Category: Oriental

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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 –…

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A Gourmet Walk at Ekdalia Rd.

By Pamela Nandi | Sep 09, 2018 Eating out and tantalising the taste buds have been refined by the boutique restaurant – Ekdalia Rd located near the Ekdalia crossing and Ballygunge Flyover opened its doors to the food fanatics on 08-Aug-2018. The restaurant located on the ground floor in the bylanes of Ekdalia comes with…

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