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...

In Rome, do as the Romans do. But in Kolkata, “Eat as the Romans eat?” sounds far too ambitious. A Bengali entrepreneur, retired from his government assignment in Italy – arrived in Kolkata not long ago with a dream, and - with his hardware (he outright bought and imported a whole Italian restaurant as it is, along with the fancy kitchen equipment and the...more...