Taj Samudra will be hosting a Bangladeshi Food Festival from 2 to 12 April at the Latitude restaurant, which is jointly organised by the Bangladeshi High Commission. There were many dignitaries present for the inauguration ceremony held on 2 February, including Bangladeshi High Commissioner His Excellency Mohammad Saifur Rahman, and honorabl
The southern coast of Sri Lanka plays home to some of the finest beaches on the island.
Mashed potatoes are a universal favourite. It’s superbly easy to make, filling and makes an excellent side dish to almost any main meat based dish. However more than often this plain looking dish (although brilliant in taste) is ignored and has never been the talk of the town.
The official ‘Around the Pearl’’ logo and website were launched in preparation for the ten day bicycle tour of Sri Lanka being conducted by 14 business professionals, in an effort to raise funds for Cerebral Palsy.
Last week’s search for the finest Lamprais in Colombo took us to the VOC Café, Green Cabin and The Colombo Fort Café.
The latest café to join the bandwagon is The Paddington, a quiet little restaurant located at Barnes Place.
Following the success of the designer linen clothing line in America, Linen and I USA brings linen haute couture to Sri Lanka for the first time.
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Exuding rustic charm coupled with fine dining cuisine, Cafe Ceylon is a boutique hotel and restaurant in Kabalana, Galle.
Whether it's quaint cottages or luxury manors, there’s something about the charm of old English architecture that makes it difficult to resist and almost impossible to dislike.
Thailand remains a popular tourist destination for travellers especially from Sri Lanka who are lured to particularly to Bangkok by its tantalising promises of cheap shopping, cuisine and arguably louche nightlife.
I’m a coffee addict. My day cannot begin without a good warm cup of coffee. I am every kind of zombie without it, so throughout the day I am fuelled with this warm beverage. If you have the same addiction, then trying this delight out is an order.
Little hesitation came with the daunting task of having to try out multiple lamprais outlets on the same day – one can never get enough of lamprais, after all!
When at first you sink your teeth into a spoonful of strawberry vanilla cheesecake by Buttercup Cheesecakes, all you can think about is that it feels like it’s made with love, happiness and all things nice (yes, just like the starting lines to the Powerpuff Girls cartoon - sugar, spice and everything nice).
Lately, my older two have been heavily involved in the production of their school play.
Lately, my older two have been heavily involved in the production of their school play.
Travelling down south by train is always a great experience especially with the rail tracks being adjacent to the southern coastline with a view of the great blue ocean and enjoying the salty breeze.
After decades of internal strife and negative publicity which blighted Sri Lanka, tourism is now on the rise.
Chocolate is a girl’s best friend. It’s true that we are not always loyal to chocolate, we shamelessly cheat on it with shoes and jewellery, but nevertheless we always ALWAYS end up coming back to it.
Nothing can be compared to the love a mother has for her children. Her love is incomparable, unconditional and inseparable.
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Having gone on a cheesecake round during the early days of this column, we felt it was high time we did a repeat round including new places.
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Cotta Road lies a new café named Mel’s Tea Café with its main focus on serving sandwiches, salads, pastries, cakes and of course teas, and tea-based beverages.
To support Earth Hour 2014 on 29th March from 8:30 – 9:30 pm, individuals, businesses and local communities are requested to sign up on the official Earth Hour Sri Lanka website (www.earthhour.lk).
Have you ever travelled on a 112 bus? Most would comment on how slow this bus is and the lack of it at times when it is most required.
As mentioned before Rachel Khoo has been influencing me quite a great deal lately. Besides feverishly looking for a sleeved polka dot dress and lipstick, choosing another one of her recipes is embarrassingly enough proof of my innocent Rachel Khoo crush.
The Galadari Hotel is gearing up to host a fantastic promotion depicting the true taste of Kerala cuisine.
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“You think your child is safe with the servant, the driver or the uncle. 
Us Lankans are known for our fruit salads. 
This was not my first visit to Galle, and definitely cannot be the last.