First published in Bangalore Mirror under my more famous pseudonym đ In the steel and concrete drabness that goes by the name of Outer Ring Road, it takes a sense of irony to name a mall Soul Space Arena! But maybe thereâs hop, my Malayali mind thought, when I heard that a microbrewery had begun […]
First published in Bangalore Mirror For a few seconds after youâve entered Rural Blues, you might get the notion that youâre in Santorini, and not Sarjapur Road. While some uncharitable souls might claim itâs because of the distance youâve had to travel to get there, (map) itâs actually more an effect of the Mediterranean colour […]
First published in Bangalore Mirror Take a deep breath and imagine this – a Moroccan themed rooftop lounge and restaurant serving Japanese and North Indian, located in the concrete abomination called Outer Ring Road. Whatever floats your boat, you might say, and Float is exactly what you now have in Kadubeesanahalli. (map, same building as […]
First published in Bangalore Mirror âCafe with a soulâ is how The Teal Door Cafe describes itself, and it does live up to that on at least a couple of levels. The building it occupies is 25 years old and absolutely looks the part as it majestically stands out from the more standard âinhabitantsâ of […]
First published in Bangalore Mirror Even as recently as a decade back, going to HSR required a strong stomach, because very few roads even had streetlights! But times have changed. These days, Iâm finding it difficult to digest the fact that more new eateries are opening here than in the neighbouring restaurant paradise (and our […]