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Member Since:May 12, 2004
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Life began for me in a suburb of Bombay, one Diwali night years ago, and it has been one heck of a roller coaster ride all the way. I grew up in Madras, made lots and lots of friends over the years... and had fun all through. I talk a lot...and I talk all the time. With MS, I'm rediscovering my love for writing. So, I hope that eventually, I can say that I write a lot too. Education and work took me all over India...well almost...and I'm definitely richer for the experience. I'm a pretty down to earth person, have a good sense of humor...and love watching cartoons. I also laugh a lot. I read a lot...mostly fiction. Of late, I seem to have no time for any of my interests. Until about a few years ago, I used to be able to pack so much into 24 hours that it used to amaze me. http://chefatwork.blogspot.com http://onlineraga.blogspot.com
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Heaven is a place on Earth
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Reviewed Earth - Sector 15 - Gurgaon
I try to visit as many restaurants as I can and, more often than not, never visit the same place twice. There have been some exceptions to this rule and Earth, read more...
An affair to remember!
Reviewed Casa Piccola Indiranagar - Avenue Road - Bangalore
Casa Piccola... I’d heard the name many times when I was in college. I thought it would be a very fancy restaurant that I’d never be able to afford...read more...
Too much of a good thing... impossible!
Reviewed Fusion 9 - Banjara Hills - Hyderabad
Hyderabad... the foodie’s paradise! If I’d picked a different restaurant each time I wanted to eat out (which I tried hard to do), I would still have read more...
Cosmo? No... Village? Maybe!
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Reviewed Cosmo Village - Ashok Nagar - Bangalore
I am back after a long break with yet another restaurant review. I was busy moving cities and while I did eat out a lot, I didn’t find the time to write orread more...
No no to Coco's
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Reviewed Coco's Bar & Grill - Banjara Hills - Hyderabad
Friday night and I was stuck at work until late. I was in no mood to come home and cook. A friend told me about this restaurant just down the road from the Jubiread more...
This is the One... CafeOne
Reviewed CafeOne - Alwal - Secunderabad
My 20th review here :-) Ads announcing the launch of OneStores were all over the place. The first time I visited the store, I wasn’t impressed too much. Anread more...
Happy citizen of the Spice Republic
Reviewed Spice Republic - Alwal - Secunderabad
I had heard a lot about Raj Bhavan Road even before I moved to Hyderabad. It seemed to me that everyone’s offices were there and as were all the apartment read more...
Healthy hair through the years
Reviewed Ramtirth Brahmi Oil
I didn’t think I’d ever write about hair oil. Writing about restaurants seems to be a pastime. I tried writing about some other things and this is oneread more...
Pickles that didn't tickle my taste buds
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Reviewed Pickles Coffee Shop - S D Road - Secunderabad
What good advertising can do to a not so good product! Pickles, the coffee shop attached to Hotel Basera, is a clear example. There were ads all over the place.read more...
Great Expectations indeed!
Reviewed Great Expectations - Alwal - Secunderabad
I’ve hardly been trying out new places these days and so I had nothing to write about. This afternoon I met up with a friend who was visiting Hyderabad. Weread more...
Rearranged Marriage?
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Reviewed Hyderabad Blues 2 - Rearranged Marriage
Having watched all movies of Nagesh Kukunoor’s except Bollywood Calling, I just had to watch this one. I didn’t want to miss a Kukunoor film...and I aread more...
On the way to great food
Reviewed On The Way - Alwal - Secunderabad
As the name suggests, On The Way is literally on the way home from work for me. It was one of the first joints that I noticed when I moved to Hyderabad. At the read more...
A room with a view
Reviewed Harah's - Alwal - Secunderabad
Harah’s is a multi-cuisine restaurant located within the Lumbini Amrutha Chambers at Nagarjuna Square, Banjara Hills. This restaurant is on the fourth flooread more...
When hunger strikes...
Reviewed Sree Swamy Bhavan - Ashok Nagar - Chennai
Am I justified in writing a review for a restaurant that I have never visited? I thought about it for a long time and decided that I ought to do so. While I mayread more...
Nightmare of the worst order
Reviewed ICICI Bank
In July of 2002, I applied for a home loan from ICICI HFC Ltd. A home loan utsav was going on in Chennai and I went in for a spot sanction. I also saw an ad in read more...
Theatrical debacle - IMAX size
Reviewed Prasads IMAX - NTR Gardens - Hyderabad
India can boast of only a few IMAX screens and one of them is in Hyderabad, as part of the Prasad’s Multiplex. Everything about this place is big. And it iread more...
An unusual sizzle!
Reviewed Lautre - Alwal - Secunderabad
My first visit to L’autre was the result of a sudden decision. Though I’d seen the sign several times during visits to My Home Tycoon (the LifeStyle read more...
Simply the best
Reviewed The Cascade - Nungambakkam - Chennai
I’ve been visiting The Cascade for 8 years now. My affair with this wonderful restaurant started when a Thai food festival was on at Cascade way back in 19read more...
Surprise!
Reviewed Haridwar Hotel - Koti - Hyderabad
I came to know about Hotel Haridwar through my parents who read the Times Food Guide for Hyderabad and Secunderabad from cover to cover while I was away at workread more...
More than just coffee
Reviewed Minerva Coffee Shop - S D Road - Secunderabad
I have been to two of Minerva’s restaurants, the one close to the Salar Jung Museum and the one in Amrutha Mall, Somajiguda. I had taken a friend to the Olread more...
Broken Promises and Unethical Fee Hikes: A Parent
Reviewed Treamis World School - Electronic City - Bangalore
When we choose a school for our children, we expect transparency, fairness, and trust. Unfortunately, our recent experience with Treamis School has been anythinread more...
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Commented on own review
It should be available in ayurveda medical shops if not the regular ones.
Commented on srininet1's review
Hey... small correction: Mani means a gem and not pearl... a pearl would be muthu :-) Nice review
I suck at writing movie reviews and so I steer clear of this category... when it comes to writing... but I love reading movie reviews and yours is a real treat. :-) I wasn't planning on watching this anyway, but now I'm glad I decided this way.
Commented on itikasharma's review
Hi, I haven't been able to catch this movie yet, but now I have to. Just to know the ending :-)
Hi Itika, You should try this place. Bildebej: Prices are not horribly expensive, but its not a cheap place either. Just right :)
Commented on aaroo4's review
I read so many bad reviews that I didn't watch when it was running here... let me check again.
Commented on mohangk's review
It is not worth a visit... poor me... had to go twice... and after that... NEVER!
Commented on broredd's review
I'm sorry that I stumbled upon your review here. My own review doesn't speak very highly of Prasads as a multiplex, but I definitely don't agree with what you've said here. The food at the multiplex is not BAD by any measure. And before you point a finger at someone about their English, I sure would read more...
I normally write a review after I've been to a place once. This time I waited until I'd been there twice. I don't think I'd recommend it. But thanks for your review of my review :-)
I've been to very few places with groups of 15 or more... if I went out with 8 people, that's a big number for me :-)
Thanks Amit and Vijay. I've been to Redd too, people even hosted my farewell party at Redd... Redd's not a personal favourite... F9 most definitely is.
Hi, Unforgettable visits to restaurants force me to write... regardless of why the visits were unforgettable. :-) The food combos are weird... I agree :-)
Commented on RACHITVATS1981's review
Hey Aarvee, I'm back :-). Loved every line of your review here. Arundhati
Hey Smuss, I'll try that the next time... will remember to carry lipstick!!
Hi Raja, Am I being lenient? I have made sure that the person who runs the place knows what I feel about it. Hey Swathi, Your office is close to Coco's? Must be very close to where I stay... I liked the food at Shikaar and Tex-Mex. But this was such a disappointment! Hi Rajni, No idea read more...
Hey Aditya, I find very little time for other stuff... outside of work that is... but I eat out quite a bit and so writing about restaurants is kind of easy. :-)
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