Traffic Gastropub – A New Place To Chill Out In City Centre 2

November 2, 2017

A gastropub created as a result of being stuck in jams and hearing traffic updates on the radio. Yes, that is the inspiration behind Traffic Gastropub, a place already creating a lot of waves in the New Town area. I went there last weekend and can say that I quite enjoyed getting Stuck in Traffic!

Traffic Gastropub

With bright lights, colorful posters and quirky wall art and installations, Traffic is the perfect chill zone. There’s a 25 feet long bar, there’s a DJ console that doubles up as a live performance area, there’s shisha and there’s yummy pub food and drinks.

Traffic Gastropub

Traffic Gastropub Menu

Here are my picks from the menu.

Traffic Gastropub Food

Daru Ki Tanki – a potent mix of White Rum, Old Monk, Banana Liqueur, Bailey’s, Pineapple Juice, Fresh cream along with banana slices served in a copper Samovar. This Pina Colada meets Old Monk meets Bananas sounds kinda weird but everything comes together pretty well.

Long Island Peach Iced Tea – This one’s a classic but at Traffic, the size is double of what you get elsewhere!

Chilli Chicken Pizza – Chunky pieces of Chilli Chicken on a bed of cheese. Yass!!

Parmesan Crusted Fish – Strips of fish coated with a generous amount of parmesan cheese and baked to perfection.

Chicken Poutine – French fries tossed in house sauce and topped with chicken and cheese. Perfect grub to munch along with some chilled beer

Murg Kasmiri Kabab – A delightful combination of chicken mince stuffed in chicken breasts, marinated in spices and yoghurt and prepared in a Tandoor

Shish Kabab Roll – ‘Mutton got stuck in a Traffic roll’ is how the menu describes this dish. This is basically mutton seekh kabab rolls hung on a skewer.

Oreogasm – Traffic’s signature dessert. A bed of cheesecake topped with Oreo cookies, chocolate sauce and Gems. Dieter’s delight! 🙂

Traffic Gastropub No Refusal Menu

Traffic is making waves for another reason as well. It has the cheapest Happy Hours in the city with drinks and cocktails starting at only Rs 49!! The No Refusal Menu is valid from Monday to Friday from 12 pm – 5 pm and the prices are insane. Old Monk at Rs 49, Smirnoff vodka at Rs 75, Cocktails starting at Rs 74 and 330 ml of beer at Rs 99 only. Happy you and happy wallet!

Traffic Gastropub

Second Floor, Opposite INOX Ticket Counter, City Centre, New Tow

Timings – Noon to Midnight

Average Cost – ₹1,400 for two people (approx.) with alcohol. Excl taxes.

I was invited by the management to dine at Traffic for review purpose.

Serafina Kolkata Launches New Menu

August 14, 2017

Serafina, my favorite Italian restaurant in the city now has a revamped menu. And everything on it is so good! From the refreshing Twisted Orange Mojito, to the earthy and filling Cappuccino Di Funghi – Cream of Mushroom Soup to the mains, each dish is a winner all the way.

The carnivores will love the Anti Pasto Misto, a platter that includes parma wrap chicken, chicken mortadella crostini, buffalo mozzarella, parma ham, grilled zucchini, chorizo and pimento stuffed olives. I am not much of a soup fan but the Cream of Mushroom soup I really liked. This is served with a portion of chicken with mushroom crostini with a generous helping of parmesan cheese.

Anti Pasto Misto

Serafina always makes great pizzas and the Pizza Pollo Funghi with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, spicy marinated chicken, shitake mushrooms, onions and chilli flakes did not disappoint. My favorite however was the Brasato Di Pasce – a braised beckti served with spinach and mashed potatoes. After the beckti, the next favorite was the barbeque pork sausage with egg fries. A dish that has pork and egg is kinda tough not to love!

Serafina is synonymous with Tiramisu in Kolkata but they do have some other desserts that are equally good. Crespelle Con Nutella is a new addition to the menu. Nutella stuffed crepes with vanilla ice cream. Something very simple but oh so delicious!

Hilsa Festivals At Taj Bengal & The Gateway Hotel

August 11, 2017

The annual Hilsa festivals are on in full swing at the city hotels and till date, I have attended two. One was at Sonargaon, Taj Bengal and the other at The Gateway Hotel. Both these festivals are on throughout August so if you can’t find good ‘ilish’ in the fish markets, these are the places where you should go.

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Kashmir Ki Curry At Kalash, The Hotel Hindusthan International

March 3, 2017

Kashmir Ki Curry Food festival at Kalash, HHI

We all know that Kashmiri food is heavenly especially for non-vegetarians. Lamb meat is a key ingredient of most dishes and the liberal use of spices like saffron, fennel, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves add warmth and comfort to the curries. But did you know that Kashmiri vegetarian fare is equally delectable? I found that out last week when I was invited by The Hotel Hindustan International to try out the dishes that make up Kashmir Ki Curry, a Kashmiri Food Festival at Kalash. The festival is on till 5th March and is a treat for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Here’s what I loved.

Kashmir Ki Curry

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Sunday Pranzo At La Cucina, Hyatt Regency Kolkata

February 11, 2017

Will you judge me if I say that it’s been a week since I’ve had the exquisite Sunday Pranzo at La Cucina, Hyatt Regency Kolkata and I still can’t stop thinking about how good the food was? Ya, you probably will but that is the glutton that I am pretties. What to do? 😀

Sunday Pranzo at La Cucina

Kolkata has finally caught up with the Sunday brunch culture and there are plenty of restaurants now that offer a very good brunch but the one at La Cucina will have to be my favorite. Why? First of all, it goes on pretty late till 4 pm while most restaurants get over around 3. Second of all, the food is Italian and you get a selection of specialties from different regions of Italy like Tuscany, Sicily, Veneto. Third reason is that the food is complimented with unlimited Italian wines, beers and other imported spirits. Fourth reason is that the brunch menu is huge and you get pretty much everything in it from ravioli to gnocchi to pizza to polenta etc and last but to me the most important reason is that they have a killer selection of desserts.

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