Kabana
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Cuisine: European A little secret by the pool of the Conrad hotel. Kabana is a poolside restaurant with a twist. It is fully covered and part of the main building and yet completely open to
Farzi Cafe
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Cuisine: Modern Indian Making waves all over India is Farzi Café. It is a trendy, modern Indian concept with contemporary décor and an even more contemporary twist on classic Indian dishes. Familiar flavours don’t change
What is the most expensive bed in the world?
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Take a guess? Some fancy hotel in Switzerland? The Umaid Bhavan? A gold encrusted Emirates one? No, believe it or not, its first and sometimes business class on any International airline. Yes, that squeezed in
A beach destination with a difference – LANGKAWI
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Is Malaysia truly Asia, as the song goes? Several years ago, yes it probably was. Today, I fly into Kuala Lumpur and it seems more like Batman’s Gotham City, full of shopping malls, fast roads,
Why Mediterranean food is so popular in India?
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00I find more than anything else, the food of the Mediterranean perfectly suitable for the Indian climate and palate. It is light, healthy with ingredients that you can by and large, find easily in India
Chettinad Cuisine
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00There is more to Chettinad cuisine than the heavy chilli infested non-veg that unfortunately this cuisine has become associated with. I discovered this on a recent trip to the area. I was warned of the
Baked & Wired
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Baked and Wired with its lovely logo, formerly a delivery service only, has now opened a small eatery on a main thoroughfare in Kalyani Nagar. It’s a ‘no fuss no frills’ kind of place and
Everyone has a weakness – mine’s the spa!
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00I am a self confessed, self proclaimed spa junkie. And in these days of political correctness, diplomacy and democratization, I am not ashamed to say that I enjoy moments of unadulterated pleasure and luxury. Food
Feasting your way through in France in Five days – A Gastronomic journey through France
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00Feasting in France is memorable wherever you go; quaint countryside, chic cities or areas famous for great wines or a particular cheese. So, when I recently went on a quick 5 day spin with a
Fruili
Karen Anand2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00FRUILI, home to Pinot Grigio, the world’s favourite wine …and much more for the foodie traveller! Diary of a serial wine lover… Italy now seems to be quite a favoured destination with Indian tourists –