Between a vegan cafe with good shakes and friendly’s it’s a tough choice even for a vegetarian. Since soy-patties is on my yuck-this-sucks-why-would-anyone-bother list, friendly’s it was. My new strategy for vegetarian food in the US is choose the dish with max 1 non-veg ingredient + other good stuff and order it without the non-veg…

While most reviews of the restaurant were negative, a new Indian restaurant in Syracuse had to be visited. Buffet seem to be an option at all Indian restaurants in the US (at least in NYC & Syracuse, even in Anaheim, CA). I convinced two friends to accompany me at the not-buffet time which is less…

There are those times when you simply don’t feel like ordering in food. Especially in a country where Chinese food is sweet and everything is bread and cheese, as an Indian you are compelled to go into the kitchen. I am not averse to cooking, it’s fun. But it takes too much time. And standing…

Regarding how it tastes, decent if you’re really hungry and don’t want to walk too far. It’s kept cold but a few minutes in the microwave to melt the cheese and it is edible. 

For Indians in the US, Mexican food is as close as you can get to actual Indian food. Mexican food is cooked and has flavor. Chipotle’s popularity among Americans is proof of how much they prefer food that has flavor compared to horrible (and I mean really horrible) Soy patty burgers. Mexican food is usually…

For a while this slang definition of a Vegetarian has been bugging me, today I found what it stands for. It’s akin to the age of the nerds or those with brains than those with muscles. 

King David’s Vegetarian Pitza (German thin crust pizza) Sour olives, fetta & mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and red pepper. Too sour for my taste. First two slices were good but then the whole thing became too sour.

Good friend Sadaf was an awesome host yet again. What you see is a daal prepared quite differently as to back in North India. I am yet to figure out the finer details but it is Orange Masoor daal. The other dish is potatoes and green pepper prepared with spices, oil, onion and tomatoes. Great…

This is the Dominos Pineapple and green pepper pizza. Two pizzas with two toppings each has a discount. I usually prefer the Pacific Veggie.