Despite a near zero inflation, food costs in India are at an all-time high. Potato, typically a staple in all homes, rich and poor, and a main ingredient in regular, every day snacks and curries across the continent, is at an astounding high of Rs 35 per kg; roughly three quarters of a dollar.
Posts Tagged ‘Delhi India’
Cover charge $4000: Dining on ridiculously snobby tables
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on October 21st, 2009
Posted in Restaurants 
Tags: Amti, Arhar, Cooking At Home, Cottage Cheese, Delhi India, Dhabas, Fancy Place, Fancy Restaurants, Food Capital, Food Costs, Food Shortage, Maurya, North India, Roadside Diners, Sister Restaurant, Star Restaurant, Thick Wedges, Three Quarters, Vegetarian Dishes, Zero Inflation 
Comments OffThe Great Kebab Factory: An unlimited kebab buffet
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on February 3rd, 2009
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="326" caption="The Great Kebab Factory"][/caption]
When The Great Kebab Factory (TGKF) opened up at the Radisson, New Delhi, more than a decade ago, it was an instant best-seller. The concept was so simple that you wondered why it hadn’t been executed before – an unlimited buffet of kebabs, no doubt refined from their pop origins but everyone’s favourite finger food nevertheless, served up in air-conditioned comfort (and luxury, because at that time, eating out in a five-star restaurant was undoubtedly that).
Posted in Destinations Tags: Best Seller, Delhi India, Diners, Disdain, Embracer, Felicity, Finger Food, Foodie, Gourmet Capital, Loose Change, Middle Class, No Doubt, Overdue Overhaul, Radisson, Regulars, Reluctance, Star Restaurant, Wine Drinker, Wine Glass, Wine List Comments OffIndia’s Top Chefs: The Qureshi Brothers
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 25th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_63" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Qureshi Brothers"][/caption]
Bukhara is India’s most famous restaurant, launched by chef Imtiaz Qureshi almost 30 years ago. As a boy in Lucknow, famous for its Mughal culture and etiquette, Qureshi trained as a young boy under his uncle in one of the small kebabs and curry restaurants, found in crowded markets and by the roads.
Posted in Chefs Tags: Ambitious Project, Best Restaurants, Bukhara, Cuisines Of India, Delhi India, Earthenware Pot, Food Capital, Full Flavor, Hotel Chains, Hotel In Mumbai, Hotel Kitchens, Kebabs, Largest Hotel, Master Chef, Mughal Culture, Muslim Cultures, North West Frontier, Qureshi, Royal Families, Sheraton Group 2 Comments »Thai food in India
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 22nd, 2009
Thai cuisine, of course, never became as popular as Chinese food– and its many versions — in India, particularly northern India: A surprising thing, considering that it is hot and flavourful, and thus suited to the Indian palate. But Prakob points out that why the north — Delhi, India’s food capital too—hasn’t quite taken to it is because of the presence of coconut.
Posted in Cuisines Tags: Cashew Nuts, Cashews, Chennai, Chicken Satay, Chinese Food, Curries, Delhi India, Fellow Chefs, Flavours, Food Capital, Food In India, Food Restaurants, Home Style, India Cuisine, Indian Food, Mushroom Sauce, North Delhi, Northern India, Oberoi, Oyster Mushroom, Oyster Sauce, Palate, Punjabis, Satay, Star Chefs, Thai Cuisine, Thai Food, Thai Restaurant 2 Comments »
