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Third times a Charm… Happy Birthday Food for Swaps!

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Food for Swaps turned three on 24th of July. I had just gotten back from holiday and had massive withdrawal symptoms! That coupled with a lost wallet and pending work load of 20 days had me walking a tightrope! So you can see how the idea of putting pen down to paper (or rather finger to keyboard) was far from my mind. Actually it was like this invisible boulder on my shoulder (i’m rhyming!) that I chose to ignore for 3 days. But I can’t any longer – my little blog has become such a comfortable part of my daily routine that turning three just seemed like the inevitable. And I owe it to my blog to say “HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOOD FOR SWAPS”! Thanks for making my days more enjoyable and my meal times more creative and my pictures more lustworthy ! And I thank you guys for hanging around and taking this food journey with me! Like they say “Third times a Charm” and “Three’s a crowd” and a jolly good one we have …

Article on Food Bloggers in Bangalore mentions Food for Swaps!

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http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/4274-bengalurus-food-blog-trail Bengaluru’s food blog trail Mediterranean cuisine did you say? Or do you want a quick recipe on mango based dessert this summer? A peek into some of Bengaluru based food bloggers. By Maitreyi Ananth <!– if !@article.summary.blank? %> <a style="color:#555555;text-decoration:none;"id="summary_popup_id" href="#" onclick="show_popup('summary_popup', 'summary_popup_id', 'Register Please', 'Please register as a user or login to see article summaries.’, 300);return false;”>summary <end–> 20 Jun 2012, Citizen Matters bookmark email print Food blogging is growing in India, and a lot of food enthusiasts are sharing their wonderful recipes online. Each of them have their unique stories, experiences, and of course, their food recipes. Here are three food bloggers who live in Bengaluru doing what they love doing, and a peek at their journeys. Blog beginnings Archana Doshi, on her food blog , calls herself a “chef, blogger, author, food writer” and more. She is a software engineer by profession but when she became a mother, she had to leave her career behind. At this time she decided to blog about parenting, and a little later, she began blogging …

Zomato Restaurant Guide 2012 – A Review

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The kind people of Zomato sent me the “Zomato Restaurant Guide 2012” (Bangalore) this week. Considering this is their first attempt at publishing a physical food guide and my first attempt at writing a book review – let’s hope the Gods will be kind. I buy food guidebooks religiously every year – even though I place them on a bookshelf and use them as paperweights once I’ve read them cover to cover. (Yes, I do read a guidebook – just like a cookbook it can transport me to a food wonderland). The reason for ignoring them after aquring them (just like men and the chase!), is that – searching online for a restaurant is so much simpler. (brunch+indiranagar+continental >hit enter). The reason most guidebooks are cumbersome, is because they are not ready-answer-providers. They are directories, with tiny little lettering that one has to frown over with a microscope to get your pick. So has Zomato solved that riddle? Let’s find out. First impressions – the book looks good. The paper quality is nice and glossy …

Happy Birthday – Food for Swaps turns TWO!!

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Happy Birthday to you… Happy Birthday to you… Happy Birthday dear FoodforSwaps…. Happy Birthday to you! So we enter our terrible two’s today 🙂  I must say, the journey has been supremely fulfilling. What started out as a way to document all the things I tried out in the kitchen has now turned into something that inspires me to try out things! It gives me a space to play out my food obsession and my photography. It’s my little window to the world of foodies – you guys, who stop by the blog and send me little words of praise, encouragement and new ideas. So today, I just want to leave you a comment – Thank you for rocking this party for so long! I have a few additions to the blog, to mark the anniversary. An ‘About’ page – yes I know, I do like to wax eloquent. And a ‘Food Blog searcher’ – more foodies more fun! So enjoy and keep stopping by!

Happy 2011!

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 “People are so worried about what they eat between Chirstmas and New year when in reality they need to be worried about what they eat between New year and Christmas!” so said Anonymous. Agreed we all overindulge during the holidays and why not? It’s the season to be jolly 🙂  I was away on holiday in Sri Lanka and trust me, even if you tried, you can’t stop overindulging. Sun, Sand, Surf … all add up to an atmosphere of blissful overeating. Add to it beers and wines and cocktails and you could really be in a glutton’s heaven. (MY heaven to be precise!) So without much adieu I wish you a wonderful 2011, filled with all things good and blissful and lipsmackingly awesome! P.S. Some seafood that I lovingly shoved my face with …

Muesli and my new Canon 500D

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I know this has nothing to do with food… but considering I just upgraded from my old kodak of 5 years ( I know I know.. tsk tsk.. practically a fossil) I can’t help but gloat. No food pics on this post.. just one of my darling baby Muesli. (Yes, I named my cat after cereal! But what do you expect from a foodie?!) Hopefully I can turn out some better pictures with this one… Wish me luck!