The best part of a visit to India (next to meeting family and friends) is , for me, the ability to unabashedly give up any pretense of dieting and gorge on all kinds of gastronomic delights. On every trip to the des , I try to hit all my favorite restaurants at least once. This time , while in New Delhi, I had a great experience at Punjabi by Nature in Gurgaon .First off, it gets two thumbs up for what has to be my favorite restaurant name ever (edging …

After having read multiple comments about ‘bastardized‘ cheese dosas, I walked in with with a lot of skepticism. I fully expected everything to suck and in a lot of ways, I wanted it to.
Dosa, located on 995 Valencia St., San Francisco was different in most ways. Just like my other favorite restaurant on the right coast, Dosa was trendy, pleasant and we were the only Desi’s in the restaurant, save the owner.
After a look at their menu, I settled for Bhel Puri and my friend for Pani Puri. Yes, my …

The Mysore Royal Thali at Udupi Palace, Tacoma Park, MD. Do not let the Zagat Reviewed sign on the door fool you.
Dinner was my second meal of the day and boy was I excited to see the “Zagat Rated” sign on the door as I walked into Udupi Palace at Tacoma Park, MD. That was the only high point of the entire evening.
The Decor was on par with what you would expect from an Indian restaurant, the service was nothing to write home about.
After a detailed glance of the …