Last evening after the showers went for a quick spin on my two-wheeler – just to smell the fresh air and smell the petrichor. I saw two of the popular biriyani hotspots in the neighborhood were open. Usually, I stop at the other one which sells Muslim biriyani and I really love it. For a…
Category: Straight from the heart
Lockdown 2021 – first entry of food gratitude journal
Sometimes I wonder if I find out good food or the good food finds me. Well, I am mostly indoors, the neighborhood is eerily quiet; Nair Uncle & Aunty are missed, last year sharp at 4 p.m. I used to see them walking , better call it pace up and down in the ground floor…
The Telegu ammai in me
The first time i guess we came to ‘south’ of India was around 1987. My father was posted in Assam those days. My mom carried a bottle of ghee, cubes of butter and some sugar in her hand bag , for her kids , especially for her protegé , my brother. Little did she know…
Monsoon 2020 has officially arrived in India
Since this morning – so many things are happening which can be either called as coincidence or gosh …. Creepy. I woke up with my lady help coming back and reclaiming her job , albeit I kept her payment up-to-date till May end , ever since she came back from her native village (temple town…
Rainy Nights and Fried Chicken Sojourns
When you have craving for some spicy fried chicken, but online delivery shows exorbitant price , be #atmanirbhar and get your own fix. When I stepped in to the shop , another gentleman entered the shop from the right and before I could place my order he had already placed his order for the last…
The unsung heroes in every home – who are fighting – protecting their families in their own way during Covid War
I met Sumi Di through a different connection. I used to teach her daughter, Swathi and gradually the relationship became so intimate it’s like the bigger family now. They have attended my brother’s wedding and I have also attended their nephews wedding and their friends daughter’s wedding. I cannot recall the numerous delicious meals I…
Avrils food journee – the background and a note of gratitude
I have often been asked what is the reason for my blog or Instagram being called AvrilsFoodJournee – well after 3 years of successfully writing under this banner, I guess its time to reveal it. I guess the story dates to 1992 – I was visiting Bombay along with my grand-parents , parents and uncle….
Let me share what I did before the lockdown came down hard on us !
2020 will go down in History for reasons known to all of us. In the month of March, I found myself alone in Bangalore once more, as R had travelled to Houston on the 29th Feb and then onward I was more or less following a routine life – home chores , office , events…
CookingWithStars at CUR8 – Chef Chris Galvin
Last week I was very fortunate to attend a Master class event called CookingWithStars at Cur8 restaurant in Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy One. It was such a fabulous evening, where some of the finest food writers and food enthusiasts (including me) witnessed a very interesting session with the restaurateur and Michelin Star Chef Chris…
Some places are meant for ‘self’ and they never fail , just like ‘khawa karpo’
When experiments with tea houses and coffee shops fail to impress me , I go back to my #soulfood place. I bet you can’t eat the Momo’s without the splash of juice .. a few Momos are required to make you an expert on how to handle these bite size Momo’s oozing juices otherwise deceptively…
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