This week I have been exploring the pages of my latest find, the excellent cook book “The Family Meal” by Ferran Adria of El Bulli Fame. The basic premise of the book is all about the meals that they cooked at El Bulli in between service for the staff to eat. This is known as…
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Connaught Place in New Delhi is so Western they even have Dunkin Donuts!
On our last full day we went to Connaught Place in New Delhi which they say was modelled on the Royal Crescent in Bath England. It is a set of shops laid out around an inner and an outer circle all built in the Georgian style. If you can put to one side that…
The Perfectionist’s café – All Day Breakfast before the flight
The Perfectionists’ Café in Heathrow was apparently ‘Inspired by Heston Blumenthal’s In Search of Perfection TV series, in which he examined every aspect of our favourite dishes in order to make them as delicious as possible’. I liked the look of it as I meandered my way through Heathrow Terminal 2 looking for someone to sustain…
Food on the Indian Railway – a Tale of What they fed to us as we travelled from Haridwar to Delhi
Today we were to leave our Tour Party and make our own way back to Delhi by train. It was going to be an adventure and the first time in two weeks that we had been left all alone, and to our own devices. It was both liberating, exciting, and slightly daunting all at…
Vegetable Market in Rishikesh – Lots of great produce and a photo opportunity
We left our hotel looking for somewhere to get an evening meal but instead we found ourselves in the hustle and bustle of another typical Fruit and Vegetable market in India. It was bright, it was vibrant, and if I had my own kitchen and apartment I would have been down here every day…
Devraj Coffee Corner, A German Bakery listed by the Lonely Planet Guide in Rishikesh – Go for the View
Devraj Coffee Corner is a ‘German Bakery and Restaurant’ located right next to the crossing over the Ganges at the Lakshman Jhula suspension bridge Yesterday we had found a different ‘German bakery’ the Pumperickel Bakery. where I had eaten one of the most delightful vegetarian pizza’s that I have had for sometime. When we returned to…
Going Western eating Pizza at the Pumpernickel German Bakery in Rishikesh
This town is just so different, perhaps it is because there are so many people heading here from out of town or country, or perhaps it is also because this town is strictly vegetarian and so essentially meat free The Babylon Restaurant or the Pumpernickel German Bakery was one of many places in Rishikesh…
Next 2 at Radisson Blu in Haridwar- Dhaba chooza and a Hyderabadi biryani seems to be some tastes worth noting
On this trip so far all my posts have been about Roadside eateries, mostly Haveli’s or Dhabas’ and although we have found ourselves eating on occasion at the hotels, it is quite rare that we have found a meal worth blogging about. Next 2 restaurant in the Radisson Blu hotel in Haridwar is one of the…
Cheetal Grand on the Khatauli bypass – Masala Dosa Please
We are driving again and this time on the Khatauli bypass on the way to Haridwar from Delhi. This time we have stopped off at a rather nice and well kept place called Cheetal Grand . I know that perhaps I should stop posting about these road side stops, but the thing is that it is…
Sunday Roast at the Golden Fleece in York
The Golden Fleece in York looks like, and is, a Proper Old English Pub, the perfect place to take my friend Jennifer from Chicago to when we were on a day trip to York. I mean it was a Sunday and that means one thing to us lot this side of the pond, Sunday Roast…
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