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The Daily Pao Weekend Events Calendar: Friday, January 8 to Sunday, January 10
‘Juhu Beach’ by Robert D. Stephens, whose images of Mumbai’s suburbs are on display at Artisans’ Centre. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 MUSIC Kabir Festival The sixth edition of the annual festival dedicated to the...
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Restaurant And Bar Openings To Look Forward To in 2016
Atul Kochhar’s NRI will open in BKC this month. A slew of tapas bars, a carnival-themed cafe and a Peruvian lounge are among the places slated to open in Mumbai over the next 12 months. Here’s a peek...
View ArticleThe Paodcast: Meals, Music and the Mithi
A big thanks to all the readers and listeners who tuned in to and loved the first episode of our fortnightly Mumbai podcast! On the second episode of The Paodcast, we dissect the food trends that...
View ArticleAdventures Of Cheap Beer Podcast: Maharaja’s, Gowalia Tank
For the eighteenth (and it turns out nineteenth) episode of the Adventures of Cheap Beer, podcasters Suyash Barve, Karan Agarwal and Siddhant Mehta visited Maharaja’s, a dive and orchestra bar with...
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The Daily Pao Weekend Events Calendar: Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17
‘Ascetics preparing and smoking opium (about 1810 CE)’ on display at ‘Tabiyat’ at CSMVS. Photo: Wellcome Library London. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 MUSEUM EXHIBITION Tabiyat at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...
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Brie In The Basement: Inside The Spotted Cow Fromagerie’s Dahisar Dairy
Bungalow No.13 in Heritage Complex in Dahisar receives between 35 litres to 40 litres of milk a day. That’s about 20 times the average daily household consumption of two litres in the residential...
View ArticleAdventures Of Cheap Beer Podcast: Maharaja’s, Gowalia Tank Part 2
In the second half of their special two-part episode with guest podcaster, The Daily Pao co-founder Amit Gurbaxani, the Adventures of Cheap Beer trio Karan Agarwal, Suyash Barve and Siddhant Mehta...
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New Restaurants And Bars: The Bar Stock Exchange, Bombay Vintage in Colaba
The Bar Stock Exchange, Colaba. • A new outpost of The Bar Stock Exchange chain of affordably-priced bars has opened in Colaba, where it has replaced the South Mumbai outpost of Mexican restaurant...
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A Mumbai Dandy’s Guide To Kitchen, Office And Wardrobe Essentials
Aneesh Bhasin, the founder of Hipcask, an alcohol recommendations application and site, has as many hobbies and interests as he does bottles of wines, beer and whisky. The entrepreneur, who is equally...
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The Daily Pao Weekend Events Calendar: Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24
A work from ‘Adversary’ by Sahej Rahal, on display at Chatterjee and Lal. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 TRAVEL BOOKS Jaipur Literature Festival Sessions featuring British novelists Margaret Atwood, Helen...
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Nosh On Winter Grub At Foodhall
Silken tofu and water chestnut khow suey. Foodhall, the gourmet food store in the Palladium mall, will serve winter food throughout January. The Winter Warmers Festival features a cooking station at...
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The Daily Pao Republic Day Events Calendar: Tuesday, January 26
‘The Siddhus Of Upper Juhu’ will be staged at Sophia Bhabha Hall. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 MUSIC JanFest at St. Xavier’s College Hall The second day of this annual Indian classical music festival organised...
View ArticleThe Paodcast: Fugly Architecture, Fad Foods and Afghan Church
On the third episode of our podcast The Paodcast, we rant about Mumbai’s post-Independence architecture in The Scene; discuss healthy dabbas in Bombay Binge; and tell you about the art of church bell...
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Veggie Might: Three Health Food Services To Try
In January, when marathon goals and resolutions to eat more mindfully replace December’s debauchery, restaurants and F&B companies try to woo diners with supposedly healthy foods. Often the health...
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Restaurant Review: 29, Kemps Corner
One of the enduring mysteries of the food scene in India is the success of the multi-cuisine restaurant. Rarely do joints that fall into this category produce meals that leave an impression. Usually...
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Bar Review: One Street Over, Khar
The first thing you notice about One Street Over is how Aalia Hospitality, the folks behind the venture, have successfully managed to remove all traces of the property’s previous avatars. Most...
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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2016 Opening Weekend Picks: Saturday, February 6 and...
Contemporary dance choreographer Ashley Lobo’s ‘Amaara’ will be staged on Saturday a Cross Maidan. The seventeenth edition of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF), the city’s longest-running...
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Food Fight: Eggs Kejriwal
Eggs Kejriwal at The Bombay Canteen. Devi Prasad Kejriwal is frequently recalled in Mumbai’s food circles. The eggs Kejriwal is named after the Marwari businessman, who had a penchant for eggs,...
View ArticleAdventures Of Cheap Beer Podcast: Schumania
For the nineteenth episode of their Adventures of Cheap Beer podcast, the trio of tipplers, Karan Agarwal, Siddhant Mehta and Suyash Barve journeyed to Borivali to visit popular neighborhood haunt...
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New Bars: The Beer Cafe, Churchgate and The Penny Whistle Tavern, Juhu
The Beer Cafe. • Cafe Sundance, the all-day restaurant in Churchgate, has been replaced by a branch of The Beer Cafe. This outlet of the chain offers free wi-fi. The food and beer menus are the same...
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