Those who have grown up in the city and gone to colleges on or off Park Street, the address 3 B, Short Street is special. 20 years back, this corner spot opposite the St. Xavier's College back gate was the Mecca of food and adda for those of us who were lucky enough to hang around the green benches. We survived on the Delights sambar vada and sandwiches. Today,...more...

Whenever Kookie Jar comes up with something new, it raises expectations - promises something exotic, out of the ordinary, and definitely chic, just to say the least. Lovey Barman's tryst with food is all about a fun flight, keeping to tradition, yet with a contemporary twist you would not imagine. The nubile, just-opened Kookie Jar Cafe is no exception. We are set...more...

A new breed of savvy domestic travellers is actually transforming the hospitality business – giving it a twist or a chic spin, wherever possible. It is only in this last decade that Indian travellers have outgrown shabby, ostentatious hotel spaces, and moved to smart, globally influenced, home-grown hospitality. The dynamic new energy of these small, stand-alones are...more...

Think Chinese, the south of Park Street....and I was almost convinced to think Chowman! They had made an ambitious entry into the food business a few years back with a cosy little flagship near Golf Green and have been promoting it as Calcutta's celebrity hotspot, not that it added much value to the food. I have been their regular take away customer for more than...more...