Work brings me back to Kolkata and there isn’t enough time for a full-fledged food wandering but a man still has to eat. Luckily, the streets of Kolkata are not without options. The first stop was jhalmuri, and I must say things have become much fancier than I am used to. Every vendor had a... Continue Reading →
Reputation in Ruins
My last trip to Kolkata was unexciting foodwise; what with flight delays, traffic jams and work there wasn’t enough time left for anything useful, but on the way to the airport, I stopped at an old favourite – Rahmania. Rahmania has been at this Park Circus location for ages (people say a hundred years) but... Continue Reading →
Bangla Bhojan
Kolkata, I discovered on my last trip, is full of Bengali food. No, I'm not an idiot. Till not so long ago, Bengali wasn't on the menu if you wanted to eat out in Kolkata. Chinese they did, Continental they kind of did, Italian, Punjabi, South Indian all check but Bengali; there you had to... Continue Reading →