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A Short Weekend Break at Novotel Hitech City Hyderabad
Both I and my wife are used to travelling extensively. Last year, we had been going out almost once every month to different corners of the country. However, certain exigencies at home are temporarily...
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The Biryani Journeys at Hyderabad with Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor
If we have to name one pioneering person who has revolutionized food shows on Indian TV, it has to be Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. Food lovers like me used to wait eagerly for the episodes of his...
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Hyderabad’s Best Restaurants 2019
Hyderabad is seeing a lot of new entrants in the food and beverages scene in the city. There is a feeling among people that starting a restaurant is an easy way to make a quick buck. For some of them,...
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Dum Ke Roat: The Muharram Special Cookies
Hyderabad has some popular dishes which are savoured specifically during particular Islamic months. The most famous of these is the haleem, which for a food lover is the highlight of the month of...
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A Wine Trail in Nashik
To start with I am not a major wine enthusiast. In fact, I side more with whisky. My exposure to wine is more because it is one of the preferred drinks of my wife. While I love to sip it once in a...
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Tracing Diverse South Indian Cuisines through Food Promotions
lovers have shown interest in finer nuances of the cuisine, diversity of the ingredients and even the subtle and not-so-subtle differences in food across a single state. It is said that food changes...
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Hyderabadi Chicken 65, a Variant of the Signature South Indian Dish
Perhaps the most popular chicken snack that you find all over South India is Chicken 65. The spicy chicken dish is popular in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, though the recipe...
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Plum Cakes for the Christmas Celebrations in Hyderabad
Winter is here in Hyderabad, and many of us are looking forward to the year-end festivities. For food lovers, Christmas celebrations kick off a week of enjoying sumptuous food culminating all the way...
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Seeking Kanchenjunga around Kalimpong Part 1: Deolo Hills and Lava
Both my wife and I have almost a lifelong love for the mountains, and we make a conscious effort to frequently travel to locations close to the Himalayas, multiple times in a year. Our friends often...
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Seeking Kanchenjunga around Kalimpong, Part 2: Rishop, Kolakham and Morgan House
Continued from: Deolo Hills and LavaThe hills around Lava shields us from a clear view of the majestic Kanchenjunga range. That view is supposed to be best from Rishop our next destination. Late...
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Must-try Restaurants in Kalimpong: Gompus & Za Khang
When we were planning to visit Kalimpong, I had asked around for food recommendations there. A restaurant named Gompus featured on everyone's list. Be it, Doma Wang, the restaurateur from Kolkata who...
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Exploring Pork Dishes in Kolkata
While I am an avid consumer of all kinds of meat, pork occupies a special place in my heart. I believe that pork meat ranks absolutely on top of the varieties of non-vegetarian food with its soft meat...
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Speakeasy Bars Make Their Mark in Hyderabad
About a century ago in 1920, the government of the United States of America had imposed prohibition on its citizens all over the country. Liquor production, distribution, sale, and consumption were...
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Initiatives Showcasing Cuisines from the Two Telugu states
One of the recent hot trends in the Indian food industry has been a renewed interest in Regional Cuisines. India is a huge country, with the population of many states as big as some countries itself....
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Onion Samosa: The Popular Street Food of Old Hyderabad
Samosa is a popular snack all over India, and each region has its own variations. The stuffed savoury which originated in Middle-East Asia, and is known as Sambusak in Persia, was brought to India by...
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The Hyderabadi Naan from Purani Haveli
Hyderabadi cuisine boasts of some exciting broths and gravies like Marag, Paya Shorba and Nihari. What goes well with all these dishes is the “Char Koni Naan” or the square-shaped bread the city is...
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Osmania Biscuit: The Nizam’s Favourite cookie
Apart from the signature dishes like biryani and haleem, Hyderabadi cuisine is also famous for its bakery items. These include the various types of cookies that are made in the innumerable bakeries the...
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Post Lockdown Blues for Restaurants: Is it All Gloom and Doom?
Coronavirus has brought about a paradigm shift in the way we live. The way we greet people, the way we move around and the way we socialize have all changed. Masks, social distancing, containment, and...
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Jashn E Dawat: Home Delivered Hyderabadi Platter from Anjum’s Kitchen
Among the well-known home chefs of Hyderabad, Naaz Anjum is a prominent name. Specializing in Hyderabadi cuisine, the food from her home-based setup Anjum’s Kitchen is extremely sought after among the...
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Pootharekulu: The Paper Wrapped Sweet from Atreyapuram
The village of Atreyapuram in the coastal district of East Godavari is an important location on the food map of Andhra Pradesh. Its traditional sweet Pootharekulu is extremely popular in the two Telugu...
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