I had heard the name of this wondrous place flying about over the last few weeks, however as soon as I found out this place tries to replicate a dhaba (the equivalent of a cafe/canteen which serves Indian street food) – I had to go. Welcome to The Kati Roll Company… The dhaba does not…
Ladurée At Harrods
Ladurée is a Parisian tearoom, which was established in 1862 and famous for its’ iconic macaroons. Ladurée offers luxury French delights for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I definitely had some high expectations of the Ladurée as it was situated within Harrods. Admittedly, the Ladurée is on the medium-high price of the spectrum depending on what you select from…
The Perfect Coffee Date Spot
Okay so just a heads up… I was not actually on a date when encountering this wondrous spot. The initial place I really wanted to have coffee at was not far from The Boat At Richmond Bridge, it is called The Tides Table, but it was unfortunately closed (will attempt a visit there again soon!). However, luckily…
Meeting Ashish N Soni
On behalf of Think Shaadi, I had the pleasure to meet the incredible Ashish N Soni at his AW14 menswear preview of The Regallia collection at the beautiful Grosvernor House. The collection consisted of nehru jackets, sherwanis and bandgalas in a range of fabrics; my 3 top favourites had to be the unique lace jackets, velvet nehru…
Chic Accessory Buys: Part 2
Here are the Chic Asian Accessory Buys: Part 2 Here are my top finds for jewellery off London’s high street which you will be able to accessorise with your Asian attire at a bargain price, without losing out on quality. These earrings tear drop earrings (River Island) would pair up perfectly with any outfit with gold embroidery…
My #LIFF2014 Experience
The concept behind the London Indian Film Festival 2014 can be found in my previous post about LIFF. I volunteered over 3 key days: LIFF opening night, the Farhan Akhtar Screen Talk and LIFF closing night. LIFF Opening Night Jeffery.D.Brown’s Sold was LIFF’s opening night movie, the atmosphere was buzzing, especially due to the anticipation for Gillian Anderson’s…
Your Dream Shaadi Photoshoot
The Regional Shades of the Asian Bride is a concept photoshoot creatively directed Your Dream Shaadi, UK’s Elite Online Asian Bridal magazine, which captures the authentic traditional Asian bridal fashion, jewellery and styling of various regions and religions of India. This shoot celebrates the unique beauty and style of each traditional regional bridal look with contemporary overtones. The shoot features…
London Indian Film Festival 2014
With my great passion for Asian films, I decided to become a volunteer for the London Indian Film Festival 2014 (LIFF); I am so excited! This is the fifth LIFF running; the film festival is a great opportunity to see a variety of inspirational independent films from Sold all the way to the Bengali movie Apur Panchali. There is a…
Chic Accessory Buys: Part 1
Here are my top picks this week of Gorgeous Chic Accessory Buys… affordable & stylish purchases which shouldn’t hurt your bank balance too much. These Abalone Stud Earrings are just quite unique as the green and blue abalone are beaded with 18k gold plating…. a great way to jazz up any outfit. The Mirrored Cluster Earrings are…
NG Sarees
I first fell in love with NG Sarees at British Asian Fashion Week; the brand’s bespoke sarees speak out simplicity and boldness. The mastermind & talented designer behind NG Sarees is none other than Neela Gnanendran. She informed me about her new collection showcase, which I just could not miss! I attended her showcase with high…
My 1st South Asian Wedding Experience!
In February 2014; the month of pyaar, my dear old school friend invited me to her South Asian Hindu wedding. I was very flattered for the invite and indeed very excited to see my old school friend getting married after being with her partner for 4 years! It was a small wedding, in the small…
Quirky Quirkbox
Quirkbox is recently the talk of b-town, and certainly has been on my eye for a while since I stumbled across their sari on the catwalk at LFW 2014. This saree below is definitely on my wish list. Quirkbox was created by designer duo Rixi Bhatia and Jayesh Sachdev and indeed lives up to its’…
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