My First Attempt at Cooking on Chulha

Crackling sound of firewood, tiny golden sparks from red hot coal and the smoky aroma of cooking on a Chulha is a traditional holistic cooking experience that has always fascinated us, Sous Chef & me, and this fascination turned into commitment when the exploration of hidden gems of Pune started!!! The last 24 hours have been a roller-coaster. My colleagues at rtCamp know it better. Most times aspirations that begin with honest intentions end well….

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Hidden Gems of Pune

A curated list of food outlets in and around Pune that drives my taste buds crazy! It’s Saturday (24.09.2022) and I’ve just had my after-nap tea amidst a cool breeze as dusk settles over the city of Pune. Today isn’t about a recipe that I tried my hands on. It’s about sharing an experience of a foodie soul that craves for delicacies in the lap of nature. This post will be updated over the time…

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Picking the best from God’s Own Country – Conclusion!!!

Welcome to the third chapter of this journey. To get a better context, please help yourself with the earlier chapters, https://phoodiemonk.com/picking-the-best-from-gods-own-country-inception/ & https://phoodiemonk.com/picking-the-best-from-gods-own-country-interval/. Thekkady So finally we were in the last leg of our South India tour and it makes me sad when I look back to that date today. The mind kind of starts making some reverse calculations, but back then we were happy souls, just relishing the nature without any calculations. Moving on…

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Picking the best from God’s Own Country – Inception!!!

Chris de Burgh quoted the journey beautifully Folks who know me well are aware of my weekend plans, especially the plans for Friday evening but the weekend of 20th December 2019 was kinda different. Why wouldn’t it be, I was supposed to meet the love of my life, Poggo after seven long months and what better place then one of the places I had been planning to visit for a while. Despite all my logical…

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A Small Tribute to My Lifeline – Poggo

Kissa ye kuch saal pehle ka hai,zindgai apni ek uljhi si paheli si thi,bachpan ki chaukhat langhi ja chuki thi aur aankhein bas office ke ghadi pe atkii thi,,fir aayi wo ghadi jab jaani dushman ne de di zindagi ki sabse anmol kadii,bas kuch pal, kuch palo mein hi badal gayi puri kayanat meri, raat-din sochne lage kaise laye uske nazuk hothoon pe muskan nayi,naam jis din pukara usne khilkhilate hothoon se aankhein bhar aayi,laga…

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The Doe-eyed Angel?

This post is my own story where a grown-up kid (still a kid by the way!) was lost in this mediocre world & how he was revived by a doe-eyed angel ???? Shreesha nicknamed as Poggo.