Category City

Progressive Food Tolerance among Tamilian Vegetarians

This blog is about my experiences of eating at restaurants, but this particular post is different – it’s just about eating out by Tamilian Brahmins (a k a Tam Brahms = a category of Indians).  When I read this post, I could not stop laughing and  just had to share this with you all.  Your […]

Cafe Blossom UWS NYC - Sweet potato rolls

The best vegan restaurant in NYC…

… is Cafe Blossom on the Upper West Side.  Don’t take my word for it – Time Out New York rated Blossom – the best vegetarian restaurant in NYC two years in a row (2008 and 2009).  I know, I know – vegetarian and vegan are different, but Time Out Magazine probably does not have […]

Francois Payard Bakery NYC - Mini Macarons - unwrapped

Hot Chocolate and Mini Macarons

I know it’s not yet the season for hot chocolate (City Bakery had its 20th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival in February this year, just in time for Valentine’s Day), but for a chocolate fanatic like me, hot chocolate is welcome any time of the year.  And if I can have it with  mini macarons, why not? […]