Saturday, November 28, 2015


Flury's : A   Fairy Tale Of   Good Food

By Partha Pratim Majumder

Flury's @ Park Street, Kolkata 

When generally people have food for thought ……………. we believe in thought for food, source of our energy and life  …….. forever.

Come Sundays in winter ……. Flury’s brings joy and sense of nostalgia to the hundreds  - who love to live in Calcutta but not in Kolkata…… who still roam around Park Street aimlessly to look for “Sahibs & Memsahibs”  in the nook and corner before stepping in Flury’s for either quenching thirst with a fresh Lime & Soda or a bite of  tasty Donut or a grab of succulent Butterscotch Cake.

Flury's Inside 
The menucard there does n’t end with cakes & pastries only. As on date, it has a spread of even sumptuous breakfast too for you -  the way Englishmen used to have  in those imperial days of colonial rule !!!

ENGLISH BREAKFAST is here for you now to make you feel one of them -----

English Breakfast
In any Sunday morning , you can enjoy  sipping a pot of Darjeeling or Green Tea after such a typical breakfast to focus on your different taste bud :

1. Crispy bacon – 2 rashers
2. Two grilled sausages
3. One fried egg
4. One grilled tomato and
5. one hash brown with two slices of whole wheat or plain bread toast and butter

Cost @ Rs.418/- + Tax  

English Lunch 
ENGLISH LUNCH is not as heavy as the breakfast but tasty though ----

1. Grilled chicken, cheese and tomato relish with potato chips

Cost @ Rs.440/- + Tax  


When you are done with any of the both , l am for sure that the life will not be  same again.


Fresh Lime n Soda


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Thursday, November 26, 2015


Golbarir  Kosha Mangsho & My

Lifelong Experiment 

Partha Pratim Majumder

While wishing you a great weekend, I confess that I took the route of self indulgence this eve. I had 1 plate Kosha Mangsho + 2 Parathas this eve. at 8pm - 3rd time in my life and every time after 20 long yrs.

First time at 19 yrs., when I was college student in 1975 . I remember cost for 1 plate + 2 parathas - Rs,22/-

Second time at 39 yrs., when I visited with my senior office colleague Late Jayasurya Das. Cost for 1 plate + 2 parathas - Rs,48/-

Third time at 59 yrs. with salt and pepper colored hair on my head , when I visited alone to check on change, if any

Result - nothing changed - place, space, service and obviously the taste of the " Grrrrrreat


The Food - Kosha Mangsho 


Dish with same quantity and quality of mutton and o.......i.......l....y gravy" .....
I recall the old saying of S. Wajed Ali .... "Sei tradition somane cholechhe....."

Nothing really changed ................ except one - The Price - Rs.201/- for 1 plate + 2 Parathas. Which is terrible in terms of % of increase over the years. Ha.... Ha... Ha...


Although I am strict on my diet and weight ...... but could not resist to check. I know after next 20 yrs. i.e in my 79th year , either I would be in a photo or a vegetable for sure , if I survive............ Ha..... Ha... Ha....

Food Habit Vis' -a-Vis' Age Factor 

Partha Pratim Majumder


As a young corporate executive of 26/27 yrs. I used to go to the then Bombay with my boss Sr. V.P (55/56 yrs) and stay in West End Hotel @ New Marine Lines.After my heavy breakfast for the day with Double egged Omelette, Bread & Butter Toast , Coffee and bananas , I used to visit his room being ready.

The breakfast used to be so heavy, that we could skip our lunch religiously.

He was a decent person with pleasant personality and fatherly attitude. With smile, he used to ask, "Aaj ki ki khele ? (What did you take this morning ? ")


                                                              Fruit Salad @ Home

He, to the contrary, used to have any of the two items - (a) either a bowl of Milk with cornflakes or, (b) Fruitsalad alongwith a cup of tea without milk and sugar.
On seeing my open mouth with popping out eyes, he used to smile and say, " Surprised !!! Once you have my age...... you 'll have to adopt such typically health warming breakfast with more nutrients, if you want to survive.................."

Now, I have already crossed his age , I follow the path shown by my boss.


                                                                    Fruit Salad @ Hotel 

A dish of fruitsalad is now breakfast friend .............. as under on my breakfast table to gift me a healthy life :
(a) Grapes (b) Apple (c) Panifal ( water chestnut ) with cream & Chat Masala etc.

                                                     Result ? It is energy unlimited ............... 


Cost ? Obviously not heaven but more than the cost of peanuts !!! Ha... Ha... Ha...