Back in the ol’ days, the Chettiars of Tamil Nadu had a not-so-nice reputation as usurious moneylenders. The popular perception was that members of this caste were modern-day Shylocks. Maybe. Maybe not. But we’ll forgive the Chettiars any and all vices for the gift of their sui generis Chettinad cuisine to humankind. Among the many […]
Folks, let’s face it. Most Indian restaurants in New Jersey exist for the sole purpose of tormenting unsuspecting diners unlucky enough to step into their portals – they dole out huge dollops of ugly food, serve big helpings of trashy service and overall serve as bad poster boys for our wonderful cuisine, be it North […]
The below post is from one of those e-mails that keep getting forwarded because they are interesting. It landed in our mailbox this morning courtesy of our New Jersey sardar friend (yeah, the same guy who once promised us an Incredible India tourism DVD and sent us a porn DVD…only a Sikh would do that 😉 […]
Life is unceasing misery for hundreds of millions in India. For few is the daily misery as terrible as for the widows in India, with many abandoned in the City of Widows – Vrindavan, where these unfortunate souls live chanting Lord Krishna’s name for a few morsels (Hindu tradition has it that Krishna, one of […]
For those of you sick of the interminable run of crappy Bollywood and nighmarishly ugly Kollywood movies, Tokyo Sonata will restore your faith in movies. At first, we were debating if it was worth making the trip to New York City to watch Tokyo Sonata. But after watching this lovely movie, we can happily say […]
We’ve been wandering around New York City for the past few hours. Came in around 11 AM. ‘Lunched’ at a much hyped Indian restaurant Delhi Heights in Jackson Heights. Lousy service, so-so food. Full review later. Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Plaza, NYC Sitting in the lobby of IFC theater in downtown Manhattan waiting for our movie […]