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Category: South Mumbai

Everything south of the Racecourse, Saat Rasta and Byculla Zoo

Farookh and Shapur Meherbani, Roshan Bakery and Restaurant, Dongri

A new Irani Cafe rises in Dongri – Is this the start of something wonderful?

The East rises in South Mumbai

Mad about Misal

Hermit and the hidden Maratha

Gomantak – an old-world seafood restaurant

A grand meal at India Jones

Quick lunch at Cafe Military

T-bone steak

Fantastic dinner @ 212, Worli

Dinner at Oh! Calcutta

Another dinner at Ling’s Pavilion, Colaba

Small bites from RTI

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Mogra Martini at the @jaansg pop up @fsmumbai. Extremely aromatic, yet quite dry, it was made with gin, jasmine macerated Martini Extra Dry and finished with a spritz of orange blossom spray . . . #cocktails🍹 #cocktails🍸 #cocktails #cocktail #gin #martini #jasmine #floral #flowers #cocktailgram #dinner #mumbai #drinkstagram #drink #drymartini

Famous Ice Cream in Hyderabad is probably the fanciest ice cream parlour I've ever been to. Moazzam Jahi Market, Chef Ameer Jamal of @itckohenur informs me, was originally the collection point for the milk for the city. From here it would be sent to the Nizam's household and then to Hyderabadi royalty. The specialty of the ice cream is that it is still hand made and uses only fruit pulp and no artifical flavourings. #hyderabad #icecream #market #historical #architecture #natural #handmade #milk #travel #sights #city #foodtrail #foodsherpa #itchotels

In a sea of working class male customers the three of us stick out like sore thumbs. A big, beefy chef; a petite marketing manager and a curly-haired writer. But no one seems to care @nimrah_cafe_and_bakery in Charminar, the first stop on the @itckohenur Food Sherpa of old Hyderabad. All that everyone seated at the handful of sharing tables want is to quickly drink their cup of tea and biscuits and get back to their shops. Some will have a plain twelve-rupee tea, others, the house special: the fifteen-rupee 'pauna'. The milky pauna is made by mixing tea decoction brewed in a samovar with reduced, caramelised milk. It's heavier and thicker than regular milk tea. With that they'll order the dipping biscuit - the Usmania. Thick, crisp and sightly sweet what makes the Usmania special is the salty finish. Then there are the coconut macaroons, the fruit biscuits, the cherry-coconut and the nanakhatais. By the time we're done a mixed gaggle of young college students pounce on our seats. Aslam, who's father started Nimrah, easily spots us, and enthusiastically gives us a tour of the bakery and kitchen. He's so fluent in English it's hard to believe he's self taught and learnt it just by taking to tourists. 'Come back again soon,' he says cheerfully, tucking a box of biscuits into our hands. I'll be back... #biscuits #hyderabad #charminar #tea #teatime☕ #chai #cookie #cookies🍪 #cookiesofinstagram #teacup #bakery #bread #freshlybaked #bread🍞 #oven #woodfired #video #city #itchotels #itckohenur #historical #travel

Sandy has become an astute blackmailer. When I'm out my maid takes the dogs for a walk in the evening. She's just returned from a walk but, since I've come home early, she's trying to guilt trip me into a second 'regular' walk. In a bit, she'll stand on my chest and rub her face on mine. That's usually when I cave in. #dog #dogs #dogsoninstagram #dogs_of_instagram #dogslife #dogscorner #dogsarefamily #dogsofig #lovedogs #dog #adoptdontshop #attention #blackmail #dogs🐶 #doggy

#Repost @hsi_india ・・・ HSI/India with renowned food and wine critic @antoinelewis hosted two Corporate Roundtable events in #Mumbai and #Bengaluru. The focus of the events was on the current animal welfare trends in the food and hospitality industries. Topics like the why and how of cage-free eggs and the power of plant-based food were discussed in an effort to urge corporations and institutions to adopt humane policies and invest in plant-based products. #EndBatteryCages #PlantBased #plantsmakepeoplehappy ##PlantBasedChefs #humaneeating #PlantBasedMeal #compassion #plantbaseddiet #plantbasedpower #compassiononmyplate #plantpower #poweredbyplants

There are very few restaurants that I wish I could return to, or that I use superlatives to describe. Sanchez at Indiranagar, Bengaluru is one of those. Last weekend I had one of the best Mexican meals I've ever had in India. @vikasseth01 has done an incredible job curating a menu that blends the familiar with the novel. Though some dishes are quite popular, it is focus on traditional flavours, the attention to detail and quality of ingredients that puts Sanchez head and shoulders above the rest. It's simple things like using a Mexican Molcajete to grind the Guacamole, making queso fresco, sticking to a bitter-spicy chocolate mole, creating a vegetal pungency in the Green Mole, offering tamales and garnachas that makes Sanchez so special. And, of course, the gorgeous Tres Leches and rich Dark Chocolate Guacamole! #mexican #mexicanfood #mexicancuisine #bangalore #bengaluru #bangalorefood #lunch #guacamole #chocolate #tresleches #quesofresco #tortilla #taqueria #burrito #guac

'We have trained over 2000 woman delivery drivers. Almost every Uber and Ola woman driver has been trained by us.' At 47, after her husband who had been in a coma for 3 years passed away, Revathi Roy started her first business. She convinced Mumbai airport to start a taxi service exclusively for women passengers and drove a taxi for 10 months. But then she's happiest behind the wheels of a car: an experienced rally driver she won 80 out of the 85 rallies she competed in. She sold Forsche, India's first woman taxi service and started India's second woman taxi service Vera Cabs. Her latest venture is Hey Deedee: India′s first all-women instant parcel delivery service. By the end of the year she will have 5000 woman drivers across 25 Indian cities. It was amazing to hear her story, but even more so to be on the same platform as her. Thanks for that @sampathiyengar @jamwsam7. And don't miss those gorgeous earrings! #entrepreneur #woman #womenleaders #womenentrepreneurs #india #indian #achiever #feminist #driving #taxi #delivery #mumbai #honour

#Repost @livingfoodz • • • • • • 18 jury members. 20 award categories. Here’s what went behind the Jury meet 1 of #LFEpicureanGuildAwards 2019. After a rigorous nomination process, we are anxiously waiting for Jury round-2. How excited are you? Kunal Shrikrishna Vijayakar Clinton Cerejo #RuthDsouza #RumaSingh Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal Diwan Gautam Anand #GautamJohn #NikhilAgarwal Rocky Mohan #AntoineLewis #PradeepRao #RomilRatra #ShuchirSuri #PalkiHatangadi Finely Chopped by Kalyan Karmakar Magandeep Singh #NicoleMody #KarenAnand #LivingFoodz #LFEGA #LFEGA2019 #Awards #Recognition #Celebration

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