Christmas @ Park Street Mews

Park Street Mews restaurant is  ready to ring in the  traditional Christmas fun with  the decor, the ambience, the food

Festive season at The Bayleaf

The Bayleaf brings the traditional food fare to your table during this season.

Christmas Love @ ChocoLuv

What better way to awaken those old memories and old associations; rekindling that flame of joy in your heart; than getting together with friends and family this Christmas Season!

The Startup Cook – Garlic Chicken

The pressure of your food pleasing someone else’s palette (besides your own) is too stressful for some. Hence dinner for one is always my favorite thing; especially when you’re experimenting with new recipes.

Apsara Bentota

‘Tis the season to be jolly in a private hideaway with your friends or family. In my mission to locate the most desirable holiday villas in Sri Lanka, I found ‘Apsara Villa’, a tranquil little place tucked away just an hour and a half from Colombo.

Dessert Rose the Trendy Bakery

Dessert Rose is the latest little baking business that’s making a big splash in Colombo’s social circles. 

Christmas Goodies

Here’s a list of what goodies are on offer for the season! Enjoy! 

Barracuda

When it comes to reasonably priced seafood, served in a pleasant and clean environment Barracuda down Wasala Raod on Marine Drive, in Dehiwala, is just the place.

Kami Maki

Kami Maki, meaning ‘divine roll’ in Japanese, is just two weeks old and has been nothing short of a positive response from customers.

Recipe: X-Mas Fudge

It is the season to start looking up old family recipes, taking stock of ingredients at hand and thinking about what to prepare for the big day.

All Set for Run for Their Lives

This Sunday CH & FC grounds will host one of the most successful Rotaract projects in recent times.

Creamy Potato Gratin

Potatoes happen to be a favorite vegetable of mine.  You can cook it so many different ways. Mashed, fried, baked… it’s versatile. 

Chana’s

With the number of restaurants serving Indian cuisine in Colombo, there are some factors that will make a restaurant stand out, in my books. One of the main things I look for is that authentic Indian flavour which isn’t overpowered with tons of oil as well as cleanliness.

The Macaron Magazine

Aysha Ahmed loves a good challenge in the kitchen, especially if it involves making something as tricky and complicated as a macaron.

Recipe: Doughnut French Toast

As mystifying as the name is, it definitely does not disappoint on satisfying the taste buds.

Penne with a twist

Pasta is one of those convenient and wholesome dinners anyone can make after a taxing day. It’s delicious and quite a favorite among everyone, especially kids.

How much TV is too much for Kids?

You have a tough choice, either cajol the child away from the TV or computer screen, or take all meals and conversation to where they’re engrossed.

Swirl Frozen Yoghurt

Frozen Yoghurt or fro-yo, seems to be catching up in Colombo as of late and the latest to the number of ‘Fro-Yo’ options is Swirl Frozen Yoghurt.

‘Meals on Wheels’

Has the need for tasty, reasonably priced and easily available lunch at offices ever bothered you? There is someone else who has felt the need too, and has come up with a tailor-made solution to your biggest workday need yet! ‘Meals on Wheels’ is a unique concept, the deal that you would have often dreamt of closer to lunch hours all through the

Mitsi’s Delicacies Opens shop

I’m tucking into creamy baked crab with a gooey layer of melted cheese on top, sitting alongside a huge mound of fragrant Arabic rice with fried vermicelli and sautéed chickpeas.

Recipe: Mini Brownie Pies

As a parent I tend to have quite a regimented day with meals at specific times, tedious school work and of course the final soul despairing bedtime routine, so it’s wonderfully refreshing to once in a while throw caution to the wind and indulge my taste buds in a dish that is so delightfully unpredictable, as in the form of a ‘Mini B

The Startup Cook – Devilled Eggs

At a party you have the typical Shorteats - Cutlets, Chinese rolls, Mini pizzas etc and then you have those devilled eggs.

Jells House

After  trying out loads of rich food during the past few weeks, it was refreshing to try out something a little lighter...  Jelly! Yes, Jelly! This however, is no ordinary Jelly but Jelly made out of Agar.

Indulgence at Cinnamon Lakeside

Sprawling over seven acres of perfectly manicured land, by the banks of the serene and tranquil Beira Lake, Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is an oasis within the bustling city of Colombo.

The Pop-up Store

The Pop-Up-Store at Park Street Mews is much more than an average crafts store.

Salted Peanut Butter Cookies

If asked what my culinary prefernces were, I would always opt for something salty and sour as opposed to sweet.

Butterscotch Pudding

The pudding bug has bitten me again. It’s honestly like a fever. I can go on forever about how convenient this type of dessert is. 

Perfect pasta at Pizza Hut

Pasta is fast gaining popularity at Pizza Hut in Sri Lanka. The menu at all Pizza Hut outlets in the country include spicy or creamy pasta dishes created with spaghetti and elbow pasta.

A twist on Italian cuisine at Rocco’s

Rocco’s started their pizza delivery service in early 2012. What they serve may not be traditional Italian pizza, but the pizza is definitely good. 

Pink Peppermint Tea Cookies

When I first came across this recipe I was more mesmerized by its appearance rather than what it would taste like.