or Calcutta classics…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites | Guide for Durga Puja 2020

By Pamela Nandi | Oct 20, 2020 The most religious occasions, Durga Puja cannot be toned down in this pandemic year due to COVID-19 and the hospitality industry have deployed adequate control measures by increasing the focus on food safety, sanitizing and cleaning practices from farm to fork and daily temperature checks of the kitchen…

Launch of Gourmet Passport in Kolkata, by Old Monk maker Rocky Mohan

By Pamela Nandi | May 01, 2019 Experienced an embarked culinary treat hosted by the eminent personalities of the gastronomy – Rocky Mohan and Sidd Mohan on the occasion of the grand launch of Gourmet Passport by Dineout in Kolkata – a Membership Program for Real Foodies of ‘City Of Joy’. Rocky Mohan, Sidd Mohan,…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites |Guide for Durga Puja 2018

By Pamela Nandi | Oct 13, 2018 The countdown has begun – and the city is decked up to shower warm welcome to the biggest festival – Durga Puja. It’s Goddess Durga’s homecoming with her children after a long wait which also marks the homecoming of millions of Bengalis as well. This grand festival –…

Food Guide | Durga Pujo, 2018

By Pamela Nandi | Oct 05, 2018 Kolkata truly comes alive during Durga Pujo. The frenzy – inarguably difficult to find it anywhere else – is exemplary. DurgaPujo in Kolkata is synonymous with food—from street food to bhog, the city offers a myriad of choices for foodies to indulge. The five days of celebrations are…