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Eating out to get expensive
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Eating out to get expensive | FOOD SERVICEEating out, mobile phone usage and air and rail travel will become expensive with the new Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) of 0.5 per cent on taxable services coming into force from June. With imposition of Krishi Kalyan Cess, the total incidence of Service Tax will go up to 15 per cent… READ MORE
KEEP READINGPatnaites switch to healthier diet
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Patnaites switch to healthier diet | FOOD SERVICEPatnaites have changed their food preferences and switched to healthier items like green vegetables, melons, peaches, mangoes and fresh herbs available during the summer season. Restaurants and hotels have made suitable changes in their menus to meet the demands of their customers…READ MORE
KEEP READINGUnited tastes of Hyderabadi Khaana
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on United tastes of Hyderabadi Khaana | FOOD SERVICEYou can often get Mexican, Lebanese or Chinese food in city restaurants, but it is not often that you get authentic Hyderabadi food cooked the way it is in home-kitchens. And many who come to the city hearing about dalcha, baghara khana and khatti daal don’t find it in many eateries. Then the disappointment comes. But some eateries in the city have decided to introduce Hyderabadi Ghar Ka Khana on their menu. And this is what United Kitchens of India, Jubilee Hills is trying to do…READ MORE
KEEP READINGAuthenticity of Goan food lies in its ingredients: experts
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Authenticity of Goan food lies in its ingredients: experts | FOOD SERVICEGoan food is not just associated with its famous ‘fish curry-rice’ but the authenticity lies in its unique flavours of chillies, toddy vinegar and coconut. “I would say the food is ‘unique’. Flavors which perhaps are difficult to replicate very easily,” noted Goa-based author and food critic Odette Mascarenhas told PTI…READ MORE
KEEP READINGIndian curry in Brexit row
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Indian curry in Brexit row | FOOD SERVICEApparently, Britain’s once-popular Indian curry restaurants are imploding and reportedly closing down at the rate of at least two a week as customers turn their backs on them complaining that their erstwhile favourite curry doesn’t quite taste the same anymore. Restaurant owners hold up their hands, “guilty as charged”, but ask: how could it taste the same when it is no longer made by Indian chefs, but by Europeans with no previous experience of cooking Indian food? They blame this on new visa rules for non-European Union migrants which are are so stringent that they effectively bar restaurants from bringing chefs from India, resulting in a huge shortage of good curry chefs…READ MORE
KEEP READINGCelebrity chef Saransh Goila is all desi at heart!
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Celebrity chef Saransh Goila is all desi at heart! | FOOD SERVICEOne of India’s youngest celebrity chefs, Saransh Goila, who recently launched his book ‘India on My Platter’, is a passionate traveler and has dedicated himself to promote regional Indian food across the globe. His eternal love for Butter Chicken says it all about his interesting personality as he was born and raised in a vegetarian family… READ MORE
KEEP READINGTen things you should know about the thali
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Ten things you should know about the thali | FOOD SERVICEThe best way to destroy a culture is to destroy the kitchen, says acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. He’s right. After all, it is only by way of food that parents can ground their child in the culture he/she is born into. When it comes to India, there is no better way to know the country and its varied cultures than to eat a traditional thali. Here are 10 things you should know about our country’s different thalis…READ MORE
KEEP READINGDubai-based Urban Yogi creates handcrafted, custom-designed tableware
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Dubai-based Urban Yogi creates handcrafted, custom-designed tableware | FOOD SERVICEVida Hotels is one of a number of companies that, when looking for distinctive tableware to give its dishes an edge, has called on The Urban Yogi. The Dubai-based brand is best known for its retail offering, and recently started selling its colourful wares in The Dubai Mall’s Galeries Lafayette. But founder Nisha Varman Shetty has identified an opportunity to diversify – by offering handcrafted, custom-designed tableware to the UAE’s ever-growing assortment of eateries…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWhy we must have Indian pancakes
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Why we must have Indian pancakes | FOOD SERVICETagenias, made by Greeks were probably the earliest pancakes known to humankind. Mentioned in 5th century BC literature, they were a wholesome breakfast preparation made with wheat flour, olive oil, honey, and curdled milk. Over the centuries, though pancakes have remained among the most loved breakfast items, they have lost much of their healthiness…READ MORE
KEEP READINGWhy drinking in India is an ‘outdoor sport’
June 2, 2016 |by Indiaretailing Bureau | Comments Off on Why drinking in India is an ‘outdoor sport’ | FOOD SERVICEThe dark and the bottle go together. Even some upmarket bars have the lighting turned down low and the windows shuttered. Drinking is a secret and illicit activity, even though it’s not banned in most states of the republic. For the average Indian male, drinking at home is taboo. You don’t want to drink in front of your old mother (it’s disrespectful) or your wife (she will beat you with a broomstick). So if you want to drink, you head for the great outdoors…READ MORE
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