A certain news had hit the headlines last week and raised quite a flutter! That of the iconic Jewish bakery of Nahoum’s in New Market being slapped with Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s notice for lack of cleanliness in serving the cakes as well as while preparing
Christmas is incomplete without an apple pie on the table. It truly is a comfort food for many. The principle ingredient here is apple. Occasionally, people also serve it with cheese or ice-cream. Though there are various ways of cooking it like Dutch style, English
With the arrival of East India Company officials and their families, Kolkata needed churches, where they could worship. The British built churches, wherever they acquired land. Most of them had unique architecture with conical spires. One such iconic church is the St John's Church of
Christmas Plum Pudding is the perfect way to end your Christmas meal. The origin of this dessert lies in medieval England. It is called ‘pud’ in many places. Despite having the name ‘plum pudding’, it contains no plums. Raisins in those days were called ‘plums’
Kolkata Port was once a beehive of activities with ships from distant lands arriving here daily. They carried different goods, including sculpted busts of British lords and barons, to be installed at crossings of major roads. Oil paintings, expensive foyers for gardens, statues of Venus
Santa Claus is coming to town in an hour’s time! One of the largest Christmas carnivals of India is all set to start today along the city’s iconic hip and happening Park Street, with West Bengal Chief Minister Hon’ble Mamata Banerjee lighting the candles of
Christmas season surrounds us with an air of festivities and irresistible excitement. In every part of the world, people gear up for Christmas, spreading love, lighting candles, homecoming, gifts, and of course hundreds of sweet delicacies that this festival has to offer. Christmas plum cake
Rituporno Ghosh still lives in the hearts and souls of Bengalis and cinema-lovers. Director Ram Kamal Mukherjee who lives in Mumbai and has made a name for himself in Bollywood as a cerebral short film and documentary maker, pays a tribute to the legendary director
It’s often said that tea can make you forget the din of the world. Tourists at Ayodhya Hills might soon be welcomed to a treat of refreshing tea coming from the surrounding hills itself. The authorities of Purulia District have been considering possibilities of new
Author and philosopher, Howard Thurman had once said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Many of us get caught in the