Author Archives: Amrita Dasgupta
Pish Pash recipe — where it came from and how to make it
I have been eating pish pash all my life, or at least since my food memories began. What went in it depended on what was available. It is the ultimate…
Pork loin steaks sweet and sour style
I haven’t blogged in five years and I’d forgotten the pride I had in owning it. Today it looks like a time capsule of much simpler and exciting times. Some…
Recipe inspirations
A lot of what I cook everyday are inspired by something I've eaten on my travels or at a restaurant which made a particular impression on me. My most recent…
Don’t just travel to India be a social investor with Rang De
Have you been to India? As a back packer or a luxury traveller? However you choose to travel it is difficult to ignore the millions of people who are small…
Calcutta Street – The Summer Party Edition
Calcutta Street has come a long way in the past six months. Shrimoyee Chakraborty my friend and founder of Calcutta Street has also grown into her founder's shoes. From playing…
Working in the UK – a real life drama
Working in the UK or the aspiration to work in the UK is a dream in many a immigrant's life. But belonging to a country outside the EEA makes it…
Home away from home
I've lived in the UK for four years now and I have been back home in India every year. There is this irresistible pull of flavours, memories and experiences that…
Food travels
Food travels. Oh yes it does. Unlike us it doesn't need a passport, visa or immigration rules. All it needs are people and their passion for food. We are creatures…
Calcutta Street Food Pop-up (Camden)
The Calcutta Street Food Pop-up at the Zensai Bar, Camden by Eat with me - Shrimoyee is the first of many as promised by the organiser herself. For the uninitiated,…
The Vietnamese Market Cookbook
I enjoy eating Thai food and I've been eating Chinese cuisine and its variations for years, but I am quite new to Vietnamese food. It was a discovery by chance.…