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…

Dining Meets Royalty at RIYASAT

By Pamela Nandi | Nov 02, 2019 Riyasat means dynasty, an opportunity to dine with royalty that creates a culinary art form which is simply unimaginable – a chance to taste royal cuisines of India, influenced by other cultures, a wide variety of cooking styles thus leaving history behind every dish. A tale of royalty,…

FOODAHOLIC’S Favourites |Guide for Durga Puja 2019

By Pamela Nandi | Oct 05, 2019 With the festive fever at its peak and Kolkata truly coming alive during this grand festival, starting from street food to bhog, the city boasts to indulge in the food scenes of Old Bengal to celebrate the special days. SHARING MY PUJO FAVOURITES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER – FESTIVE…

Journey to indulge into Lost Recipes, The Saffron Tree

By Pamela Nandi | Jun 01, 2019 After it’s huge success, by treating the Kolkata food enthusiasts with its classic Continental, presenting the secret South East Asian delights in a fusion style, hunting the treasures of Indian food flowing from royal or ancestor’s kitchens to Dhaba style, street food, infusing molecular gastronomy brilliantly through its…

FOODAHOLIC’S Guide for Nababorsho 2019

By Pamela Nandi | Apr 15, 2019 Celebrate ‘Nabobarsha’ or ‘Poila Baisakh’ in full ‘bangaliana’ by tucking into one of these decadent eateries laden with the traditional preparations to welcome ‘Bengali New Year‘. Kolkata being synonymous with food—from street food to restaurant, the foodies can savour the delightful combination while enjoying the festive flavours. Here’s…

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…

Food Walk through the Streets Of India, Spicery

By Pamela Nandi | Aug 26, 2018 The word ‘Spicery‘ means – a room to store the spices. After it’s huge success, by treating the food fanatics across the country with authentic Chinese and Bengali delights through its flagship fine dining chains – Mainland China and Oh Calcutta, the founder and mentor of the noted…

Rampur Nawabi Flairs on plate, The Westin – Kolkata

By Pamela Nandi | Jun 27, 2018   When we think or hear about of Rampur, the first thing that comes to our mind is the Rampuri “’chaku” (knife). The same district city from the state of Uttar Pradesh has gifted an array of Indian cuisines with magical aroma of its rich spices and distinct…

Journey To Explore Royal Awadhi Cuisines, Manzilat’s

By Pamela Nandi | June 05, 2018 When we talk about true Awadhi Cuisine, it gives us feeling about the rich gastronomy of the Nawabi culture from the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that is inherited from its ancestors and gradually carried forward from one generation to another. Mostly the cuisine has its influence from…

Drinks And NightLife – My TEN Preferred Destinations, Kolkata

By Pamela Nandi | May 21, 2018 My Journey on ‘Drinks and Dine’ Though I am not a very big fan of late-night venues, the first thing that comes to my mind about ‘Drinks & NightLife’ is none other than but a bustling bar, rocking crowd and of course good finger licking foods. Kolkata being…