Category: Food
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All you need to know about Ambur Biryani and Vaniyambadi Biryani
The Biryani aka briyani elevated the small towns of Vaniyambadi and Ambur in Tamil Nadu to unprecedented stardom among food lovers. On the Chennai-Bangalore highway – the number of outlets selling Ambur biryani outnumber the coffee shops and its no longer a surprise that folks travel down from Bangalore only to relish this delicious biryani.…
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Breakfast and Desserts at Lavonne Café St Marks Road Bengaluru
Winter mornings in Bengaluru are best savoured with the warm company of friends, delicious breakfast, a cup of hot chocolate and endless conversations at a small-cosy café – the new Lavonne Café on St Marks road was the chosen adda. From beverages that include coffees, smoothies, dairy delights and refreshers to breakfast majors such as…
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Moonlight Restaurant Hikkaduwa Sri Lanka
Hikkaduwa, a small seaside town about 100 kms from Colombo is popular among tourists for surfing, nightlife and the beach lined-up with numerous bars and restaurants. Thronged frequently by the locals and tourists is Moonlight Restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner along with beer, ice teas, fresh fruit juices and coffees (hot & cold).…
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Hotel Annapoorna Andhra Restaurant in Gandhinagar Majestic Bangalore
In the 1980s, Bengaluru saw the rise of Andhra food with the pappu-led vegetarian meals and spicy biryanis by the likes of Nagarjuna, Nandhini, Nandhana and various other chain of Andhra restaurants. What’s relatively less known is – the foundation of this delicious Andhra food cuisine in Bengaluru happened in the 1970s by Hotel Annapoorna.…
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Mitra Samaj Udupi
Ever been to a hotel that doesn’t use – onions, garlic, carrots, cauliflower, beetroot and even tomato!! Located in the temple compound of Udupi Sri Krishna Temple complex – Mitra Samaj has been dishing out delicious vegetarian fare since 1949 and is often the 2nd-most visited place after the temple darshan 😀 While every part of…
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Shiva Prasad Tiffen Centre Gavipuram Bengaluru
Over the last 15 years, vegetarian food in Bengaluru has witnessed a massive transformation – family-run ‘home-mess’ have become endangered, ‘tiffin-centres’ that fed the masses have given way to darshinis that aren’t pocket-friendly anymore and food is driven more by taste-makers/enhancers than fresh ingredients. In the midst of this – since 2007 Shiva Prasad Tiffin…
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Maratha Darshan Queens Road Bangalore
The presence of Marathas in Bengaluru back in the 16th century made a lasting impact on the cuisine of our city in the form of ‘Militry aka Military Hotels’ – which became the meat-fix places for the soldiers of the yester years and foodies since. Maratha Darshan serves Mahrashtrian cuisine, with a significant infusion of…
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Guide to Delicious Breakfast in Somwarpete Kodagu
Nestled on a ridge surrounded by scenic green hills, Somwarpete is a small town in Kodagu, Karnataka which translates to ‘Monday Market’, Somwarpete is dominated by a huge market at the centre of the town, narrow streets, vast coffee plantations and promise of good coffee with food – both lived up to my expectations ❤️…
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Tharuni Andhra Mess Domlur Bengaluru
Call it the promise of affordable meals, lure of spicy biryani or the homely style of cooking, an Andhra Mess is always on the radar of a foodie. One such gem of an Andhra Mess is the Tharuni Andhra Mess in Domlur, Bengaluru – a family run business started 8 years ago by Mr. Rama Rao,…
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Breakfast Biryani at Anand Dum Biryani Hoskote
Mutton biryani for breakfast in the outskirts of Bengaluru, absolutely 😀 While there are multiple joints in Hoskote that dish out biryani, it’s the mutton biryani at Anand Dum Biryani that Bengalureans and locals line-up on select days of the week at mornings. For 15 years, Anand Dum biryani has been serving mutton biryani with…