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The Serai Chikmagalur – Part 1: Things to do In & Around Chikmagalur (also known as Chikkamagaluru), is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, India. The name translates to "younger daughter's town" - it is said to have been given as a dowry to the youngest daughter of Rukmangada, the legendary chief of Sakharayapattana. The city is in the Malnad region of the state, in the Deccan Plateau, nestled Continue Reading →
Shojin Ryori – The Temple Cuisine, Edo We were invited to Edo for a tasting of Shojin Ryori – Buddhist religious food that is eaten at temples. It is a vegetarian meal based on the principle of ahimsa. This is eaten at monasteries primarily by the resident monks. Even believers eat this, and there are restaurants in temple premises in Kyoto, Japan that serve the cuisine. There Continue Reading →
Three Dots and a Dash – A Review I’ve visited Three dots and a dash a few times since it opened up earlier this year. A large multistoried building on 100 feet road, and an all-out tiki bar, perhaps the first in the city – 3 dots and a dash is a cocktail lounge with elaborate cocktails, serving hookah with flavors and a fun and chilled out ambience Continue Reading →
Tbilisi, Georgia .. Contrasts of sorts I just got back from a 2 week trip. It started with me going to Georgia for a week. No, not Georgia in the US, but the country Georgia which was formerly a part of USSR. My trip took me via Doha -> Baku and finally landed in Tbilisi. I hadn't heard of Baku before, but I wish I was Continue Reading →
Size does matter at Oia Bangalore Are we a city obsessed with large sized spaces? First Byg Brewski Hennur, then Iron Hill in Marathalli and now the latest addition, Oia Bangalore. Spread over a whopping 87,000 sq.feet, modeled after a village in Santorini, Greece - Oia is Asia's largest pub. Well for now! When it opened up, and the weeks following, there were a lot of Continue Reading →