It is 6.30 pm on a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve when I go into the pretty bakery “Bread & More” in Vasant Vihar. There isn’t much bread on the shelves, but before I can say a word, one of the staff members tells me fresh bread will be delivered …
Now I may well be teaching granny how to suck eggs here, but on a recent visit to New York (after far too long, but that’s another story) I discovered TEAVANA. What a delicious shop, full of temptations galore. And who knew there could be so many delightful sounding teas …
The young, enterprising company “Sushiya” has filled a niche in the Delhi market – good sushi, freshly made and delivered to your home for just a nominal delivery fee. (Rs 50 for South Delhi) They have veg & non-veg sushi on offer, and your order comes complete with chopsticks, wasabi, …
Every Sunday morning, the otherwise completely ordinary rooftop parking lot of the Rosebank Mall becomes one of Johannesburg’s iconic markets. Crafters, traders, performance artists, food stalls all spring up for the morning, the crowds pour in to eat and shop and wander, it is all a tad bohemian and great …
For the travelling coffee-a-holic (and I know you are out there) there is help available. No more unpalatable instant coffee from your hotel room. Nor, in desperation, is there any need to schlepp a travelling filter coffee maker. The convenient, though admittedly slightly pricey, answer is Rombouts individual coffee filters. …
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, what can one say about this shop ? Actually, to be fair, the shop is fine – great location on the rue du Bac. Artistic displays of coffee capsules. Free tastings of their new products – pity about the nasty plastic cups, though. Surely …
