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Being the preferred destination for Chinese Cuisine in the CBD area, Memories of China hold a very special place in my heart. So when I got a chance to experience it all over again with Chef Lou who has recently joined the team, I was ecstatic to say the least. I started with their very humble yet delightfully delectable Steamed Prawn Dumpling Har Gou. The Steamed Chung Fan followed with Dry Shrimp and Spring Onion, the myriad flavours of which simply transported me to food h

The Park, Bangalore has always been a class apart when it comes to lust worthy cuisines from around the world. With summer in full swing, it is time for Bengaluru to experience some authentic Thai dishes from Chef Satit Chaimano at their latest culinary extraordinaire titled Aroy Thai. I started with the very humble yet statement making Yum Broccoli, something that every broccoli lover will swear by me included. In the appetisers section, the Tod Man Khao Pod or the Corn Frit

From the leaders in domestic consumer robotics, comes the latest innovation in floor-cleaning and mopping -The Braava 390t. iRobot has been well-received in India with their innovative products in the genre of domestic cleaning-both dry and wet mopping. Their latest offering is not only strikingly good –looking with a square-shaped Ivory finish and a black diamond-shaped glass base, but is also a taskmaster to address the mopping needs of every household. Braava 390t operate

The on-going Asparagus Festival at Azure, Taj Yeshwanthpur is something to talk about. Located at level 1, Azure boasts of contemporary minimal chic décor with a private dining room and an Al-Fresco section to its credit. The special tasting in question brings forth one of the quintessential elements of Asian Cuisine-Asparagus to the forefront of traditional Italian dishes. We started with a very simple yet elegant Cream of Asparagus with Goat Cheese Dumplings and Truffle Oil

Bangalore has finally found its own InterParfums, the world’s largest Perfume store at Paris’ Champs Elysees in terms of variety and availability. Centarom, located at Ground Level of UB City boasts of the biggest collection of fragrances from around the world under one roof. The rarest of the rare have made their way to the shelves here. From the wide range of fragrances, here are my picks for the man in control (in random order of preference) to wear this summer. One Millio

BlackBerrys Menswear does not need any introduction. Being the pioneer in its genre for over two decades now, they were amongst a wide range of “firsts” including the title for the “Whitest Shirt in India”. Their latest offering, Urban BlackBerrys opened its first flagship store in Bangalore at Garuda Mall last weekend. Urban BlackBerrys focus on the youth of today with their unique offering in street wear and denim collection. Being the 13th Urban BlackBerrys store in India

Mainland China needs no introduction to the genre of Chinese cuisine in India, especially to Bengalis where they opened their second outlet more than a couple of decades ago in Kolkata. Since then, a lot of time has passed and the brand opened its outlets pan-India including Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities. Bengaluru has 6 outlets to its credit, and I visited the Church Sreet outlet earlier today which also happens to be their first in the city. And boy oh boy! The Food, Service and

The Annual event organised by CRY (Child Relief and You) in association with Howard Johnson, Bengaluru takes place today Saturday at Nest from 1500-1600 hours. As part of the Pre-cursor, some of us were invited to the tasting last Tuesday where Chef Chakradhar took us through a culinary journey of his three creations for the months April, May and June. April is reminiscent with Baisakhi and hence Masala Chhole Pulao was the dish to be showcased for the month. Participants in