Food

Oktoberfest is back!

This year Colombo’s official Oktoberfest will be bigger and better. With a grand atmosphere, a grand castle theme complete wit...

The Startup Cook - Rice Pudding

Arroz con Leche also known as Rice Pudding is a popular dessert in Spain.  It’s milky, sweet and of course rice based, wh...

The Wallawwa: Katunayaka

‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’ is a quote many hotels and accommodations should live by. For a luxurious bo...

Artist’s Angle: Jason Wright

On Artist Angle, this week, we feature someone who loves to take photographs of nature and looks out for fine details that your...

Jaffna Gnanams Hotel

The hotel occupies a pride of place in the development of tourism in the Jaffna District.

Shinukz

“My mum would bug me to help her in the kitchen because it was always the last place I’d want to be but I eventually sta...

Recipe: Vermicelli Pudding

When I was growing up weekends represented a foray into culinary intricacies of the world. Mainly to give my mother a respite from t...

Cocoon Resort: Induruwa

While on a quest to unfold the inland beauty of the southern coastline, we visited a charming hotel which was once known as the &lsq...

Iloveuna.com

It’s about being an islander. Turquoise blue waves washing sun drenched beaches are somehow instinctually woven into our very ...

Délicieux by Manesha Peiris

Manesha Peiris has been running Délicieux since the beginning of August, a home-run bakery venture she started after her frie...

Dutch treats at the VOC Café

How about dining underneath the Mango tree, instead of the Jam Fruit tree? Well, there’s just the place in Colombo – the...

Vishnu Bavan Restaurant

In Jaffna city, Vishnu Bavan Restaurant is a popular venue for great vegetarian food variety.

Recipe: Classic Quiche Lorraine

One of my favorite pastimes is to flick through cookery books, ‘OUUING’ and ‘AHHING’ at the glorious spreads...

The Startup Cook – Garlic Rice

A known fact about Lankans is that they do love their Rice. Well that might be a fact by default since Sri Lanka is an agricultural ...

A Day Out with the Speed Freaks

It was time for some sporting action with a close bunch of friends last weekend. It was a day out with the speed freaks at the pheno...

RECIPE: Banana Pikelets

The danger of having a large family is that inevitably the culinary requests are numerous and varied. 

Cycling - Tour De France 2013

It’s a carnival atmosphere as thousands gather by the roadside to cheer the ‘Caravan’. A parade of vehicle- floats...

The Start Up Cook - Salmon Bites

Fish has never been a personal favorite of mine. The texture has always been a little too mundane for the palette. But when there is...

Villa Red Bentota

Our choice for last weekend was a villa that blended relaxation and adventure, located at the first resort in Sri Lanka. 

Hungry.lk

Hungry.lk is a website, which provides food promotions from varying cafés and restaurants for people who are searching for me...

Bean Frost Shaved Ice

Yes, the rains have been pouring down hard over  the past few weeks but the heat still continues…!! 

Recipe: Apple Crisp Pizza

Last weekend having visited the cooling hills of Kandy I got a chance to sample a truly scrumptious dessert that ignited every taste...

The Start Up Cook - Hokey Pokey!

Admit it. The name is enticing. When one says hokey pokey the first thing that is normal to reminisce is the hokey pokey song & ...

Roman Beach Hikkaduwa

Spending time away from home whether it’s a vacation alone or with friends, the Hikkaduwa beach is always fun. On our way from...

The Cakery and Panino

After having developed a mutual love for creating delicious paninis and wholesome baked goodies at the Good Market every Thursday, i...

Recipe: Strawberry Pie

When you think PIE you picture goeey molten pieces of luscious apple pie or rich decadent chocolate layered concoctions. Strawberry ...

Instant Chocolate Mousse

This is one of Nigella’s brilliant recipes. I use ‘brilliant’ quite deservingly because this recipe doesn’t ...