Someplace Else

Friday, 11 February 2011 , 15:06 | Category : Calcutta, Restaurant Reviews
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Someplace Else is a haven for wannabes, snooty people, women with loud costumes. I am sorry to say, Someplace Else is by far the worst place I have ever visited. Where do I begin from? Their menu card which is a cross between a boomerang and a Frisbee. Come on, being stylish is one thing, but one should know where to draw the [More...]

Arsalan Biryani

Tuesday, 8 February 2011 , 6:11 | Category : Calcutta, Restaurant Reviews
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Our flight was late thanks to the single operational runaway at the Mumbai domestic airport. We reached Calcutta after 10pm (scheduled time of arrival was 8:30pm). Our hunger pangs were running overdrive and so on our way home, we stopped by at Arsalan an extremely popular Biryani joint to pack up some biryani and kebabs to take [More...]

Mama Mia, Calcutta

Wednesday, 19 January 2011 , 10:40 | Category : Calcutta, Food, Restaurant Reviews
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My only interaction with Mama Mia was at the Calcutta Club’s Bakery Carnival. They made my visit to the Carnival memorable by being snooty. Frankly speaking, they had the best stall at the Carnival with some of the best baked exhibits on display, but mama mia, it won’t earn your bread and butter – sorry, pastry and gelato (pun intended) by being snooty and rude to your [More...]

Peter Cat, Calcutta

Wednesday, 19 January 2011 , 8:16 | Category : Calcutta, Restaurant Reviews
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When we think of Calcutta (sorry, I prefer call it Calcutta and not Kolkata, the name Calcutta has more history, character and style), the first thing that comes to our mind is food -rasgullas, puchkas, momos, biryani, Chinese, Park Street – the [More...]