Category: Food

As summer is subsiding slowly, three of the major attractions in Dubai to hang out, eat, drink and to have some entertainment, will be resuming functioning at the end of this month. First among them is Seven Sisters, the Lebanese café, which reopens on Thursday 30th August 2018. Overlooking the Dubai Canal, in the JW Marriott Marquis, Seven Sisters is an ideal place for spending your nights with friends. There are lots to eat and drink, other than the eventful evenings. It hosts a weekly Tuesday live music session, fashionable Friday fusion concept inspired by the Orient and will dedicate ... Read more

Sustainable and responsible tourism will be the focus of the second edition of the Philippine Harvest under the helm of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to be staged at the Central Square Mall at Bonifacio High Street, Global City in Taguig from August 24-26. As one of the main thrusts of the Department, the trade fair is themed “Sustainable Living, Food and Travel” highlighting farm tourism, local food, and tourist destinations around the country. In partnership with Central Square Mall, the Store Specialists Incorporated Group and the Tourism Promotions Board, the event will bring together DOT-accredited farm sites across the ... Read more

Pootharakulu Sweet AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is all set to prepare the largest ‘pootharekulu’, a traditional sweet from Andhra Pradesh, and set a Guinness record on Thursday. APTDC is hosting this event at the Berm Park, aiming spreading the name of the traditional sweet around the world.  The process of making the 10 meter Pootharekulu will start in the morning and go on till the evening. The entire process may take 6-8 hours. “The department was striving to give a global identity to the traditional dishes of Andhra Pradesh and unique event is part of that objective,” said Himanshu ... Read more

Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Indian Culinary Institute on August 19 in Tirupati.  The construction of the Rs 98.6 crores ICI has been completed. Union Minister of Tourism K J Alphons will also participate in the programme. The State government has provided 14.21 acres of land for ICI near Tirupati Airport. The completed works have been visited by Visiting secretary of department of tourism Mukesh Kumar Meena, APTDC MD Himanshu Shukla and district collector P S Pradyumna. “With the expansion of tourism sector, the students who come out of ICI may get good employment opportunities,” said Mukesh Kumar.  ... Read more

Picture for Representation only (Photo Courtesy: Whyndham) A unique tea lounge is coming up at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) soon. The tea lounge will have a tea restaurant which will offer teas like CTC, orthodox, second flush and specialty teas and various others. The lounge will be called ‘Chai Bar’. The plan to open a tea lounge was considered seven years back, how ever, it is only recently GTAC has decided to implement the proposed project. In a recent meeting, the GTAC governing body decided to form a special sub-committee to implement the project. The lounge is expected ... Read more

From the ‘Andhra Vantalu’ cookery competition (Photo Courtesy: The Hindu) AP Tourism Authority (APTA) has initiated a cookery competition named as ‘Andhra Vantalu’ in Tirupati, aiming at propagating the traditional ‘Andhra Thali’ and to brand it. Such a competition was organized on Wednesday, 1st August 2017, in association with Ramee Academy of Catering, Tourism and Hotel Management. The focus of the programme is to make Andhra Thali’ a brand and to get it familiar among the visitors of the state. As part of popularizing Andhra Tali, participants are asked to bring a set of dishes. Three best combination of dishes ... Read more

Food lovers will soon to have the spicy flavours for ‘bongu biriyani’ and ‘bongu chicken’ (dishes made in bamboo logs), in Kadapa and Tirupati. As an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), Chefs from both private and public sector restaurants in the districts had a training programme to cook ‘bongu biryani’ and ‘bongu chicken’, delicious dishes popular in local Andhra Pradesh. The event took place at the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (SIHMCTAN), in Tirupati. “Bongu Biryani is prepared by stuffing rice and chicken mixed with required spices in a bamboo log, ... Read more

There is a secret behind the tasty food of Malabar Café in Grand Hyatt Hotel in Kochi Bolgatty. Here, food is prepared and supervised by ladies only. All chefs in the kitchen are women. Latha is the Chief chef and Manager of the Kitchen and has four chefs to work with her. Aswini, Rehmath, Kavitha and Antish are the assistants to Latha. Photo Courtesy: Mathrubhumi “It is a dream come true job for me; I always dream to have a kitchen only for women. Here I could implement what I have been longed for. I should thank God and the ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Wake’N’Bite Happy news for the ‘Biryani’ lovers of Thiruvananthapuram. Celebrate the friendship day with stomach full of biryani in a festive mood packed with lots of fun. Uday Saumdra Beach Hotel, Kovalam is providing the opportunity to foodies to eat as much as biryani they can, by competing in the ‘Clash of Foodies’ to be held on 5th August 2018, the World Friendship Day. The competition will be arranged at the ‘Courtyard’ restaurant in the hotel. Six pre-registered teams of six members each can take part in the event. The team has the choice of selecting veg or ... Read more

Uber Eats has launched its second service in Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada on July 10. “Uber Eats service is launched in Vijayawada and consumers can order their favourite food by downloading the Uber Eats app on their mobile phones. Vijayawada marks the 18th city for Uber Eats since the launch in India in May 2017,” said Bhavik Rathod, Head of Uber Eats India. Uber Eats has partnered with restaurants such as Paradise, Cream Stone, Drunken Monkey, Seven Days, Southern Spice and many more. The service will be available for consumers across key neighborhoods in the city such as Labbipet, Governorpet, Auto ... Read more

Following strong reaction and demand from the passengers to reverse the decision to take off ‘Hindu meal’ from its menu, Emirates has decided to reinstate the ‘Hindu meal option’ for its passengers. “Based on feedback from our customers, Emirates confirms we will continue to provide a ‘Hindu meal option’, to make it easier for our Hindu customers to identify and request this option. The decision to discontinue ‘Hindu meal option’ had created a stir on the social media with passengers calling for reversal of the decision by the airline. Emirates had taken its “Hindu meal” off the menu, citing a review ... Read more

UPDATE: https://tourismnewslive.com/2018/07/05/emirates-reverses-decision-will-serve-hindu-meal-on-flights/ Emirates has taken its “Hindu meal” off the menu, citing a review of its services and customer feedback.  The airline said the decision to withdraw the Hindu meal option from its in-flight menu was taken following a review of the on-board products and services. “As part of our continuous review of the products and services available to customers, Emirates can confirm that it will discontinue the Hindu meal option. We constantly review our offering, taking into consideration customer uptake and feedback. This helps us improve service efficiencies,” the Dubai-based airline said in a statement today. Hindu passengers can ... Read more

Good news for people of Controguerra in Italy. A new hotel – Idea 18 Boutique- is opening at Controguerra, in the hills between Abruzzo and Le Marche, 15 kilometres  away from Adriatic Riviera. The hotel covers a total area of 1,350 square meters surrounded by 3 hectares of greenery: one for the garden, two for the park. It features five suites, the dining room and various relaxation spaces: the structure is surrounded by green scenery, a pool, barbecue area and vegetable garden. The pool is located at the entrance of the structure. One of the short sides of the pool ... Read more

The yoga ambassadors were feasted on the massive sadya (traditional vegetarian meal of Kerala) meal in Thekkady at the Carmelia Haven hotel. The delegates were surprised an enthused by the potpourri of distinct flavours. The Sadya, prepared at the hotel, was a grand meal spread across on a banana leaf, with close to 24 traditional Kerala dishes. The all-vegetarian meal is one of the highlights of the Malayali harvest festival Onam. The sadya included plain brown rice, with a range of pickles, pachadi, erissery, pulisherry, kalan, olan, aviyal, sambar, parippu, rasam, buttermilk, papad, jaggery coated bananas, banana chips and payasam. ... Read more

The third day of the Yoga Ambassadors Tour, organised by ATTOI, has also been special with the yoga sadya or satvic lunch offered for the yoga ambassadors at the houseboats in Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala. The lunch was served after the team boarded the Spice Routes’ houseboats. The delegates got a warm welcome by the crew of the houseboat lead by its Managing Partner, Jobin J Akkarakkalam. “We are having the time of our life. We are enjoying the magnificent beauty of the backwaters. Everyone is so friendly and kind. The Kerala backwaters are just unique and wonderful,” ... Read more