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Feature: Fancy a Bada Mac?

Fancy a Bada Mac? Eggs as filling. Bhelpuri sauce as flavouring. Jeera powder for relish… it`s the evolution of the Indian burger! I was at a mall in Indore, then the only mall in town. There was a modest food court offering all kinds of chaat, parathas , Chinese fare and, yes, burgers. What struck me was…

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Feature: On Gastropubs

Pub it in style A tour of the metros for the gastropub experience. Time was when people would head out to a restaurant, order masala dosas, wash it down with mosambi juice and call it an evening well spent. Then food acquired some frills and  furbelows. Basic fare became stylish, the side dishes acquired a personality, and…

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Feature: Monkey Bar Restaurant Review

LIVING IN THE KITCHEN Good food served at a pub? Why not? The concept of a gastropub is fast catching on. I am probably outing Bangalore’s newest secret: a neat mix of good, unpretentious food, innovative cocktails, mocktails, and some fabulous old-fashioned rock and retro music at Monkey Bar, India’s first gastropub. In that order….

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