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A Coastal Culinary Adventure At The Coastal Macha

December 20, 2016

Want to go on a coast to coast ride with some regional fare from Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra? Drop in to The Coastal Macha at 55, Southern Avenue (next to Atlanta gym). The restaurant is the brainchild of Sabrina Mukherjee and Piyush Menon, friends who spent many years in Bangalore and who wanted to give Kolkata a taste of authentic coastal cuisine.

In Kolkata, it is tough to get good coastal food. Some of the hotels come up with special promotional events once in a while but there was no restaurant solely dedicated to it. And that is why I’m so thankful for The Coastal Macha. Now, I can get my fix of Sol Kadhi, Chicken Ghee Roast, Prawn and Mutton Sukka anytime I want to!

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A Taste of Japan in Kolkata At Fuji

August 31, 2016

I must admit that my knowledge about Japanese food is quite limited. The only dishes I’ve tried till date are Sushi and Sashimi so when the first Japanese restaurant opened in Kolkata, I was very eager to go and explore more of the cuisine. Fuji is located at 209A Sarat Bose Road and they have an extensive menu with authentic Japanese dishes with reasonable prices compared to the very large portions they serve. The menu is presented by course—appetizers, soups, salads, sashimi/sushi and mains.

Makimono Moriawase

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Hilsa Festival At Buzz, The Gateway Hotel, Kolkata

July 30, 2016

“If Bengali cuisine were Wimbledon, the hilsa would always play on Centre Court.” The “Ghotis” might disagree with this statement and replace hilsa with prawns but I completely agree with Samanth Subramanian. One of the major reasons why I love the monsoons is because of ‘khichuri’, ‘ilish bhaja’, ‘shorshe ilish’, ‘ilish pathuri’, ‘doi ilish’ etc etc. You get the gist. I love the fish! This time, all hotels and restaurants come up with Hilsa Festivals and one that I went to recently was the Hilsa Festival at Buzz, The Gateway Hotel.

Smoked Hilsa

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The Big Apple Brunch At Serafina, Kolkata

June 12, 2016

Do you know how old the concept of brunch is? Nearly 120 years! The word appeared in print for the first time in the US in 1896. “The latest ‘fad’ is to issue invitations for a meal called ‘brunch…a repast at 11 o’clock a.m.,” a column in the New Oxford, an old Pennsylvania newspaper explained. In India, the concept reached much much later and in Kolkata, I think it has been only a couple of years since restaurants and hotels introduced elaborate Sunday brunches. And one of the best in the city right now is The Big Apple Brunch at Serafina, inspired by the iconic New York style Sunday brunches.

Serafina Big Apple Brunch

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Restaurant Week India 2016 – Baan Thai, The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata

April 25, 2016

Restaurant Week is back and that means a celebration of the finest culinary experiences at formal fine dining restaurants in India. For details on the event check out this post but in essence, Restaurant Week showcases three-course set menus priced at a fraction of a la carte rates. Baan Thai at The Oberoi Grand is one of the participating restaurants and I went with my friend to savor the delicacies that are part of the special menu.

Baan Thai opened in Kolkata more than ten years back and it still is probably the best place where you can get authentic Thai food in the city. And the menu that has been curated for Restaurant Week includes some of their best and most popular vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Selecting what I wanted to have was proving to be a difficult task but thankfully I was rescued by the Chef who said he would send me an assortment of his favorite dishes.

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