If there is a better known restaurant in Delhi than Karim’s , I dont know what it is. Every first time visitor to Delhi is advised ” You must go to Karims.” It happened to us the first time we went to Delhi in 2003 and we remember Karims vividly. It was just after the [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Eating My Way Through India… Part II
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Eating My Way Through India– Part I
Posted in Asia, Culture, Food on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No, I did not embark on an eating tour of India. That would have taken months, if not years. We were on a three week trip to India primarily to attend my nephew’s marriage in Mumbai and to visit our daughter who is just finishing up a posting in Delhi. In the course of our [...]
Cricket Roundup: India-SL, Kookaburra , NZ tour
Posted in Cricket on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
India – SriLanka. The Indian tour of SriLanka could not have been more satisfying for Indian cricket fans. Dhoni as usual led from the front and had a great series . The difference between the two teams was that India played as a team with each player knowing exactly what needed to be done . Much of [...]
The $1,000 Pizza
Posted in Food, Life, Thoughts on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The thousand dollar pizza was unveiled a couple of years ago in March 2007 by Nino Selimaj, owner of Nino’s Belissima Restaurant on Second Avenue in New York.Nino, who owns 5 other restaurants/pizzerias in New York, only offered this extravagant pizza at this one location and claimed it was not a publicity stunt. Having watched a Food Channel TV [...]
Blood Type and Character Traits
Posted in Asia, Culture, Life on February 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday’s newspaper carried an item about the Japanese belief that blood type and personality are linked. In Japan, it’s perfectly normal to ask “What’s your blood type?” in the course of a conversation, just as here we might ask ” What’s your ( zodiac) sign?” Until recently, job applicants in Japan were asked for their [...]
THAT Was a SUPER Bowl !!
Posted in Sports on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It couldn’t have been any better . After years of dull, boring games or rank mismatches, we’ve had two great SuperBowls in two years. For a Giant fan like myself, last year’s upset of the Patriots was wonderful but, I’ve got to admit, from the spectators point of view this year’s contest was even better . [...]
