Calcutta reviews :

Mixed Hakka Memories ... Jimmy's Kitchen, Kolkata

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My father used to take my Mom and me to Jimmy's Kitchen at Park Circus, Kolkata, almost everyday during 1980-81.  He would meet us after my mother would pick me up from Calcutta International School, Lee Road. We'd leave for home[...]

Some other time. Someplace Else. The Park, Kolkata

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I bumped into my childhood friend Rupu when I was at Kolkata this time. We were both visiting the city at the same time. He?d been in San Francisco for a decade and I had been at Mumbai for a[...]

A commoner's take on a Nawabi dish: Chicken Rezala

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Anyone who has eaten at the Muslim restaurants of Calcutta, in the Shirazs, the Nizams, the Zeeshans, the Rahmanias, the Ameenias, or the Badshahs, would have had the biriyanis there. These are biriyanis which most Calcuttans have[...]

'We are family' ... Didu's recipes & Dadu's Cafe Mocha rush

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I realised that I returned from Kolkata without eating rolls or phuchkas. Possibly because I don't miss them so much thanks to Hanglas at Bandra . Plus I spent most of my meals with family as it happens on short trips. And met a couple of[...]

A royal send off from Kolkata. Nizam's annexe, VIP Road, Kolkata

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Italian Film Festival at Rabindra Sadan.... Casa Toscana, Exide, Kolkata

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I met Scarlett  a couple of years back. We connected through our blogs. Have been loyal readers of each other since. I love her sassy, tongue in cheek and spontaneous look at life. And I love the way she refers to me as a 'celebrity blogger'.[...]

The Kolkata Diaries... Ultadanga, Sanjha Chulha, South City's phuchkas & Kookie Jar, Mom's cooking

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Caveat: A very long post. Indulge me. It is about a very long day I am not a big fan of the show ?Man Versus Food?. I see myself more as a ?grunge eater? than a ?binge eater?. Excess[...]