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Hi everyone, I’ll be on a flight back to America tonight from Bombay, and I’m now looking forward to the gloomy darkness of winter. I do love Bombay, but I am SO excited to go home. Anyway, last night, my brother and parents went out to eat. Since I couldn’t go, my brother decided to [...]

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bombay masala at pizzeria

Pizzeria is awesome because it exists. Back in the day, we used to go to New Yorker for pizza but the food was super Gujufied, as in strangely sweet. So thank god Pizzeria opened, to provide competition and variety. It’s on Marine Drive, and the restaurant’s huge open windows look out to a view of [...]

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would you like a coke with that dosa?

The other day, my mom and I went to Atria to do a little pre-engagement party shopping. Atria describes itself as “The Millennium Mall.” It has a bunch of international stores, like Guess, Mango, Nine West, Aldo, Levi’s, and even an Apple retailer. I was hungry so we made our way up to the food [...]

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khichdi is a festival food

Soam’s having a Khichdi Festival, if anyone’s down to go. I just find this really funny, because my dad would make khichdi to “settle his stomach” after many nights of heavier dinners. I always hated it because I found it so boring- rice and daal mashed up in a yellow porridge. But apparently, it’s all [...]

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the fruit lunch box

The fruit in India tastes 100% better than the fruit in America. I barely eat any fruit there. Maybe I’ll have a banana once a week, and I do like pears and plums, but they are super seasonal, and even then, I’ll only eat a handful. The weather here allows for a variety of delicious [...]

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books and pie

Crossword bookstore opened in Kemps Corner when I was in middle school. Since then, trips to Bombay became exponentially more fun, because I knew I’d get to spend hours browsing through the sunny, peaceful store. I could walk there from my dadi’s (old) place and contentedly sit among books and read. Back then, I didn’t [...]

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the arrival: lunch

My cousin Chelna and I both arrived in Bombay late Saturday night. She is getting her masters degree in London; I’m twiddling my thumbs in New York. To celebrate our arrival back into the city of senses, Dadi made us ragda patties- a favorite dish that we share. I really wish I had a recipe [...]

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thai in da sky

[Queens at night] Sripraphai 64-13 39th Avenue near 64th street Queens, NY (718) 899-9599 I’ve always liked eating Thai but Sripraphai’s chefs transformed a soothing, coconut-rich food into an exciting, eye-opening cuisine. The cooks worked magic on the essential ingredients- the peanut, coconut, lemongrass, red peppers, – until each had a chance to shine. Unlike [...]

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