For all those who love a good slice of pizza, and for those who can’t get enough of flavors from the Indian subcontinent! Tiffin etc is here to the rescue. Here is perfect example in what i believe that Indian food can be fun, chic, light and refreshing.

A trip to the city of Philadelphia and you can taste something that is unique. Traditional pizzas with Indian flavors and Indian street style drinks.

It took me a few months of testing (and tasting) and re-testing the flavor combination of bold Indian flavors with thin crust homemade dough and fresh mozzarella. What we came up with is 6 different pizzas each with has its own homemade sauce and toppings.

Murg Makhani & Lal Mirch
tandoori grilled chicken, “makhani” – home made tomato sauce, red chili flakes and fresh mozzarella

Boti Kebab
slivers of bbq tandoori grilled lamb, homemade onion sauce, roasted tomatoes and fresh mozzarella

Tandoori Subzi
seasonal tandoori grilled vegetables, roasted garlic, cilantro mint pesto and fresh mozzarella

Saag Paneer
creamed spinach, ricotta cheese and crumbled homemade cottage cheese

Paneer Tikka And Hari Mirch
tandoori grilled cottage cheese, “makhani sauce”, green chillies and mint

Keema Mattar
minced tender lamb, english peas, cilantro mint pesto and ricotta cheese

TIFFIN ETC
712 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia 19123
Phone: (215) 922-1297

” Celebrating world flavors” event showcases food service corporation “Sodexo” partnerships with culinary organizations and renowned chefs from around the world. To kick of this series chef Hari Nayak was invited as the first international chef to educate the students in various diverse/ ethnic cuisines and engage them in culinary demos/ lectures on food. The 2 week event was held during Nov 10th – Nov 21st to celebrate and educate the flavors and the diverse cuisine of India. The series will continue in the future with renowned celebrity chefs like Micheal Smith, Ming Tsai and Rick Bayless.

Click on below links

SODEXO

University of Toronto

Brock Press write up

“Cooking for Life” Presents TASTE FOR LIFE

Join Honarary Lead Chef Vikas Khanna from New York City

and Chicago’s Top Chefs

Featuring Master Sommelier Alpna Singh (Host of Check. Please!)

Tantalize all your senses with culinary samplings from Chicago’s hottest restaurants and tastes of fine wine from around the globe. Stir your soul with the sounds of live entertainment from singer Greta Pope, Enjoy a whiskey tasting with your dessert and bid on exciting live and silent auction prizes.

Touch the world with your commitment to ending violence.

Thursday, April 17, 2008
River East Art Center
435 East Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Watch Past events organized by cooking for life

I spent most of my time around Kochi (Cochin). We were filming for a TV series ” Food of India “.

Kochi is a gourmet’s delight and at all the cuisine is as diverse as it is remarkable. There is a huge variety in seafood, from shrimp, crisp-fried mussel, grilled prawn, lobster and squid done just so and, of course, soft-shelled crabs tossed Kerala-style. But the meen pollichathu, a delicious fish fillet coated with spice paste, wrapped in banana leaf and roasted should be a priority. There is the staple kappa kari, which is fish and tapioca, and puttu (steamed rice cakes) with beef roast. Again Grand Hotel’s restaurant comes top of my list.

Chinese fishing nets

Fort Kochi’s ‘You buy, I cook’ beach side food stalls, not far from the Chinese fishing nets, offer good fresh seafood and beautiful views. You can also choose from fresh catch prawns, pomfret, snapper, shark or king fish. You can choose your own “catch of the day” from one of the fishmongers opposite the fishing nets. Then, take it to one of the nearby “fast food” shacks where they will cook it for you.

Curious to learn more about the local cuisine!!

I recommend some hands on cooking experience, with Nimy Paul

Nimmy, a professional cookery instructor,conducts cookery classes. She teaches guests the nuances of traditional Kerala recipes. She offers food and hospitality to guests at her home. Nimmy and Paul belong to traditional Syrian Christian community in Kerala. In keeping with the tradition of their families they enjoy having guests and serving good food.

Enjoy!

Fernando Adrià Acosta.

The man behind the a scene , a chef ? a scientist? I do not know what to call him. I have had the honor to see him first hand creating his 21st Century tapas with his brother Albert Adria.

New cooking techniques developed in the six months the restaurant is closed each year at the el Bulli Taller (lab/workshop) in Barcelona. All i can say to the guests who are lucky to get a reservation is expect the unexpected! The restaurant is open from May to September, reservations starts in mid-October for the next year. Around October 15th

Want to make a reservation??? CLICK HERE!

The tasting menu, which changes every day, unfolds in three acts and thirty-five dishes:

Small snacks: that you eat with your fingers
Larger-sized tapas: to be eaten with a fork and spoon
Desserts like you have never seen before

It is a fast-paced dining roller coaster, with explosive flavors and textural surprises.It can take upto 5 hours to finish the meal. It is an experience that one can never have any where in the world. Well behind the scenes! The kitchen is so quite & perfectly choreographed. It was an experience of a life time to watch this.

With Albert Adria

Fozen Chocolate foam

chocolate rock with raspberry powder

El Buli is located in Roses on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain

Wine list:
€15 – €3,500 (£10 – £2,377)

Menus:
The tasting menu is €185 (£125)

Top 20 restaurants of the world with the links to thier websites

1. El Bulli (Spain)
2. The Fat Duck (U.K.)
3. Pierre Gagnaire (France)
4. French Laundry (U.S.)
5. Tetsuya’s (Australia)
6. Bras (France)
7. Restaurant Le louis XV (Monaco)
8. Perse ( US)
9. Restaurant Arzak (Spain)
10. Mugaritz (Spain)
11. Can Fabes (Spain)
12. Nobu (U.K.)
13. Gambero Rosso (Italy)
14. Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road (U.K.)
15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse (France)
16. Jean Georges (U.S., New York)
17. Le Cinq (France)
18. Daniel (U.S., New York)
19. Oud Sluis (Netherlands)
20. Chez Panisse (U.S.)

Enjoy & let us know if you have been to any of these restaurants and feel free to post comments on these.