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Chicken Sistouk and Cheese Poppers at the Taj Club
I got home a bit early last evening, just after dusk and right as the Ramzan celebrations were starting. Most evenings, work keeps me from sampling the Happy Hour grazings at the Taj Club upstairs, although I often stop in and visit with the butler, Saravana, and have a Kingfisher beer. Or two.
I was still [...] Read more »
Friday Follies: Big Food
You can learn some interesting things while traveling. On this trip to India I’ve seen many wonders. The Internet provides its usual glut of completely senseless trivia complement of knowledge and entertainment, however.
Take this report from Reuters India, for instance.
Say you’re on an insane quest personal mission to find the world’s largest hamburger or beer [...] Read more »
A Day at the Hyderabadi Races
Some days, you should stay in bed. But if you find yourself in Hyderabad, then by all means get out and enjoy the excitement! The wind in your hair, the sounds and sights and smells of the City of Pearls.
If you’re the adventurous type, you might find a sled like the one shown above. Trust [...] Read more »
Working Hard for You: Buffet Grazing in Hyderabad
There are so many good things to eat in India that I’m glad my hotel serves several buffets each day. It doesn’t matter to me that they feel obliged to serve Western and Far Eastern style dishes to accommodate the range of their visitors. I wave hi as I go by the maitre d’hotel (who [...] Read more »
Visiting the Taj Krishna Hotel and Resort, Hyderabad
I traveled Sunday from Bangalore to Hyderabad to continue my frantic search for fantastic curries consulting trip. The flight was short and uneventful, although the ride out to the new Bangalore International Airport was touch-and-go, and the trek from Hyderabad’s new Rajiv Ghandi Airport in to the city was also exciting (in the Chinese sense [...] Read more »
Friday Follies: In the Moooo’d for Cows
Dateline: Bengaluru, India
No, it’s not an optical illusion. That really IS a cow strolling down the median of the Ring Road in Bengaluru. An everyday occurrence, actually.
Cows are the only thing on the road that has absolute right-of-way in India. And somehow they know it.
Clara here doesn’t qualify as fast food, although she’s hoofin’ right [...] Read more »
A Day Full of Surprises in Southern India
The Karnataka State Police showed up in force at my hotel today, and they removed me from my room. Needless to say, this was a big surprise.
It all started at about four in the morning, with a simple note slipped under my door. I only know about the time because it was marked on the [...] Read more »
How to Survive Bengaluru Traffic Without Really Trying
I’ve heard many horror stories about traffic in the big cities of India. Bengaluru is reputed to have some of the worst, because so many of their roads are narrow, compared to other locations. Bengaluru has over 10 million inhabitants, so I was expecting a rough time of it.
I’ve ridden in taxis in other world-class [...] Read more »
