Tag Me @Danu - Cinnamon Lakeside
This week I was tagged to enjoy a High Tea menu. The concept of High Tea started as something for Royals and Aristocrats to take in the afternoon at leisure while seated in posh chairs which are high-backed.
Foods
Joshua’s Tree
Home cook Kaushi De Silva has always been passionate about cooking since she was a child but didn’t have the courage to start her own business until a life-changing event led her to shift her perspective. “I lost my grandfather last year and on the day of his funeral, I was fired from my place of work for taking too many days off for it. That was when I decided that I would never work for anyone else again and it was the push that gave me the cou
Dish It Out: Chamali Mendis
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger and home cook @chamgiel – Chamali, takes our Q&A!
Dish It Out: Nilashee Perera
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger, baker and food photographer, Nilashee takes our Q&A!
Mad Batter
A self-taught hobby baker with a passion and craving for baking, Anjalee Perera, started off by baking for family and friends at leisure and over the past couple of years, has built a small but loyal circle of customers through her home-based business ‘Mad Batter’. “The name “Mad batter” is reminiscent of the endless opportunities I could do with a cake batter!” she shares.
Dish It Out: Chef Sirila Suksamran
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Thai Chef at The Kingsbury, Chef Sirilak, takes our Q&A!
Sharon’s Cakes
With an immense passion for baking and experimenting with new recipes since her school days, Sharone De Lambert started making cakes as a hobby for her family, friends and neighbours. With an overwhelming amount of support and good feedback, Sharon started her own home-based baking venture and created a thriving business that’s growing every day through favourable word of mouth.
Dish It Out: Ru Athukorala
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger of @ruscookbook, Ru, takes our Q&A!
The Bake Lounge
Baking her favourite goodies for family and loved ones for years, Rimaza Niyas hardly gave any thought to making a business out of her skills. But with endless requests and constant motivation from her family and friends who loved her baked goods and wanted them out in the market, Rimaza launched her home-based baking venture ‘The Bake Lounge’ in June 2020.
Dish It Out: Kay Seneviratne
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Chef Kay of Kay’s Kitchen takes our Q&A!
Taco Isle
I’ve always been a huge fan of Mexican food because of how flavour-rich it is, so when I came across Taco Isle while mindlessly scrolling through Uber Eats one day, I was excited to try it out. The cloud kitchen concept has been slowly but surely pervading the local food scene, and Taco Isle is the newest addition to the list.
Rainbow Bakes
With a passion for cooking and baking and experimenting with new dishes and sweets, Zainab Naleem started her baking business – Rainbow Bakes. “My mother and sister are the biggest support to me and they pushed me during my school days into the baking field. I really enjoyed decorating cakes in my class. I have a love for colour and brightness in my bakes and cakes so the business was naturally named ‘rainbow’ bakes!”.
Dish It Out: Sanduni Karunarathna
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger @flavorsofadiva – Sanduni, takes our Q&A!
Dish It Out: Janitha Perera
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger of @jani_s_digitalcookbook, Janitha takes our Q&A!
Shalini’s Cakes
Shalini De Fonseka attributes the humble beginnings of Shalini’s Cakes to the teamwork of the mother-daughter duo. “It all started with the work of a mother who can bake delicious cakes and a daughter who has a creative eye to decorate according to the customer’s needs.
Tag me @danu - Maqara
Today I was tagged on the MAQARA page - it’s a fun, happy, bright food page full of flavours. I had to go try it out myself and, oh man, it was worth my trip! Maqara Colombo is a cool restaurant concept that serves Chinese Food made with a Californian twist. The food was conceptualised by a 2 time Michelin Star Chef making it so much cooler.
Dish It Out: Rachithri Fernandopulle
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, French-trained ex-chef, food innovator, food blogger, catering business owner as well as popular food and travel influencer, Rachi takes our Q&A!
Hayden’s Spicy Treats
Home baker Stella Martinesz remembers her first order for a sale at church in 1997 – milk toffees and pumpkin toffees. Passionate about making different foods, Martinesz experimented with recipes she learned from her mom and aunt and started to undertake small orders.
The Baking Girl
Nimesha Jayani Cooray never got into baking (or even cooking, she says) until she was 22. During her final year of her bachelor’s, she went to a baking class to learn the basics and fell in love with the craft.
Dish It Out: ‘Singing chef’ Don Sherman
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, entertainer, chef, and one of Sri Lanka’s most popular television hosts lovingly dubbed as the ‘Singing Chef’ – Chef Don Sherman takes our Q&A!
The BBQ Station - A Great BBQ Experience!
Located down Kirula Road, Colombo 05, BBQ station is a bodacious bbq restaurant that is certainly a level above your average BBQ joint. Curated for a sophisticated dining experience its chic look and creative deco make it an attractive destination for those looking for a great dining experience. Featuring both an indoor and an Al Fresco dining experience BBQ Station is a perfect location to treat your family, friends or significant other to a fla
Chef Saman Liyanage
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, the Executive Chef and the current Executive of culinary operations at Mt. Lavinia Hotel, Chef Saman takes our Q&A!
Meli’s Cakes
Lourain Melissa Fernando started her baking business over a decade ago, back in 2010 under the moniker ‘Sugary Cake Store’ before it was rebranded under her name ‘Meli’s Cakes’. Quitting her full-time job as a procurement assistant at a British firm in 2015 to focus on building her business full time, Melissa adds that it was ‘one of the best decisions she’s ever made’. Today she runs her business and offers baking and decorating classes.
Totally Hooked - The Newest Seafood Diner In Colombo
Colombo’s latest seafood restaurant ‘Totally Hooked’ aims to create a distinctive dining experience with the fusion of American and Singaporean cuisine styles highlighting the fresh local seafood found in abundance in our island nation.
Dish It Out: Iromi Maduwanthi
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, food blogger of @iros_kitchen, Iromi takes our Q&A!
Mother’s Day at Movenpick
The iconic Mövenpick Hotel which lights up the Colombo skyline with its unique and distinctive brand of hospitality has intricately curated an array of Mother’s Day offerings to make mothers feel truly appreciated and pampered.
Cake ‘n Bake by Pixie Dustt
A passionate baker since her childhood days, Eaunna Sivanather always knew that starting her own home-based baking venture was a dream of hers. “When I started the baking business years ago, Cake ‘n’ Bake was the name I used initially and in 2020 I added the words ‘Pixie Dustt’ to give a new face to the brand. Pixie Dust is referred to as the Magical fairy dust used in fairytales which I also thought would be a great name as we always use our ma
Busy Bean Opens at the Racecourse Promenade
If there’s one thing Colombo always has more space to accommodate, it’s a cafe, and in spite of a plethora of cafes that continue to spring up like mushrooms around town, they’ve all found a way to coexist and thrive.
BAKEAMAZING
Wafra Awam started Bakeamazing as a passion project with a few of her cousins and during the pandemic lockdown, she revived the brand and started running it by herself. “Bakeamazing speaks for itself – we offer amazing baked goods with a uniquely Sri Lankan approach by drawing from the Sri Lankan culture of short eats!”.
Dish It Out: Chef Kalpa Perera
How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, the Executive Chef of RIU Sri Lanka, Ahungalla with over 15 years of experience in the hospitality and culinary industry, Chef Kalpa, takes our Q&A!
