• 11 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Sugar Blossoms

Fresh out of school, Poojani Rathnayke knew nothing about cakes or baking but a work opportunity with a talented home baker only grew her passion for

  • 11 March 2021
  • Sheshan Dias
A Culinary Adventure at Cafe 64

Galadari’s official bakery/pastry shop Cafe 64 needs no introduction. It’s already an immensely popular spot among food lovers in Colombo. The qua

  • 11 March 2021
  • -
Lazy Jazz… and All Day Breakfast!

A cure for every Friday night out that makes you just want to laze around the next morning, the folks down at Graze Kitchen - a name synonymous with t

  • 11 March 2021
  • Sheshan Dias
Mongolian Street: Asian Fusion Redefined!

Located down Chitra Lane Colombo 05 “Mongolian Street” by Shevon is an innovative street food restaurant that allows you to experience the wonders

  • 04 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Dheeshana Ameresekere

How do our food experts cook and eat? Dheeshana of Sri Lanka’s first meat-free boutique hotel Theva Residency takes our Q&A!

  • 04 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Bola’s Bakeshop

Dinushka Jayawickreme started Bola’s Bakeshop back in 2018 and successfully manoeuvred her home business during the turbulent times of lockdown last

  • 25 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Ceylon Baker

Run by mom and daughter duo, Ramani and Shavindri Attygalla, The Ceylon Baker is a brand created to highlight the synergy between the two.

  • 25 February 2021
  • Rihaab Mowlana
Burning Bird

Catering to our perennial love for chicken is Burning Bird, the newest entrant into Sri Lanka’s burgeoning food culture. A cloud kitchen - meaning t

  • 18 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dioni’s Delights

Filling up the time baking during the lockdown, Senali Dioni Pathirane started her home business towards the very end of the quarantine period. “I h

  • 12 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Plates: A multi-cuisine experience by Cinnamon Grand

Cinnamon Grand’s newest 24-hour gourmet dining restaurant ‘PLATES’ stepped up to the task by offering a dining venue with an unparalleled collec

  • 11 February 2021
  • Rihaab Mowlana
Gift differently this Valentine’s Day - Blooming Cupcakes & Bouquets

A bouquet of flowers is a quintessential component of Valentine’s gifting, but what if you could gift a bouquet of red roses that don’t wither awa

  • 11 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Burnt Out Baker

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been

  • 04 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Delicious new menu by David’s Dangerously Delicious Char Siu

It’s our third visit to David’s Dangerously Delicious Char Siu (DDD as it has come to be known over the years) and we were happy to see that the o

  • 04 February 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Have A Sweet Valentine With ‘The Bake Out’

Stepping into the most romantic day of the year, The Bake Out is introducing their Valentine’s Day boxes curated and customised to those who want to

  • 28 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Table By Taru - A Celebration Of Flavours Curated By Taru

Table by Taru at Lake Lodge Villa in Colombo 03 is just shy of a month since its opening and our initial thoughts were that there are bound to be a fe

  • 28 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Bitza Crunch

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been

  • 22 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Made With Love By Has

If you asked Hasanthi Gunatilake whether she knew she’d one day be an up-and-coming home-based chef – she’d probably answer in the negative. She

  • 21 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish it out: Nuzrath Nazimudeen

How do our food experts cook and eat? @lankanfoodjournal’s Nuzrath Nazimudeen takes our Q&A!

  • 21 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Cookie Jar

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been

  • 14 January 2021
  • Rihaab Mowlana
Dish Functional: Utterly Delectable and Hearty Fare

Setting yourself apart in the very competitive home-based food business in Colombo is a commendable feat for anyone, but Dish Functional by Zainab Nal

  • 14 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Plateau De Gourmet

Having initially started off curating customized cheese boards, Natasha Wickremasinghe soon realized the demand for her home-made cheese dips. Utilizi

  • 14 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Dee Williams

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Sri Lankan Masterchef Australia contestant Dee takes our Q&A!

  • 07 January 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Kitchenette Colombo

For best friends Piyum and Yeheli, the initial lockdown sparked a business idea for a passion they both shared. The Kitchenette, providing custom-ord

  • 31 December 2020
  • Panchali Illankoon
The Sugar Spot

Passionate about baking from a very young age, Aathikah Emseen Shazran started Sugar Spot as a business in 2016. “I have been greatly inspired by th

  • 31 December 2020
  • Devini Wettimuny
Butlers Pub

Butlers Pub is right next to Park Street Mews and it brings you a new experience in dining with their picturesque walls and beautiful lighting; you tr

  • 24 December 2020
  • Panchali Illankoon
Ceylon Muffins

Having always found comfort in baking, Ceylon Muffins by Jaish Parathalingam Jayesingha was a lockdown project that came to life. “I wanted to do so

  • 18 December 2020
  • Danu Innasithamby
WTF - Scoops of Hospitality

This week on WTF, we feature the hospitality queen Yasmin Cader who has opened something blue, cute and yummy “Yasmin’s” Cafe. They scoop out Ca

  • 18 December 2020
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out – Jovanka Jayaweera

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Big Bird Delights’ Jovanka takes our Q&A! Home catering business Big Bird Delights has, true to it

  • 17 December 2020
  • -
Enjoy - Cuisine of Galle Fort Muslims By Fazeera Ismail

To most people, a menu is a list of dishes one orders from, which could always change. To Galle Fort Muslims a menu refers to an exact, immaculate com

  • 17 December 2020
  • -
Cafe by Maitland

It’s December! You know what that means, it’s a month full of big meals and festivities. I found the perfect spot too! This time around I decided