Chinese is one of the cuisines which any Kolkatan swears by whenever it comes to eating out. & Why not? This is the place which gave birth to the so called 'Indianised Chinese' dishes which in reality is a variation of Hakka Cuisine , when Chinese seasoning & cooking techniques were adapted to suit the Indian palette with introduction of more vegetarian items compared to the true blue Chinese dishes.

This was the second stop on our itinerary for the Vedic Village Bloggers' meet organised by the team of Thinquisitive. Difficulty in reaching the venue i.e. The Vedic Village aside, which can be found in my earlier post about the place, this is the restaurant which hosted our sunday brunch. A multi cuisine restaurant which serves Indian, Oriental & Continental fare throughout the fare, the best time to visit this is around 12-3 in a Sunday to attend their Sunday Brunch which is a gastronomic carnival to say the least.

Vedic Village, the spa resort is well known for its unique combination of a three star luxury resort & an ayurvedic medical spa. Though a perfect weekend gateway from the hustle bustle of the city, it's quite an uncommon venue for a food bloggers' meet. However the uncommon was materialised when the team of Thinquisitive i.e. Vaibhab, Aishwarya & Ishita arranged for the third bloggers' meet to take place there. Initially a bit sceptical about attending a meet so far away from Kolkata, I gave into the excitement since the name Vedic Village itself was quite tempting.

Fikar not Foodies is a small restaurant near CA island, Salt Lake. Quite easy to reach from CC1, recently attended a bloggers' meet cum food tasting session here as part of PanchPhoron. The restaurant looks not so much of a looker from outside. A bright glosign has the name on it, beside it is the kitchen & takeaway counter. The outlet itself seats around 24 people.

XII Zodiac - The Fern Residency is gearing up for the upcoming season with a selection of Gujarati dishes. PanchPhoron was invited for a food tasting of the items from this new menu. This was my second visit to XII Zodiac, the last time was when they launched their poila boishakh special menu.Located near China Park, Rajarhat, The Fern is a medium size business hotel with special care toward environment. Their in house restaurant XII Zodiac is a first of its kind sun sign based multi cuisine restaurant, where food is served according to one's Zodiac sign.

Even a few years back eating out in Kolkata meant hitting the age old joints located in park street, ordering from the same old menu & reluctantly taking a yellow ambassador to return home (20 rs extra if you stayed beyond tollygunge, god save your home was in garia). It was a nightmare if you hit tangra, or park circus for some Chinese or biryani.

There was a time when the chitchats & addas used to take place at the para'r roak/ some restaurant 'cabins' munching on some 'aat anaar dalmut' while sipping from a 'maatir bharer chaa'. That's quite a thing of the past now. In fact so distant that many from the younger generations don't have a clue so as to what 'roak/cabins' mean.

Had been hearing about this cafe for quite a long time. So when one of my friends decided to give a treat for her new job, & name of this cafe sprang up during the discussion regarding the venue, I was one of the very first to vote for it.