Urban Tadka : an intriguing name for a Indian restaurant, and a refreshing change from the Taj Mahals and Kohinoors and Shalimars that one sees all too often. “Tadka ‘means ’seasoning’ ( Vaghar or phodni )and I don’t quite understand ‘Urban Tadka’ but when we heard the name we felt like checking it out. So we did.
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Archive for April, 2008
Urban Tadka : Different, Worth a Visit
Posted in Food on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ruminations on the New York Skyline
Posted in Random, Thoughts, Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Sunday, we attended a classical music concert at NYU’s Kimmel auditorium. The concert was held in a spacious hall on the 10th floor and on one side of the room were large picture windows which afforded a wonderful view. We were high enough that we could look out over the trees in Washington Square [...]
The NBA Playoffs
Posted in Sports on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons clearly the class of the East, there has not much been much suspense about the Eastern Conference. The West has been a rollercoaster espescially after the blockbuster trades for Pau Gasol Lakers), Shaquille O’Neal ( Suns) and Jason Kidd (Mavericks). The Gasol trade was a success from the [...]
The Agony of Defeat
Posted in Culture, Sports, Thoughts on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you watch the NCAA Basketball final between Kansas and Memphis last night ? Wasn’t it great ? I was rooting for Kansas but didn’t really think they had a chance when, late in the second half, they were down by nine . Then, Memphis missed four critical free throws, Kansas tied the game on [...]
The Etiquette of Thank You Cards
Posted in Culture, Daily Life, Observations, Random, Thoughts on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I often read the advice columns and, a couple of weeks ago, I read one about the etiquette of thank you cards. A reader wrote in to say that she had given her friend a gift at a thirtieth birthday party and happened to phone her a month or so later. It was just a casual call but the [...]
The Angriest of Them All
Posted in American Scene, Culture, People on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Independent, a British newspaper, recently conducted a very unusual poll when it invited its readers to select the Angriest person in the world.
Before you read any further, just think whom you might have voted for.
Surprisingly, many of the top vote getters are well known to Americans. The top vote choice , with 28% of the [...]
