CTO VADA PAV - MOUTHWATERING MUMBAI MEMORIES

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EATING OUT IN MUMBAI

MOUTHWATERING MUMBAI MEMORIES
CTO VADA PAV
By
VIKRAM KARVE

Vada Pav (or Wada Paw, if you want to spell it that way) is my favourite Fast Food. It is affordable and fulfilling. In ( Read more... )

AFLATOON - a Qualitative Art rather than a Quantitative Science

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AFLATOON

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Aflatoon is the Persian name of Plato the Greek philosopher. 
Aflatoon also refers to a person who talks about improbable ideas. 
Aflatoon is also ( Read more... )

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: EATING OUT IN PUNE - MALPUA and KHEER - Mouthwatering Memories of a Foodwalk in Aundh

EATING OUT IN PUNE - MALPUA and KHEER - Mouthwatering Memories of a Foodwalk in Aundh

MOUTHWATERING PUNE MEMORIES
DELICIOUS TREAT
MALPUA and KHEER
By VIKRAM KARVE

A delicious excerpt from my mouthwatering ( Read more... )

EATING OUT IN PUNE - Cafe MoMo - A CLEAN WELL-LIGHTED PLACE

Eating Out in Pune
I wrote this almost a year and a half ago - Mouthwatering Memories of a delicious Lunch I relished in August 2009 in MoMo Cafe Hinjewadi Pune. Now that I live nearby just across the flyover in Wakad I must visit the place once more to see whether it is still ( Read more... )

BAREILLY Childhood Memories



BAREILLY
Childhood Memories
By
VIKRAM KARVE

This morning, while on a walk in the misty hills of Girinagar with my pet dog Sherry, I don’t know why, but while I was admiring the glorious spectacle of the sun rising from behind the mighty Sinhagad fort, suddenly, out of the blue, my mind harked back to my ( Read more... )

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EATING OUT IN MUMBAI - An Affair to Remember - Nihari

Mouthwatering Mumbai Memories
An Affair to Remember
NIHARI
By
VIKRAM KARVE

From my Foodie Archives:
Mouthwatering Memories of a delicious meal I had long back in Mumbai - I think I wrote this more than five years ago, sometime in 2005 ( Read more... )

A HEARTY BREAKFAST IN THE HEART OF MUMBAI

Mouthwatering Mumbai Memories
An Early Morning Food Walk and A Sumptuous Nourishing Breakfast
Nalli Nihari at Bhendi Bazar
By 
VIKRAM KARVE

From my Foodie Archives:
I wrote this more than five years ago - mouthwatering memories of a glorious foodwalk in Mumbai

I start early, at dawn, ( Read more... )

Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve: EATING OUT in MUMBAI - Mouthwatering Memories - STADIUM

EATING OUT in MUMBAI - Mouthwatering Memories - STADIUM

MOUTHWATERING MUMBAI MEMORIES
Kheema Pav, Bun Maska and Chai at Churchgate
By
VIKRAM KARVE

From my Foodie Archives: 
Mouthwatering Memories ( Read more... )

Delicious Vegetarian Maharashtrian Breakfast

BREAKFAST IN GIRGAUM
Mouthwatering Mumbai Memories
By
VIKRAM KARVE



Mumbai is in Maharashtra. You will get all genres and varieties of cuisine in Mumbai. But tell me - where would you go for an authentic Maharashtrian breakfast?

My favorite place is Vinay Lunch Home near Thakurdwar in Girgaum. 
  ( Read more... )

HOW TO JUDGE A BIRYANI
The Five Tests
By
 VIKRAM KARVE

A plate of mouthwatering Biryani is placed in front of you.

On first impressions, how do you judge a Biryani…?

Well, as far as I am concerned, there are four basic tests you must carry out to assess a Biryani.

Test No. 1
SPREAD TEST

First try the “Spread Test”.

Pick up a little ( Read more... )