• 12 May 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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

  • 12 May 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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

  • 05 May 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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

  • 05 May 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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!

  • 05 May 2022
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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

  • 05 May 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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. “Wh

  • 28 April 2022
  • Rihaab Mowlana
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 lik

  • 28 April 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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 runn

  • 28 April 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
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 an

  • 21 April 2022
  • Charindi Meegastenna
6 Lankan dishes you may not have heard of

Biriyani, koththu, yellow rice, lamprais, kokis. These are few of the most popular dishes in Sri Lanka, and you will be hard pressed to find someone w

  • 21 April 2022
  • Sheshan Dias
Movenpick Bubbly Brunch - An Oasis of Bubbles and Flavour!

An array of cuisines, quality food, and your pick of serenading bubbly is what you can expect at the Movenpick Bubbly Brunch Buffet! A city Hotel loca

  • 21 April 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Shanaz Raban

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, qualified chef, food blogger and restaurant reviewer based in Australia, Shanaz of @hungrychefaustrai

  • 21 April 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Zeez Treatz

Zeez Treats by Zainab Jafferjee and Abbas Jafferjee is a home-based baking venture that kicked off during the pandemic. “I love baking and eating de

  • 07 April 2022
  • Rihaab Mowlana
Virticle by Jetwing – Colombo’s highest rooftop dining space

Virticle by Jetwing, Jetwing Hotels’ latest foray into the dining sphere, is a swanky rooftop bar and restaurant located on the 30th floor of Access

  • 07 April 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Cakery By Ilma

Home baker Ilma Ayyoob started her business in 2018. She has a certificate of merit in cake decorating approved by City and Guild and in 2021 she was

  • 31 March 2022
  • Sheshan Dias
Cuisine Colombo

Are you on the lookout for a restaurant that serves high-quality food, has great customer service and even better, a beautiful location to enjoy some

  • 31 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out - Rashen John

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, culinary consultant and chef, Rashen, takes our Q&A!

  • 31 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Savyscakes

Inspired by the popular TV show ‘Fabulous Cakes’, Chammarie Daniel dived into the world of baking, studying tutorials online, following cake artis

  • 24 March 2022
  • Sheshan Dias
Kottugasm at the Galadari

If there’s one food more synonymous with the Sri Lankan palate than rice, it’s definitely kottu! The sliced up pieces of roti, the chopped up vegg

  • 24 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out - Chef Shenal

How do our food experts cook and eat? Dubai-based chef, Shenal Weerasinghe takes our Q&A!

  • 24 March 2022
  • Sheshan Dias
Ceylon Curry Club

Located inside the Dutch Hospital, Ceylon Curry Club is a fine dining restaurant that caters mainly to Sri Lankans who want to experience traditional

  • 17 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Ruwandi Peiris

How do our food experts cook and eat? Professional pastry chef, Ruwandi, takes our Q&A!

  • 17 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Tatli Cakes & Sweets

For Azra Banu, the home baker behind the brand ‘Tatli Cakes and Sweets’, baking has always been a passion since her childhood. “My mom has alway

  • 17 March 2022
  • Sheshan Dias
Burley’s: Burgers & Beyond

Located on 32 - Galle Rd, Colombo, right next to the colour lights just before Majestic City, Burley’s is the latest burger joint in Colombo. Howeve

  • 10 March 2022
  • Charindi Meegastenna
Five vegetarian dishes foodies love at our local restaurants

If you are a vegetarian, you know the struggle of finding good plant-based options on a restaurant menu. While there are ample options for your meat-e

  • 10 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Bakes By Thilushiya

For passionate baker Muruganandan Thilushiya, the Covid-19 pandemic gave her the opportunity to turn her passion to profit. Working a full-time job be

  • 10 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Manendra Ranathunga

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, @GuywhoCooks Manendra, takes our Q&A!

  • 03 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Feasty Gourmet Things

A Christmas venture that grew from a pop-up sale, Feasty is an artisanal food brand by Niasha Don Carolis. “I started Feasty a few Christmases ago a

  • 03 March 2022
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Venori “Keshy” Liyanage

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, vegan food blogger of @ceylon_tastes and founder of Leema – Eco World, Keshy takes our Q&A!

  • 02 March 2022
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From Jaffna with love at Botanik Bistro Bar

Botanik Rooftop Bistro and Bar Located at the Fairway Colombo Hotel, will host home cook Thushara Innisathamby, the face behind the buzzing kitchen de