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Influence – The Luxury Restaurant In Chennai

By:Satya Narain

Now Chennai and Chennai-ites are no strangers to vegetarianism. So if yet another vegetarian restaurant opens its doors to Chennai, it comes as no surprise. If you are one of those who raise their eye brows when one talks of fine dining and a vegetarian restaurant in the same breath, then you need to think again! So when a fine dining vegetarian restaurant opens in Chennai, the fare it has to offer, should be different. Influence is just that…

The interiors of Influence are designed by none other than Manish Malhotra. In fact, his designer’s signature lends itself to the uniforms worn by the waiters too! The interiors can be described as plush and swanky done in shades of beige, brown and slathered with gold. Spread over 5000 sq. feet it gives you a feeling of space as you enter. Flower filled ponds, dim lighting, unusual furnishing, attractive paintings all add to creating a magical aura.
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Idyllic Isles Further South

By: Stephen Cleary

With islands like the ’Emerald Cave’, Trang offers a unique experience that is seriously off the well-trodden path

Why is it that, with the age of the Internet and all the information available on places to go in Thailand, people, when choosing a holiday destination, always select the same old places? Especially, when it’s a tropical beach they are after.
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Nightlife and Cuisine in Langkawi’s Most Surreal, Outstanding Setting

By: Ani Razale

For those who have not set foot in Langkawi in a while, and are planning for great culinary adventure on the island, you are in for a treat. (more…)

Spices in Filipino Cuisine

By: Carlo Villamayor

It’s no secret that Filipino cuisine is one of the best in the world, but like any good food, it has to have its secrets. Few people have really mastered authentic Filipino food—not the washed-down fare you get in fast foods and diners, but real, home-made native dishes. Although most of us can whip up something when we need to, it can be hard to capture that distinct Filipino taste. (more…)