Stuck at Bandra station junction

The little hump-backed urchin… an outsider even among outsiders, stood peering into my rickshaw stuck in traffic near Bandra Station for twenty minutes already. His grubby hand extended listlessly, his eyes morose and down-cast. “I’m not your bloody aunty… Smile you bugger. What [...]

Rainy Day Feature

Monsoon mane and style tips

The rains are here so you can finally have an official culprit for your bad hair days. But, if you’re mane worry is your hair; we suggest you follow these tips from Rohit Daya, expert stylist from L’Oreal, on how to tame your hair this monsoon. Rohit [...]

The Perfect Rainy Day recipe

Pali Market has a glut of ‘thai’ ingredients. In addition to karfir lemons (very similar to Bengali lemons) there’s new types of mushrooms, crisp snow peas and asparagus and lots of bright new greens. So we put a bunch of aromatics to make a lovely rainy [...]

The Best Raw Deals in Bandra

After receiving a couple of mails asking us about places where you can get sushi in Bandra, we do the needful….
GLOBAL FUSION: Global Fusion by far, gets the most number of votes. They have sashimi and sushi rolls as well as a surprisingly good vegetarian counter. Regular [...]

Steaming momos, hot fudge brownie and more

Carter Road has got a mini food court which we think is perfect for the rainy weather. The sheltered area currently has five stalls with the two newest additions being Momo Station and Bombay Likes. The other stalls are the well established Brownie [...]

Jazz, Rap and Hip Hop for kids

Dance classes seem to becoming popular these days, but with so many popping up all over its hard to know who’s is good and who’s isn’t. We found someone who’s been taking dance classes for over 17 years but what we love about his dance classes are [...]

The Write Way

Mark Twain said, “The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say.” If this quote of his makes sense to you then [...]

Soccer Challenge

The rains are here and you know what that means, it’s football time! This Sunday Bandra will host one of the biggest rink football tournaments which will see teams from all over Mumbai play. Organised by Synchronicity Promotions, this tournament has over 50 [...]

Frozen Yoghurt at Cocoberry

‘Indians are natural yogurt eaters,” says Sumit Suneja, retailer for Cocoberry. But if yogurt as a dessert option raises a few eyebrows we’re sure you’ll be converted once you give it a try. Because Cocoberry berry berry nice. This is Mumbai’s first outlet [...]