Anindya, Author at Pikturenama

Ilish Paturi and that ritual which will never happen again

by Anindya | Jul 15, 2016 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (do you know about him? I stumbled upon his life while doing the research for this fish) had once said – In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.” Ilish Rituals One of the...

Bodega Cantina Y Bar Kolkata – The new hotspot

by Anindya | Jul 7, 2016 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Bodega Cantina Y Bar is the new entrant in the food scene of Kolkata and its different . The top three criteria to make a restaurant successful in Kolkata doesn’t get a tick, yet we are hopeful and ecstatic about Bodega Cantina Y Bar. Keeping fingers crossed.

Iftaar at The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata and the great haleem

by Anindya | Jun 30, 2016 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Turkey is for Thanksgiving in United Sates. Easter calls upon Easter eggs and hot cross buns all over London. It is evening. It is Ramzan. And it is all about Haleem. If Ramzan is all about abstinence from material pleasures, it is also about celebration of age old...

Tea tasting with Goodricke tea

by Anindya | Jun 24, 2016 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

“Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips is eternity itself transcending time and space?” ― D.T. Suzuki, Zen and Japanese Culture Such is the...

Hazratbal – as we saw it

by Anindya | Jun 20, 2016 | Kashmir, Travel, Travelogues | 0 comments

We caught it’s glimpse, as we were travelling alongside Dal Lake. This was the first day in Kashmir and we were out on a day tour of Srinagar and surrounding areas. This felt like a long day, especially after a sumptuous wazwan (traditional Kashmir lunch) and...