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‘Mathe’  means ‘top’ and ‘raan’ means ‘forest’. Thus the name ‘Matheran’ means ‘forest on top’ which is 2,500 feet above the sea.  I have been here a number of times in childhood, not in monsoons though but each time I visit it makes me fall in love with the place. It's another getaway destination for Mumbaikars just 110 kms away and so we decide to do this in monsoons. Somewhere in the midst of my walk One of the reasons may be is that it's an eco-sensitive region and one of those rare places in India where vehicles are not allowed. We cannot imagine life without vehicles today. You need to park your car at Dasturi Naka. We wanted an economic trip so we chose the train-ride from CST to Neral. Better to get done with your nature calls at the station toilet itself as you will not find any on your way for the next 1.5 hours. From Neral Railway station we get share cabs for Rs. 80 per seat and if you book the entire cab you pay Rs. 40 Phulrani - The Joy Ride  You p

Walking down the lane of Zaveri Bazaar you will see many Bhagat Tarachands with a K or R or G but I chose to visit B Bhagat Tarachand (BBT). Started almost 40 years back by Shri Tarachand Chawla from Karachi, Pakistan who had moved to India after the partition. He started his business from a refugee camp where he cooked sabzi and roti. He directly served the sabzi over the roti on streets and where political rallies were held. Devki (by his wife's name) was the first restaurant in this lane where Shri Tarachand distributed food to the traders on credit (chopdi system) who were his regular customers and couldn't pay immediately. He was so generous that even if people did not have money he happily served them food. He wanted people to not starve and have fresh home style food so to give him honour people started calling him "Bhagat" A Lane of Zaveri Bazaar Ambience and Staff: B Bhagat Tarachand which opened with only a ground floor in the New Year

Manisha Saraf Solar the person behind this growing Waffle Tree! Located at Powai near the old market road. One weekday I planned to a trip with my girlie. After my dinner at Madeira and Mime it was almost 11.40pm and this place shuts at 12.00 am so I gave a call to check whether they would entertain these two ladies. So very quickly I headed directly at the billing counter to place my order without checking anything around. I speak to this lovely lady and realise that she owns this place which was her dream. The interiors were bright and lively with frames about waffles and wallpapers with waffle photos around a tree. There is seating available and i liked those wooden seats. Here we not only get sweet waffles but also waffle sliders and waffle salads.  Very sweetly she says "don't worry we shall keep the outlet open and take your last order". I asked her to suggest me what to order. She suggested me the Shahi Tukda which was their hot seller. So I

 Refreshing mocktails The Tasting Tummy off to Thane City, reaches Jade Raven at Panch Pakhadi area which is 10 minutes away from Thane West Railway station. A restaurant serving North Indian cuisine keeping in mind the taste buds of the locals of this city and co-owned by Ashish, Sharad, Surendra and Srinivas. This resto has two separated sections for bar and dine and is quite spacious with its caliginous ambience. The bar area has paintings of Iconic spaces of Mumbai and the fine-dine area has posters of winemaking, kolkata poster and talao pali. Interiors with bright colours. Entrance Dining Space Dining space near the bar The chandeliers always grab my attention. My love for pretty Chandeliers Show me the way to my Vineyard.... The Vineyard Wall Mocktails : I was with a group of 10 so we started with the Mocktails at the bar. The bartenders were quite enthusiastic to mix multiple options for us and creatively serve it. Pink Pompom