A walk in Chor Bazaar
by Did you know Chor Bazaar was originally called Shor Bazaar? Till it became the place where stolen and smuggled goods found their way in South …
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The bouquinistes of Paris
The bouquinistes – outdoor booksellers – of Paris, by the side of the Seine are one of my absolute favourite things about the city (the …
Trdelnik: the tongue-twister treat
Trdelnik – say that slowly and be sure to unroll your tongue at the end of it – is a traditional slovakian pastry in the …
Belgian chocolate – the battle is lost even before it begins
I read this interesting post on Gadling about the true nature of the Bruges chocolate museum – basically describing it tacky propaganda. I did not …
In praise of the Dondurma
Turkey has no paucity of desserts – the gooey chewy Turkish delight, the crumbly Kadayif, the sinful irresistible Baklava. But the most interesting of them …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 3
Another Bangalore favourite this time – Vidyarthi Bhavan – the king of masala dosa since 1943. Go there on a Saturday for the best Bangalore …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 2
Presenting the second in this series, after MTR – New Krishna Bhavan in Malleswaram. NKB, as it is known, is tucked away in a quiet …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 1
Lingering over a hot dosa / upma + filter coffee breakfast is one of the simple pleasures of a Bangalore weekend morning. Not so much …