When I heard of the recently opened "Jam Jar diner" I fell in love with that name and made a dash to Versova to check it out. With me was a chef extraordinaire Himanshu Taneja, the highly experienced Executive Chef of a suburban five star hotel, who's passionate about excellence and likes to do "simple things right" On my way there, I bumped...more...

A few days before leaving India I ate for the second time in Pizza Express. After spawning over 400 restaurants in the UK, five months ago, this British import set up on the restaurant street, near the Gateway of India. As soon as it opened I invited a bunch of well-traveled foodie guests who had eaten at the UK branches. Be it the vivacious Viveka Purandare who is...more...

For the past six months (ie ever since Di Napoli opened in Nariman Point) we had been hearing this buzz about it being pronounced the best pizza in India by the Wall street journal. You will either hate this slushy, foldable (almost like a naan) Naples style pizza or love it. The Italian diner, Lorenzo emailed to say that it was the best he had eaten in India, My...more...

Balle balle! And then again Balle balle! This is a double whoop of joy. Firstly, the true-blue Punjabi in me is rejoicing to have eaten at this authentic, tiny dhaba in the Fort area. The second whoop of joy is for the legendary actress of yesteryear, Shobhna Samarth (immortalised for her role as Sita. I fell madly in love with this exuberant-greatfun granma when I...more...

Ek aur naya cafe? On Warden road? My heartbeat quickens (as it always does, whenever I hear of a new eatery). And then it suddenly goes boompity boompity boom when I brunch at the week-old Vicinia with two maestros of couture and style. Both Alessandro Calvio and James Ferreira are acclaimed for their masterly grasp of the art and science of making a woman more...more...