Tanya Munshi's Lifestyle Portal

A healthy practice started by her mother when she was barely nine years old, led Archana Doshi be one of the most successful and popular food bloggers in the country today.

Not only that her food blog Archana’s Kitchen has been the lucky one to be featured in Google India’s first television campaign!

A BSc in Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Archana has worked for almost six years in the software field, many years as a yoga teacher and now for the last [More...]

A Typical Keralite meal – Tapioca and Karimeen Curry

National Geographic Traveller has rated Kerala as one of the Top 10 Destinations of the Paradise Found Category; and I can safely add that Kerala is a paradise for seafood and non-vegetarian lovers as  I have spent quite a few years in God’s Own Country. With lots of spices, condiments, rich in colour, flavour and aroma, Keralite cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines all over the [More...]

History has played a significant role in influencing the food habits in Belgium. German, French and Latin cultures have a dominant presence in their food habits. Over the years, the natives came across a wide range of people from all across Europe. Through several experiments they evolved their own food habits and style. With just five percent of agricultural population, Belgium produces over 165 different kinds’ food products, including cheeses. Follow the Eurail map and land up in Belgium to feast on [More...]

Living alone and working doesn’t leave you much time for personal work, let alone taking a look at your kitchen. While most of us eat out, some prefer keeping stock at home that is easy on their pocket and tummy. However, food items stored for long periods need [More...]

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...]

Started by Sagar Daryani, Wow Momos is the new momo destination in Calcutta. I met Sagar with my aunt at Spencer’s in Calcutta almost two years ago, when he had just launched the first few chains of Wow Momos. While my mom and aunt shopped for groceries, I longingly admired the hot steaming momos and was pleasantly surprised when they were offering everyone at the supermarket with a free sample. One bite of the fresh out of the steamer momo, has [More...]

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...]