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Top 10 Best Countries for Food

January 24th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Food has always been a priority for visitors, apart from sightseeing. Whenever we go to a new place, the first and the foremost thing we look out for is a restaurant in order to enjoy the cuisines. You can even know the local culture by the cuisines. There are certain countries, where their cuisines are the highlight and it draws people from across the borders. Following are one of the best countries for food.

Thailand: Asian countries have been for years known as the ones with exceptional cuisines and Thai cuisines top the list. The ingredients and techniques used for making the Thai cuisines stands apart from the rest.

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Eating around the world

December 21st, 2011 Tushar Mathur

There is no doubt that different people around the world have different spending habits when it comes to food. Some are more likely to eat out and others are more likely to stay home. But when it comes to an average trip to the grocery store, what are the price differences from country to country? Are some families about to take advantage of the best savings rates because they are spending less on food?

Putting Together a Shopping List

The best way to compare prices is to assume that everyone is putting the same items in their basket. For this comparison theUnited States,United Kingdom,Spain,FranceandAustraliaand their prices are represented.

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Best Places For Breakfast In Paris

December 8th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Without a doubt, the best breakfast in Paris is to find the places serving the best pastries and coffee. Ideally, you want all butter croissants, pain au chocolat made with real dark chocolate, baguettes to die for, and excellent coffee. But there are also other kinds of breakfasts to get in Paris that widen the spectrum and make the act of going out for breakfast just a little more fun.

First, let’s start with great places for a traditional Parisian breakfast.

For the ultimate Parisian breakfast treat you can go home and rave about, make your way to Laduree.

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The 5 Best Coffee Houses in Melbourne

October 24th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

The 5 best coffee houses in Melbourne

Known as the coffee capital of Australia, Melbourne is renowned worldwide for its many excellent coffee suppliers and coffee shops. It largely owes its rich brewing tradition to the huge number of Italian and Greek immigrants that flooded the city after the Second World War and today is home to hundreds of independent coffee houses. We’ve listed our five favourites from a very long list – visit one, order a freshly brewed java and put your feet up after a long day’s sightseeing.

Seven Seeds
Seven Seeds is renowned throughout Melbourne as being one of the best micro-roasters in the city.

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A Hawaiian Delicacy

September 23rd, 2011 Tushar Mathur

You know how you go to the grocery store and see rows and rows of the processed meat marvel known as Spam? If you’re anything like me, then you have no idea who is eating all of this mystery meat product. You would probably be shocked to hear that our Commander-in-Chief, President Barack Obama, is an avid fan of the canned meat. The first President of the United States to come from the archipelago of Hawaii loves to eat spam because it is the most popular food of his home state.

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Fine Dining in Las Vegas

July 14th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

If you are a tourist in Las Vegas and you’re looking for a fine dining experience, then there are plenty of outstanding restaurants to choose from. From Chinese to French to world fusion, the choices are virtually endless. The following restaurants are just a few of the top spots that have earned a reputation for providing an outstanding culinary experience for even the most selective foodies.

Nobu at the Hard Rock Hotel

With its hip, club-like atmosphere, Nobu is known to attract big crowds of fun-loving Vegas visitors. Both the food and service have earned a great name, with some of the menu favorites such as sushi, lobster ceviche, shrimp pasta and scallops in spicy pepper.

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Beijing – Crazy Food or Culinary Delights?

June 10th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Travellers from around the world have always found China a fascinating place to visit and it really is, despite the fact that it can be difficult to travel here, and communication can be a bit of a nightmare. The culture is totally different and a shock to the system for many, and the food… well it can be a little extreme to say the least.

Beijing may like almost every country in the world have its share of McDonalds and Subways dotted across the streets, but if you step down the side streets away from the well worn paths most visitors travel, and you’ll find the real Beijing cuisine.

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Delicious foods to eat on an Indian holiday

May 11th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Due to the extensive use of various spices, herbs, different types of exotic fruits and vegetables are grown in India, Indian cuisine is often characterised as vegetarian. What you will learn on your India holidays, even if you are not the biggest fan of “rabbit food”, is that a wide range of dishes and cooking techniques that each family of the Indian cuisine consists of can make the “rabbit food” deliciously tasteful, and you will find it is not really ‘rabbit food’ at all!

Hindu beliefs and cultures have played a major role in the evolution of the Indian cuisine that your palate will enjoy once you decide to go on holidays to India.

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Shake Up Spring: The Best Mixed Drinks This Season

April 15th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

Ah, it is that time of year again; the air is sweet and smelling of earth, and the Sun is bringing green things back to life, and warming our sorry winter bones. As the weather gets warmer, we will begin to venture out into the streets again, love and laugh with our friends, take long walks with the dog, break out our tennis rackets, and search for ways to cool off again. Some of the finest ways to cool down at the end of a warm spring day are refreshing cocktails.

One of the markers of spring is horse-racing, all leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.

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Atlanta Dogwood Festival

July 21st, 2010 Tushar Mathur

Atlanta Dogwood Festival is the perfect place for an art lover to be in. It has been an annual feature in Atlanta for the last 74 years. Like every year, this year also it was held in the Piedmont Park, Atlanta. The gala event marks the onset of spring. The festival was started way back in 1934, as an initiative, by Water Rich, to celebrate spring. It is at this time of the year that the flowers of Dogwood tree are in full bloom. As usual it lasted for 3 days.

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