A newly opened branch of South India’s famous restaurant chain got me all excited. The place was at a stone’s throw away from my previous house.  I have been a regular at the place (both pre and current COVID times). The restaurant maintains all the protocols for social distancing, hygienic space, and well-trained staff. The interiors are stunning, and the soft classic music makes the ambiance pleasant. We usually visit this place for our fix of South Indian delicacies like Dosa, Vadas, etc. My favorite here are the Baby Cap Dosa,  Paper Ghee Roast, Masala Dosa. The Dosas are crisp ..read more

One restaurant that got us through the lock down blues-Mota Fish As avid pescatarians, surviving months of lockdown without seafood seemed like a daunting task. Also, my diet required me to have high protein meals. As I do not eat a lot of chicken or any red meat, my go-to option was seafood/fish. On searching Zomato for the restaurants that follow WHO guidelines for Kitchen Hygiene and safety, we discovered this restaurant delivered to our place. The items are delivered in leak-proof containers and are always warm when they reach home. As the name suggests, Mota Fish serves seafood. We have ..read more

 “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.” Anthony Bourdain Yes, we did learn a lot about the culture, food, and the people of the beautiful country Georgia when we went out for a couple of meals with our local guide and the driver. They introduced us to the local food, that we crave even now. After coming back from our trip to Tbilisi, we were on a hunt to find the authentic Georgian resturant here in Dubai. We did find a decent place in JLT, but unfortunately they had to shut down their outlet. Recently, we discovered a new Georgian restaurant that opened its doors ..read more

Hello Folks !! How are you all doing? We are doing great and enjoying our weekend at our new home. It took a while for us to set-up everything and adjust to the new environment. So, After a hectic day of arranging all the packages and clothes a couple of days back, we decided to take a break and order from a new restaurant in our area. The Dakshin Culture curry. Located in JLT, this is a dark kitchen concept and promises to serve some authentic South Indian Cuisines. The Mangalorean Chicken Sukka on the menu caught my attention, which was the main reason for ordering from this restaurant. We o ..read more

Hello Folks,I hope you are all doing great. Now that most of the COVID-19 restrictions are eased here in the UAE, are you all going out yet? Mr. M and I have been indoors mostly and are not planning on going out to meet friends anytime soon. So after a full week of home cooking, we decided to order from a restaurant last week. Our friend suggested we check out a new outlet in Karama and he decided to deliver some of their bestsellers for us. ( the restaurant doesn’t deliver to my area) and that’s how we came to know about this newly opened Indian food outlet called Desi Junction. The restauran ..read more

Having loved the food from their outlet in Dubai Marina Mall, we decided to try their delivery from Dabang Kathi and Curry’s dark kitchen in Motor city. This restaurant is famous for its specialty Kathis (rolls) and curries. We decided to order their best sellers from the menu. The delivery was on time and everything was neatly packed with no leaks. The restaurant also follows a high standard of cleanliness and food safety standards. . We received our order of Jhakas chicken rolls, murgh Punjabi tikka, Awadhi Chicken tikka Biriyani, and mango lassi. The jhakas chicken roll was a bomb! T ..read more

Staying at home and browsing social media makes you crave all sorts of cuisines. ! Last week, after seeing multiple posts of noddles and Manchurians, I couldn’t stop myself from ordering from Chin Chin, a quick fix to satisfy myDesi Chinese cravings. Chin Chin is a popular Chinese restaurant with branches all over Dubai. They follow the WHO advisory for health, hygiene, and safety at restaurants (According to Zomato). This is one thing I check before ordering from any restaurant during this Pandemic. Our delivery was on time and the packaging was all leak proof. The food came in piping hot. Th ..read more

Hi all, Day 2345631 of the quarantine. All of us are praying and hoping that all of this Corona mess is over soon. We are all grateful to all the front line warriors who are saving thousands of lives every single day. Also heartfelt condolences to everyone who has lost family/friends to this pandemic. We are at home and only stepping out for groceries once a week. We had been cooking all our meals and all the cooking kind of took a toll on my health. So we recently decided to take a break for a day and order our lunch. As usual, Mr. M and I had a debate on which cuisine to order So, we decided ..read more

The COVID-19 has brought the world down to its knees now. The Pandemic is crashing economies and has caused a global lockdown, making everyone to stay at home. For Food bloggers like me, this means no dining out, no meetups and more trial and error cooking at home. Of course, all this sacrifice is not that big a deal considering the safety of everyone is the utmost priority.  Each and every one of us is doing our part by staying at home and flattening the curve. To cheer us up during these tough times, we received a special delivery from Suja’s Kitchen last week. Suja’s Kitchen serves au ..read more

After a hectic week, I visited Uncle Tea in Al Barsha to catch up with a few of my blogger friends. The new Al Barsha beach which opened a few months ago is a chic place to hang out with friends and family and bond over with some delicious food and chai. The location has a very quirky indoor seating and charming outdoor seating with lots of greenery. After the welcome drinks, which was a refreshing fresh juice, we were introduced to the brand by the marketing team who recommended us to try the best sellers. We started our food journey here by ordering the Uncle Samosas and Vada Pavs which is m ..read more