Posted on April 7th, 2008 by Chitra
The restaurant Hallimane, in Malleswaram is known for its true Karnataka cuisine. We have been there a few times times for lunch and snacks and have liked the way they try and keep the taste simple and authentic. For Ugadi, Karnataka’s New Year, the restaurant announced that it was offering a Ugadi spread […]
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Filed under: plantain leaf, bevu bella, bella, belu, lunch, tradition, ugadi '08, karnataka cuisine, authentic cuisine, vegetarian, rangoli, Karnataka, Family, Life, Simple R2I Luxuries, desi food, Bangalore living, Hallimane, New Year, Ugadi, Malleswaram, Bangalore
Posted on November 22nd, 2006 by Chitra
Nothing to beat it. Hot and Spicy … very nice! From the 5 star hotels to the road side dhabhas/darshinis, food available here is simply superb. I had always HATED the coconut chutney served in the US, no matter how good the rest of the food was. And now here, I get to have the […]
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Filed under: Simple R2I Luxuries, desi food, R2I
Posted on November 18th, 2006 by Chitra
The price war for toys currently happening between Walmart and Toys”R”Us. I would have loved to buy toys for the next year if I were there. I am told about the toy shops here, but I am yet to visit a store. I do know that the regular American toys sell for about 4 times […]
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Filed under: Infrastructure, Family, medical care, Parks, realestate, powercut, Docs, Life, desi food, R2I, pollution, tips, Road, Bangalore
Posted on November 15th, 2006 by Chitra
Before the ‘why not to’, let me briefly say why we chose Bangalore. Actually, there really wasn’t a choice. Being from Bangalore, having family and property here, and with all the job opportunities here, we wouldn’t have moved back to any other city in India. The real estate is a whole different story. The prices […]
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Filed under: Infrastructure, Work, medical care, Parks, realestate, powercut, traffic, Road, weather, R2I, desi food, pollution, Public Transport, commute, Bangalore
