It’s winter in Kolkata and time to savour the best of food and drinks!
Just a few more hours and we shall bid adieu to 2020—a year which witnessed a major upheaval as all human activities almost came to a standstill. We went through a dark phase and hopefully it is coming to an end as we prepare to embrace 2021 with spirited fervour. Here’s a look at what Kolkata has on offer to ring in the New Year with hopes for a healthy and a happy new year.
Kolkata: Chowman offering delicious Chinese cuisine to foodies to celebrate X-mas, New Year
Kolkata: To make a grand X-mas celebration, restaurant chain Chowman is ready to treat foodies in Kolkata the best of Chinese cuisine, from starters to main course to dessert.
Eating out in Kolkata: Modern meets vintage at Kolkata's Black Brick Cafe
Kolkata/IBNS: Tucked inside a more than 150 years old colonial building in Kolkata, the recently opened Black Brick Café has woven in the modern with the vintage.
Signature Biryani and Pulao Collection from the kitchens of ITC Hotels
Kolkata/IBNS: ITC Hotels has launched a ‘Biryani & Pulao Collection’, which will bring to your table some of the best preparations from the heritage kitchens of India.
How English is breakfast at The Lords and Barons?
As one steps inside the first floor of The Lords and Barons on 20B Park Street, the spacious and charming interiors welcome you into its ‘old world’, yet contemporary, environment. Essentially British in its use of rich brown mahogany-like wood panelling, the intricate carvings help enhance the rich look. And it is here that a royal breakfast is being served every day from 7am to 11 am. The breakfast menu—introduced around mid-November at this popular F&B outlet—is not only extensive but very traditionally English.
Don't miss the chance to dig into ITC Royal Bengal's Gourmet Couch Chat Box
Kolkata/IBNS: Does the nip in the air make you long for a crunchy bite or a tangy snack? Then the Chaat Box, part of the Local Love by Gourmet Couch from ITC Royal Bengal is just the thing for you.
Kolkata: Chapter 2 opens new outlet in Southern Avenue
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s retro dining restaurant has opened their all new boutique outlet at Southern Avenue, extending the nostalgia of a bygone era of the 1940s to 1970s to South Kolkata where Anglo Indian Food and Live Music culture was much revered.
It’s Diwali and there are many a treat for Kolkatans!
Diwali embodies the spirit of winning—the triumph of light over darkness. This year, the Diwali celebrations are all about tiding over the ravages of a pandemic which has crippled our economy and disintegrated our social lives. Amidst this gloom hope keeps us going…hope that the lights and fireworks of Diwali will spiritually uplift us and help us in killing the virus much like the execution of the ten-headed evil king Ravana! With that hope let us celebrate Diwali not only with lit diyas, new clothes, rangoli decorations and prayers, but also with feasting on our favourite Diwali sweets and desserts.
Burger King UK urges customers to order from McDonalds, KFC
New Delhi/IBNS: The coronavirus pandemic has surely united the whole world and one such example was set by Burger King, which urged its customers in the United Kingdom to order food from its competitor food chains like McDonalds, KFC, Papa John's, Taco Bells etc. to save jobs.
KFC's exclusive gift to Kolkata this Durga Puja : Tandoori Zinger Burger
Kolkata/IBNS: This Durga Puja, the American food chain, KFC, has decided to gift to Kolkata a new variety of its Zinger Burger.
Na-Ru-Meg… the rooftop café with a view
A kind of warmth envelopes you on stepping inside Na-Ru- Meg…the new café in town! It’s a rooftop destination situated at 56 A, Raja Basanta Roy Road, Kolkata, where food and décor combine to offer a remarkable experience. It stands out with its interestingly executed look and name—Na-Ru-Meg, a unique combination emerging out of the names of three friends Namita Dashora, Rupali Barua and Meghali Barua Lahiry. Their love for healthy food and indigenous arts translated into creating an ideal place to relish delicious meals prepared with fresh ingredients and with the utmost care by experienced chefs.
Royal China Kolkata complements its fine dining restaurant with a dazzling lounge and bar
As you win over the pandemic crisis and restart your life in the new normal phase, what better than dropping in to Royal China, the fine dining restaurant in Forum Mall, Kolkata, for a celebratory meal?
Enhance your IPL sessions at home with special 20-20 Combo menu from Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Did you know that Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata has curated a special menu and delivering it right to your doorstep so that you do not have to miss the increasingly exciting IPL Twenty20 cricket matches while preparing meals in the kitchen or wondering what to serve to your friends who have suddenly arrived to watch your favorite team’s game?
With bars allowed to open, Kolkata’s new gastropub Zobet ready to welcome patrons
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s gastronomes have a lot to look forward in the next few months as many of the restaurants and gastropubs, who had either opened just prior to the pandemic related lockdown or had to postpone their launch, are now opening for patrons to dine in.
With bars allowed to open, Kolkata’s new gastropub Zobet ready to welcome patrons
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s gastronomes have a lot to look forward in the next few months as many of the restaurants and gastropubs, who had either opened just prior to the pandemic related lockdown or had to postpone their launch, are now opening for patrons to dine in.