"Mmm, I doubt it" I thought to myself when the guide promised we would eat something we had never eaten before in Harris Park…
Keep ReadingI was at the toddy shop with Fafa, called “Toddy Shop,” a Kerala cuisine eatery located in the hipster neighbourhood of Collingwood and opened by an equally hipster-looking chef. The Toddy Shop is much smaller than the open-air OG toddy shop I visited in Kerala, but Fafa said this was the usual size of…
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Keep ReadingA scene I have seen in many South Indian movies but never got to experience myself — the true authentic South Indian hotel/eatery food culture.…
Keep ReadingToday, I hosted a belated Diwali celebration and invited Jen, Pri and Aina for an Indian meal and Australian wine.…
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