Chef Swati Sucharita
Posts: 75 // Recipes: 1
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Old Indian, New Deori
Deori, the Indian speciality restaurant of erstwhile Ista Hyderabad (now Hyatt Hyderabad, Gachibowli) has been my favourite since its inception about a decade ago. The spacious restaurant, which opens out to patio and al fresco seating always has a very unrushed, tranquil vibe to it and the kebabs at Deori... more
Read morePersia Comes Calling at SBOW
Parsi eatery Sodabottleopenerwalla (SBOW), Hyderabad’s favourite hangout, is hosting a Persian pop up menu through the month of February. The pop up presents a historical perspective, of two distinct cuisines, belonging to the same country by origin. Quite often, Parsis and Persians are used interchangeably in our minds, though they... more
Read moreSusan’s Suriani Kitchen
I have always taken a shine to the cuisine which “God’s Own Country” offers, be it the pristine Onam sadya or the Moplah chicken/mutton biryanis, Syrian Christian vegetable and chicken stews with appam and more. Kerala indeed can boast to have one of the world’s most evolved cuisines, thanks to... more
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Sweet bhi Spicy Bhi, West is Best!
When you read “best of the west” on the food festival poster of Novotel Shamshabad, ...
Read moreAn Aqua Afternoon
Aqua, the al fresco dining space on the third floor of The Park, Hyderabad, is much-loved by regular diners not least because of its “Infinity Pool”, named so because of its seemingly limitless stretch towards the horizon. With a serene and relaxed ambience, (with pigeons dipping in the pool for company!),... more
Read moreA Taste of Ladakh
Ladakh, for most of us, represents largely remote and unapproachable terrain, not the least because of its oxygen-depleting altitudes. So, all those lovely picture postcard images of the stark mountains and landscapes, the white fleecy clouds in azure blue skies and the splendid technicolor hues of Ladakh’s geography remain etched... more
Read moreKaravalli Pops By in Hyderabad
Karavalli, the south western coastal speciality restaurant at The Gateway Hotel, Bengaluru is as iconic as it gets, for its superb showcasing of food from the coastal states of Goa, Karnataka (especially Mangalore and Coorg) and Kerala. When I was a resident of Bengaluru in the new millennium, it was... more
Read moreOlive Bistro gets a new autumn avatar
Olive Bistro has consistently raised the bar, when it comes to some superb Mediterranean food. The autumn menu, recently flagged off by the young and bright chef de cuisine Rishim Sachdeva, not only shot the bar up once again with its innovative culinary offerings, but marked a distinct shift from... more
Read moreBarcelos comes to Hyderabad
Portugese\Spanish restaurants are rare in India, and more so in biryani-obsessed Hyderabad. So the recent launch of the Portugese restaurant chain Barcelos, based out of Pretoria, South Africa, and globally famed for its flame grilled chicken and sangria bar, was a definite new for Hyderabad’s F&B industry. This, incidentally was... more
Read moreA Tryst with India’s Culinary Heritage
August 15th 1947. Though most of us were not around to experience the euphoria of being an independent nation finally, the historic date is imprinted in our minds and always will be. The same goes for Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst with destiny” speech at midnight on August 14th. Now, if... more
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