The Mirage Main House was set up in 1948 by Jaya Dayal, a drama teacher who was lured by the charms of this artists’ colony along with actor Prithviraj Kapoor post Partition. After passing…
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Nami, a new Japanese restaurant in Goa, serves a tight menu of Japanese classics: sushi, sashimi, a handful of salads, three types of ramen, four gyozas, robatayaki and a few sharing plates. There’s a…
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Just before COVID-19 hit India, Noopur Chaughule, a Toronto-based chef, travelled to India to visit her parents Rajan and Sadhana. Before she knew it, a lockdown was announced and so was a worldwide pandemic.…
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Located right by the breezy, sunny Ashwem beach, São is perfect for a meal with a big group of friends or family. The food is a blend of Goa and Europe, with prawn sol…
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The Malabar Coast traverses through four states starting from Maharashtra, past Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and all the way to Tamil Nadu. On a two-week road trip from Goa to Kerala, I took National Highway…
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A trip to Goa is incomplete without snacking on chourico pao. The Indo-Portuguese pork sausage is a favourite snack among locals and visitors alike. In fact, it’s so popular that tourists often take kilos…
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This 100-year-old home is just a kilometre away from Majorda beach. Here, rooms are spread across two houses on the property—a Portuguese mansion built in 1929, and an older house made with earth walls.…
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Perched atop a lush green hill in Arpora, Nilaya Hermitage is all about tranquillity and solitude. There are just eleven rooms and two tents on the 20-acre property, each inspired by natural elements and…
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Both Manoj and Kavita are food-lovers, so I knew we would get along well. When I mentioned my cravings for Malayali food, Kavita, a vegetarian, prepared the most scrumptious Kerala-style mutton curry along with…
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