This is a travelogue on stay at weaver’s place and experiencing the Loinloom festival, organised by exotic echo. (Contactexoticecho@gmail.com) In a NUtshell: A memorable home
Hornbill festival (Naga heritage village, Kohima, Nagaland)
This is a travelogue on visit to the annual hornbill festival held in Kohima. This trip was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail
Rishong’s family kitchen (La maison de Ananda, Majuli, Assam)
Stay at La Maison de Ananda and food at Rishong’s family kitchen was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo.
Majuli island (majuli , Assam)
This is a travelogue on majuli – a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo (contactexoticecho@gmail.com) In a NUtshell: A wonderful
Meetei Manipuri hotel (karbi Anglong, silonijan, Assam – midway from dimapur to Jorhat)
Lunch at this restaurant was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A Manipuri ‘rice hotel’ with
Naga morsel (EROS lane, DimApur, Nagaland)
In a NUtshell: A very interesting and unusual (for me) lunch that reinforced our thoughts on Naga cuisine, fast and efficient service, basic clean interiors,
Lunch at a boha (residence of vaishnavite) of Shri Shri Bengenaati Satra (Majuli island, Assam)
Lunch at this grihasthi satra family home was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A wonderful
Lunch at Ms. Lakhiprobha Deori’s traditional deori tribal house (Major Deori village, Majuli island, Assam)
Lunch at this deori family home was a part of Textile and bio diversity trail organised by exotic echo. In a NUtshell: A memorable lunch
Sante spa cuisine (second floor, The White Crow store, Ahmedabad)
In a NUtshell: A unique and outstanding restaurant in town that serves very good and interesting healthy vegetarian fusion food from across the world that
Vintage Asia (JW Marriott, near science city, kolkata)
In a nutshell: A visually beautiful restaurant in JW Marriott hotel that has outstanding warm yet professional service, nice ambience and some good Asian food
Hotel Tarun Niketan (on rashbehari avenue, between Tara road and Raja Basanta Roy Road, kolkata)
This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly
Shim shim ( bright street, Park Circus KOLKATA)
In a nutshell: A relatively new tibetan food restaurant in a very unlikely location that serves some great Tibetan and other oriental style beef dishes
Rivers to oceans (palladium mall, Lower Parel, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A nice ,large, new restaurant that serves some excellent sea food in close to authentic way – a good place for a
Adhar chandra Das krishnanagar (stall, Biswa Bangla haat, Rajarhat, kolkata)
In a nutshell: A pop up stall in Kolkata of an 80 year old sweet shop in krishnanagar that serves very different and nice Bengali
Hotel sidheswari ashram (19, Rani rashmoni Road, new market area, Kolkata)
This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly
Mountain bar and bistro (Hilton shillim, shilimb, near Lonavala, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A partially covered, rest open , restaurant with stunning views of the Sahyadri range of mountains, warm service and excellent food. Address
Mustard (ground floor, atria mall, Worli, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: An interesting, beautiful, concept restaurant that serves French and Bengali cuisine, lovely drinks, has warm hospitality, a super fun to read, chatty
Terrazzo (Hilton Shillim, shilimb, bear Lonavala, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A Large restaurant with interior and open air seating, good service , serves average to good food in general and excellent ones
Bakr Eid special Nose to tail goat festival at the Bombay canteen (Kamala mills, Lower Parel, mumbai)
The Bombay canteen Disclaimer: All restaurants / eateries reviewed by YUMMRAJ were visited by YUMMRAJ himself & he has paid for the full Bill & tips
Sante spa cuisine (ground floor, first international financial center, Bandra Kurla complex, BKC, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A nice new restaurant that serves very good and interesting healthy vegetarian fusion food from across the world Address & other details:
Taj lake palace, Udaipur
This is a review of stay at taj Lake Palace. Restaurants have been reviewed separately. In a NUtshell: Priceless experience that we would fondly remember
Jharokha (taj lake palace Udaipur)
In a NUtshell: A series of three memorable meals sitting in an alcove of a beautiful restaurant, situated inside a 270 year old palace (now
Neel Kamal (taj lake palace Udaipur)
This restaurant opens only for dinner and can be accessed only by people staying at taj lake palace In a NUtshell: A memorable rajasthani dinner
Magadh festival @neel, tote on the turf (mahalakshmi race course, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A memorable lunch curated by home chef Chandana, organised by authentic food at neel restaurant – great selection of items that included
Typhoon shelter (sky zone, high street phoenix, lower parel, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: An Asian cuisine restaurant that thankfully serves real Asian food the way they are ( non indianized), with great attention to detail
Canteen Bengali bhoj ( the Bombay canteen, Kamala mills, parel, mumbai)
This is a review of Bengali food pop up by Home chef Iti misra from Kolkata For general review of the Bombay canteen please click
Home cooked koli food at a koli mansion (Versova ganesh mandir, yari road, mumbai) organised by Authenticook)
In a nutshell: It was not just the outstanding home cooked food made from fresh ingredients, it was about the stories that we heard, the
Arth ( PD hinduja junction, 15th road, khar, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A Beautiful, dramatic and pompous interiors ,large, two floor restaurant that serves some very good food – a good place for a
The blue (pali hill, Bandra west, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A tiny restaurant that serves almost authentic and very good thai and Japanese cuisine in Bandra. Address & other details: The blue
Shizusan shophouse And bar (high street Phoenix, mumbai, Maharashtra)
In a nutshell: A cool eatery and bar with Asian theme, no distraction, a fantastic menu card that can keep u engaged with lots of
Bhojohori manna ( reliable business center, off Link Road, near OM Heera panja mall, Oshiwara police station road, Anand nagar , Andheri West, mumbai)
In a nutshell: A Bengali food restaurant chain with basic decor, non professional service and average food. My culinary experience at the pice hotels of
O Pedro (BKC mumbai)
In a nutshell: A quirky nice restaurant that serves pretty good Goan food Address & other details: o Pedro Meal for 2: ₹750 onwards Cuisine
Vaider fish hotel / Smitha’s (near lemon tree vembanad lake, 1 hr drive from kochi, Kerala)
In a nutshell: A tiny L shaped eatery with single row of tables and benches along the wall, where you just find a 1 ft
Dhe puttu (NH bypass, edapally, ernakulam, Kerala)
In a NUtshell: A super popular single dish theme restaurant with multiple mix and match options – unique, interesting, must visit, efficient service, good interiors,
Nawras seafood restaurant (Chittoor road, near pullepadi bus stop, ernakulam, Kerala)
In a NUtshell: A 15 restaurant chain that started its journey in Jeddah, beautiful interiors, traditional fine dine set up, a ‘catch of the day’
Brunton Boatyard (fort kochi, kochi, Kerala)
This is a post on heritage hotel fort kochi and a review of its restaurant In a NUtshell: A boatyard of the colonial times now
Mullapanthal toddy shop (udayamperoor, tripunithura, kochi, Kerala)
In a NUtshell: A colorful, neat and clean ‘toddy shop’ with a general area, family rooms and also an a/c family room, efficient service by
Bake house cafe (kala ghoda, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A visually interesting restaurant in fort, that has average to bad service by untrained and unprofessional staff but has a wide range
Romano (JW MARRIOTT , sahar airport area, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A nice restaurant at the JW Marriott sahar, that has warm and professional service and serves some outstanding Italian food. Address &
Parsi amelioration committee shop (22 Shastri hall, shop no. 3, Nana Chowk, Tardeo Road, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A small takeaway shop run by PAC, that serves YUMM Parsi snacks and food. Address & other details: PAC Meal for 2:
Kanakaiah hotel (opposite warangal university campus, warangal)
In a NUtshell: A popular eatery near the university campus that serves cheap local food that is good to taste. Address & other details: kanakaiah
Chidamabara vilas (kadiapatti, chettinad village area, Tamil Nadu)
In a NUtshell: Memorable food experience – Here we were were eating awesome chettinad chicken and other local chettinad dishes , on a banana leaf,
Bihari rivayaat @ Maya (trident BKC, mumbai)
This is a review of Bihari food festival curated by food author and chef Pallavi Nigam Sahay In a NUtshell: A nice Bihari food festival
Al-humdulillah hotel (near tekki Masjid, Nampally, hyderabad)
In a NUtshell: A super busy, massive restaurant that feeds I guess few thousand people everyday, served some good beef dishes in general and a
Mataam al arabi (errakunta, pahadi shareef Road, Hyderabad)
In a NUtshell: A restaurant of a different kind – sit on the floor, eat YUMM Mandi and other items from a common plate with
Hotel halli nenapu (food court, Orion mall, Bengaluru)
In a NUtshell: A shop in a food court that sells super YUMM local Karnataka food at great prices Address & other details: halli nenapu
POH – progressive Oriental house (Kamala mills, mumbai)
In a NUtshell: A new gen Oriental restaurant with a nice decor, warm and hospitable staff, great spread that tasted mostly very good (with one
Sequel bistro (kala ghoda, fort, mumbai)
This is a review of breakfast at sequel bistro In a NUtshell: A beautiful restaurant in a restored colonial building that serves some YUMM, healthy
Govind dosa (near seher e batil ki Kaman, charminar area, hyderabad)
In a NUtshell: Brilliance on the roadside – a food cart selling outstanding freshly made South Indian vegetarian snacks, at times with a twist. Address
Gitika’s pakghor (Assamese home chef in mumbai – pop ups and home delivery)
In a NUtshell: It sounds almost like an oxymoron – ‘buy home food’ – a brilliant option to pay and get to eat awesome Assamese
