Month: December 2023 (Page 1 of 6)

Sharmila Chand: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 30, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Sharmila Chand is a Food, Travel, Hospitality & Lifestyle journalist who loves to explore local food of every destination she visits. Her main beat is Food & Beverage and Hospitality industry. She has regular by-line in Sunday Standard, Femina, Sunday Herald, The Tribune, India Business Journal, Business Traveller India, Food & Beverage Business Review, Bakery Business Review, Hotel Business Review Magazine and several online platforms. She also makes videos, ‘Chef And Me’ with chefs, chatting about their cooking and more. She has authored a book, ‘Cheers-365 Cocktails & Mocktails’. When not writing, she can be caught meeting chefs and tasting good food.

Ajwaah Sweets, Chicago: Restaurant of the Day

December 30, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Ajwaah carries a wide selection of mithai (indo-pak desserts), falooda, kulfi, and mango lassi; all of which are held at utmost standard in quality and taste.

Mini Ribeiro: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 29, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Food critic, features writer and columnist, Mini Ribeiro is a qualified Journalist, from IIMC New Delhi. She specialises in the Food & Beverage and Hospitality space. As an established food & beverage writer, Mini currently contributes to several leading English publications across the country – Asian Age, Hindustan Times, Sunday Financial Express, Hotelier India, Go Getter and Vistara inflight magazines and Rediff.com. She also has her own You Tube channel called Mini’s Food Fundas.

Afghan Chopan, Richmond: Restaurant of the Day

December 29, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Afghanistan is home to many people mostly it is known to be “Land of the Pashtuns”. We Afghans are known for our hospitality and food. Here at Afghan Chopan Richmond we promise to give you that. We prepare our food and kebabs with delicate and fresh ingredients to meet everyone’s expectations

Vir Sanghvi: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 28, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Vir Sanghvi is India’s best-known food writer and TV host. His book, Rude Food won the Cointreau Award for Best Food Literature book in the world and his food and travel shows on channels such as TLC and NDTV Good Times have won numerous awards and continue to be watched by millions.

Sizzle N Spice, Oklahoma City: Restaurant of the Day

December 28, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

With 20 years of experience cooking and a lifetime of being avid foodies, we are excited to present our vision to you. Pioneers of Oklahoma’s first tandoori food truck. After great success we present the next chapter. Sizzle N Spice Kebab Grill. We believe that there are no shortcuts to great food. Be it the careful marination and preparation of the sizzling kebabs in the tandoor clay oven or the hand-ground fire-roasted spices in the mouthwatering Karahi’s to ensure perfection. We take pride in serving the highest quality of food to our customers. Halal Pakistani Restaurant and Shish Kebob Grill.

Ameeta Agnihotri: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 27, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

A food critic, writer and childbirth therapist, Ameeta Agnihotri is truly living her dream. Being a published writer for over 20 years, her work appears in various leading newspapers and magazines. As she had already tried her hand at cooking at a very early age, her cooking expeditions and experiments are quite eminent in her success. She is a woman who dons many roles. She is dynamic, has travelled far and wide, explored food culture the world over and writes about them on her blogs http://silentsensation.blogspot.com/

Kebab aur Sharab, New York; Restaurant of the Day

December 27, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Kebab aur Sharab’s menu will feature items such as Punjab-inspired dishes including an array of fine kebabs, and long-lost recipes from regions such as Uttar Pradesh, and the spice-rich, seafood-laden state of Kerala. Aslam’s Butter Chicken, inspired by the famous street food vendor, Aslam in old Delhi, is a perfectly tandoor-grilled chicken, crispy and marinated; while the Dori Kebab is a delicious mixture of spices and minced meat prepared using cotton thread to prevent the kebab from falling off the seekh (skewer). This particular galawati (literally means mealt in your mouth) kebab dish was said to have been created for The Nawab of Awadh (rulers who governed the state of Awadh in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries, who belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin).

Marryam H. Reshii: Inspiring Desi of the Day

December 26, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Marryam H Reshii has been writing about food and lifestyle for the last 30 years. She is the Times of India food critic besides being an independent writer on cuisine and matters gastronomic. She has been working on the Times Food Guide for Delhi for the last several years. In addition, she has done a number of books for the Times Group Books imprint about India’s food scene in terms of best restaurants, notable chefs and pairing food with Scotch whisky! She is also author of the wonderful, Flavor of Spice.

Spice Quarter, Cardiff: Restaurant of the Day