Tag: naan

Benares
14/04/2022

Benares

In my morbid moments, I wonder what my epitaph should read.  What I would not like it to say is “started off so well…”.  However, perhaps that might be fitting for the tombstones of some restaurants, especially those that promise fine dining Indian. Bernares was …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Kutir
24/02/2020

Kutir

It is the unexciting which is the hardest to write about. Mediocrity is rather boring. On the flip side, something with is extravagantly, undeniably good is also rather difficult. Come to think of it, it is only when things are quite bad, that it seems …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Chakra Riverside
01/04/2019

Chakra Riverside

This is a nice area, must have lots of discerning, sophisticated people here.  At least this is how Kingston beckoned to me when I got off the train.  A particularly refined area of London.  I thought that it must be a nice area to live …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Pure Indian Cooking
08/03/2017

Pure Indian Cooking

Purity is an interesting concept in food. Some people believe that one should not deviate from tradition as the best dishes are those perfected over hundreds of years. Then, there are those who believe that tradition is just a starting point for inspiration. This debate …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick
Coriander
23/01/2017

Coriander

When I first arrived in the UK those many years ago, one thing I found quite puzzling (and was to later find out was quintessentially British) was a preoccupation with talk of the weather.  How was your day?  Rainy?  Oh, how unfortunate. Must have been …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris