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It was started in 2011 with the name Harem, very recently, it re-launched as Harem Meeza. It has been a party destination with an outdoor place. The journey to making it 'Meeza' with Indo-Middle Eastern overtones to the place and a new menu that gives the restaurant and lounge both an identity of its own, and takes both partying and regular dining one notch up. Just come and experience the land of Meeza for best food and fresh ambiance. When food meets mystery, the expression is Harem Meeza. This Indo-middle eastern specialty restaurants in Delhi Garden of Five Senses is not just a culinary delight; it is pretty much a culinary journey into, not just world cuisine but also revisiting the influences into Indian cuisine, mostly North Indian.    Food the makers of Harem Meeza have taken pains to marry middle-eastern, chiefly Moroccan, Indian and comfort food into one seamless whole. So you find your pita breads and shawarmas jostling for space alongside chaats, Awadhi food wh...

Entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. Life needs some entertainment. Relax yourself visiting exciting events in Bangalore at weekend and entertain yourself. Ek-Sham Rafi Ke Naam Date: 15th Sep 2012 Time: 5:00 pm  Venue:  Chowdiah Memorial Hall Rotary Bangalore Rajajinagar and Bhairavi Trust presents Ek-Sham Rafi Ke Naam, a high-spirited evening with the renowned singer Tagore Das. It promises to be a magical evening filled with some soulful music.The proceeds from this event will goes towards helping underprivileged patients through -Affordable yet high quality dialysis, Pediatric Heart Surgeries & Helping dyslexic children.Lead Singers are Tagore Das and Sangetha Balachandra. Nikhil D'souza Live Concert Date: 15th Sep 2012 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Phoenix Market City Nikhil D’Souza is a guitarist/singer-songwriter from Mumbai. The genre might be loosely defined as pop/alternative with folk influences. The music has a full melodic quality to it mainly due t...

Dinner With Saurav Ganguly Date: 2nd Sep 2012 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, No 28, Sankey Road, Bangalore Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI*) the sporting arm of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, invites you to join Saurav Ganguly, dashing opener, all-rounder, captain, commentator, coach and now....Brand Ambassador for the T-20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind To unveil the T-20 World Cup Mascot on Sunday 2nd September-2012. You will receive a special T-20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind T-Shirt before this event. We request you to wear this T-Shirt for this event as a show of your support.  You will have the opportunity to exchange a few words, get an autographed bat and have dinner with Saurav Ganguly. Zubeen Garg – Live In Bangalore Date: 1st and 2nd Sep 2012 Time: 7:00 pm pm Venue: Phoenix Market City,  Mahadevpura, Whitefield Road Kicking off India in Concert on 1st and 2nd Sept as Showcase Concert will be the one and only Zubin Garg. Zu...

Udit Narayan- Live in Concert Date: 2nd Sep 2012 Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, Delhi Udit Narayan is one of the most popular singers of the Hindi film industry. This multi talented playback singer has sung in numerous films and in many different languages. He used to sing Maithili, Nepali and Bhojpuri songs during the 1970's. By the end of the 70's he moved to Bombay to pursue music under scholarship. The actual success story of his career began in 1988 when Anand-Milind gave him the opportunity to sing all the songs for the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, earning him a Film fare Award. Theatre Festival 2012 Date: 1st Sep To 7th Oct 2012 Time: All Day Venue: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharag Singh Marg, Delhi (NCR) Visit the most awaiting theatre festival 2012 at Akshra Theatre. Weekend Live in Concert By Date: 7th Sep 2012 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: GNPS Ground , Behind Central Market, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi After record-brea...

-by Aishwarya Pramod and Janaki Krishnan Like all Palakkad Iyers, I love kanatha vadam. But whenever I think of it, it's always with a twinge of guilt. Not because kanatha vadam is unhealthy. Rather, it is because the dish takes a humongous effort to make, but almost no time to finish off. All that work for only a moment of deliciousness? So self-indulgent. :P Non-Palakkad-Iyers might ask, what are kanatha vadams? At the risk of sounding clinical, they are steamed rice flat-cakes that are sundried to make papads :). During the papad-making process, a few of them are set aside for immediate eating (without drying). My grandmother has loved kanatha vadam since she was a young girl. She penned down the recipe and her memories associated with it. Here is what she wrote. Writing down the recipe xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Kanatha Vadam by Janaki Krishnan I learnt to make kanatha vadam at a schoolgoing age. Kanatha vadam means "thick vadam". It's made...

- by Deepa Krishnan Established in 1910, Mama Kane is one of Dadar's old names. The founder, Narayan Vishnu Kane, and his widowed sister, worked very hard to establish this eatery. A lot of Konkanastha Brahmins / Gaud Saraswat Brahmins worked in this eatery. In fact, the original name was Dakshini Brahmananche Swacha Uphargriha, indicating this little eatery's roots in the cuisine of the Brahmins of southern Maharashtra. But it was more popularly known as Mama Kane, as this is how the founder was called. Mama Kane died during the second world war; and I read a blog which said that family and employees had to wait at Shivaji Park crematorium till sunrise as cremation was forbidden at night due to Black Out. This restaurant was one of the earliest in Mumbai to put batata-vada on the menu. I enjoy the simple thali when I go to Dadar flower market. I also enjoy the kothimbir vadi a lot. The nicest thing about Mama Kane is that it is large, with high ceilings and I feel instantly l...

So every year summer comes around, and I wait for aamras. This year, I got lucky. I went to Kalbadevi, so I made sure I went to Surti to taste it! There were three of us. Between us we had 4 big cups of aamras, and a plate of puris, and some bottled water to drink. The bill came to Rs 300. Perfect joy. They serve it chilled but not cold; and it is just divine. Thick and rich, and I felt that they have absolutely not compromised on quality. I liked it so much that I got a parcel for home. They parcel it beautifully so it is easy to take home without any spillage. Crawford Market is full of ripe mangoes, by the way. But prices are quite high right now. I thought about buying some mangoes and making my own aamras. Different people make it differently; some add saffron, some add cardamom, but I think this is a beautiful dish just plain. A little sugar is all it needs. Cut up bits of excellent alfonso or kesar mangoes, add a little sugar, blend. Voila. How to get to Surti:  https://goo....

When a restaurant has only one item on the menu, you know it's got to be something pretty special. Especially if that restaurant was set up in 1897 and has been serving just one item since then! Ladies and gentlemen, today I give you the 120 year old Mumbadevi Jalebiwala. Makers of the city's most drool-worthy jalebis! Have you been there yet? Small little blink-and-miss-it place, near the Mumbadevi temple. Can you see the Jalebiwala board in red text in Hindi? Big signboard, but tiny shop underneath. It was a bit of a battle to get there on a busy Saturday evening; but it was worth it! I got piping hot jalebis. Served with their papdi and papaya chutney. I asked if they would serve us bottled water, they said no. Thums up? Coke? Nope. Only jalebis and papdi. The jalebi still comes on a leaf; the papdi has moved to a recycled paper plate. Go. Eat. Enjoy.

- by Deepa Krishnan Have you tried the winter specials at Soam? Here's a look at what I ate yesterday: Ponk Bhel, made from fresh jowar. Only available in this season. Made delicious by a peppery shev, peanuts, a tamarind chutney, and a sprinkling of pomegranates. The dash of lime brings in a freshness. Their yummy farsan platter (this is available all through the year). The cheese and palak samosas are to die for. The chutneys are fabulous too, especially the mango chunda. It has cashewnuts! The basil lemon juice is really very nice. I've never seen it on any menu elsewhere in the city. Normally I always have their sugarcane juice, but I'm glad I decided to try this one instead. Roasted mashed brinjal (odho), with fresh white butter and bajra rotla. You feel like you are in some rustic Kutchi heaven. Undhiyo, with puri and raita. The taste comes from the fresh green winter beans and yams, with a 'hara' masala of green garlic, green coriander and green chilli. Every...