Fuze tea by Coca Cola in India

Coca-Cola India is bringing the company’s billion dollar brand, FUZE TEA to India. FUZE TEA is a fusion of tea with fruit flavors and other natural ingredients which delivers a fresh, contemporary expression of tea. In India, FUZE TEA will initially be launched in Lemon and Peach flavours. It will be launched across the top 30 cities in the country including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad amongst others.

With a constant endeavor to offer more hydration and refreshment choices, FUZE TEA will be available in 250 ml PET bottles at price points of Rs. 30 respectively. The product will initially only be available in select outlets across modern and traditional trade outlets with the intent of building preference and anticipation for the product. It will also be available in some of the leading quick service restaurant chains and online retail partners.

Launched in 2012 in 14 international markets simultaneously, the brand has expanded availability to more than 40 countries around the world. FUZE TEA is one of the 20 billion dollar brands of The Coca-Cola Company in revenue terms and is one of the fastest to achieve this milestone.

I am honoured to be one of those who have received the Fuze Tea before anyone else. I'm glad and enjoying every bit of the taste.

Sizzling day at Yana Sizzlers

Yana Sizzlers, it is a famous name in Pune for around 12-13 years. They have an outlet in Bangalore too. It is operating from 5-6 years. I wonder how did I ever miss this place? The Bangalore outlet is in the busy street of Koramangala 60 feet road, next to Shree Krishna cafe (Now that is how I was explained the location). It is near Anand sweets.

I do like sizzlers but finding it very difficult to find a good place for my regular visits. As Indijoe closed down on Church street, with Yana Sizzlers I could heave a sigh of relief.

On a Sunny Sunday, I was invited by Vivek to come and try out their sizzlers and more at Yana Sizzlers. I was very late for lunch so i preferred to have just one sizzler, Spicy Fish Fillet. It was served with veggies, rice and mashed potatoes. After a long time, I had some good mashed potatoes. The fish was sizzling hot and tasted extremely spicy. Now that is something which could spice up my Sunday. Upon request, I got to know that one can cancel the veggies and rice for extra portion of meat. My next visit will surely have more meat.

As I accompanied my sizzler with a peach iced tea.

Yana Sizzlers offers more than 125 sizzler options with 26 options in veg category, seriously too many options to choose from. The sizzlers here are healthier as the veggies are either boiled or blanched and the usage of oil is also minimal. The taste at Yana Sizzlers has remained the same throughout all outlets and also over the years.

Apart from Sizzlers they also serve soups, salads, starters, pasta and more which makes it an ideal place for everyone to enjoy their meal.

For desserts, sizzling brownie with vanilla and hot chocolate is the usual option for many at any sizzler place. It tasted well, I cannot write much as I had very little. Their signature desserts - the sizzling banana walnut cake with butterscotch and the sizzling apple pie with ice cream and apple sauce are a must try here, had a taste of both and they were extremely delish. They taste differently and definitely better than any other place.

Ummm, you can surely drool over the pics as I have captured sizzling apple pie with ice cream and apple sauce sizzle

Sizzling banana walnut cake with butterscotch

I also tried caramel custard which was good but little on the sweeter side for my taste. I will try all of them in good portion in my next visit.

Some mint candies post your meal?

I am definitely going here again to try their different sizzlers as I feel I need to taste more of it till I am satisfied completely. My tummy is asking for more. Thanks Yana Sizzlers for coming to Bangalore :)

Happy faces at Yana Sizzlers :)

Bangalore welcomes Dunkin' Donuts and More

Jubilant FoodWorks, master franchise for Dunkin' Donuts, the world's leading donuts, baked goods and coffee chain made a grand entry into the South India market with its launch in Bengaluru on 11th September 2014 with a swanky new restaurant at the Mota Royal Arcade, ground floor on Brigade Road, right in the heart of the city.

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd CEO Ajay Kaul with a career spanning 25 years said, "After making an excellent connect with the young adult consumers in Delhi and Mumbai, we are excited to start our south journey with our Bengaluru launch."

Shiro during Times City Gourmet Week 2014

Shiro, a pan-Asian restaurant is a place I have been waiting to visit from sometime so the Times city Gourmet week 2014 presented by American express gave me a chance to visit them and have a pleasant evening. It was a week long culinary celebration showcasing Times Food Award 2014 winning restaurants across 6-cities.

Flavours of Vietnam at Benjarong in Bangalore

Oriental Cuisines Private Limited (OCPL) was founded by foodie, professor, restaurateur & entrepreneur M. Mahadevan in May 1994, under the name of Chaitanya Gourmet Splendour Private Limited, later renamed Oriental Cuisines Private Limited in March 1997. Their global cuisine brings the finest and authentic flavours of the world to connoisseurs. Oriental Cuisines’ brands include The French Loaf, Le Chocolatier, Tapas Bar, Benjarong, Teppan, Ente Keralam, Wangs Kitchen, China Town and Planet Yumm.