If you have lived in Calcutta for a length of time and eaten at The Peter Cat at some point, you will relate to me. I was never a foodie, but my friends were. So even without being interested in food too much I ended up learning about all the eateries in every nook and cranny of the city. Every mood and occasion calls for…
Filed under: Hot Pot on August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Today was a surprise day off, thanks to the ‘Red Shirt Rally’. Back home we have rallies every alternate day and we have learned to live with it. But, in faraway Thailand, its an event which gives us an extra day off and may cause a coup if not handled properly. A 50,000 strong armed security force has been deployed all around the city. We…
Filed under: Hot Pot on March 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My husband and I make a pretty crazy couple. We do the weirdest things to get a kick. Oh don’t get me wrong please. We are not that adventurous to try swinging and stuff. It’s much mellow compared to that. With a baby and a dog to take care of we have pretty much given up our social lives. Even to catch a movie we…
Filed under: Hot Pot on December 20th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Aloo Methi always transports me back to my school days when lunch hour used to be such a jolly affair. One of our Marwari classmates used to bring the tastiest Marwari food items for lunch. We would wait for her to open her lunch box so as to plunge and have our fill. Among all others I remember this Aloo Methi which won our hearts…
Filed under: Hot Pot on May 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Japanese cuisines were something that I had avoided on every eat-out expedition, more out of ignorance than fear. The idea of consuming raw fish didn’t hold much appeal to me till last weekend when I finally found some time to experiment. I had Sushi once before at Zen in Bangalore, with a friend who hadn’t had much experience either. That time unfortunately we gave more…
Filed under: Hot Pot on March 23rd, 2007 | 7 Comments »
