Chennai’s vegetarian chain Vasanta Bhavan goes contemporary with VB World

Chennai’s vegetarian chain Vasanta Bhavan goes contemporary with VB World
The interiors at VB World at Anna Nagar

The interiors at VB World at Anna Nagar
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Chennai’s stand-up comedians are a worried lot. They can probably no longer poke fun at Anna Nagar in their comedy sets, because this Chennai neighbourhood is where all the culinary action is, with multiple restaurants opening shop every week.

The latest in this illustrious list, which includes names like popular pattisserie Theobroma and bakehouse chain Glen’s Bakehouse, is VB World. Located at Shanthi Colony in Anna Nagar, this sprawling 180-seater from the people behind speciality vegetarian chain Vasanta Bhavan seeks to indulge Chennai’s food lovers to flavours

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Restaurant Roundup: St. Patrick’s Day at the pubs, free appetizers, featured menus

Restaurant Roundup: St. Patrick’s Day at the pubs, free appetizers, featured menus

March 16, 2023

Nearly every restaurant and bar will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on both Friday and Saturday. Here are the highlights for the big-three Irish bars:

  • Blarney Stone: The downtown pub opens at 9 a.m. Friday featuring its Dinner in Dublin breakfast menu until 11 a.m. Get a free green beer with any entree. Happy hours are 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close. Opens at 8 a.m. Saturday with the same breakfast special as Friday. Happy hour is 9 p.m. to close. There will be complimentary charms and trinkets, and authentic Irish food and drinks
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Restaurant Offers Free Food To Customers Over 158 Kg, Faces Backlash

Restaurant Offers Free Food To Customers Over 158 Kg, Faces Backlash

A restaurant in America reportedly gave free food to overweight diners, which led to significant backlash on social media.
After videos on TikTok and other social media channels showed potential customers lining up outside the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas to determine whether they were qualified for the offer or not, the controversy broke out. 

The Heart Attack Grill has built up quite a following over the years thanks to their theme-based service. The restaurant primarily serves fast food with a focus on foods that are incredibly high in fat and calories.

Hospital-themed restaurant offers free meals to

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Seafood innovation on trend at Expo West

Seafood innovation on trend at Expo West

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The oceans are one of the most regenerative food systems on earth, yet frequently overlooked as being “part of the food system,” according to speakers participating in the “Making waves: Emerging brands driving innovation in seafood CPG” session held March 10 at Natural Products Expo West. The nascent brands want to make “food from the sea” a more generally consumed category of foods.

Food from the sea includes fresh, frozen, canned, value-added, processed and packaged seafood, as well as foods formulated with sea-grown plants like algae and kelp. The protein in the products is complete and high

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This 20-Pound Portable Microwave Can Heat 11 Meals In Between Charges

This 20-Pound Portable Microwave Can Heat 11 Meals In Between Charges

Two images showing the Makita cordless microwave being carried using a should strap, and the microwave on a construction site wooden workbench with the door open and a freshly heated meal inside it.

Two images showing the Makita cordless microwave being carried using a should strap, and the microwave on a construction site wooden workbench with the door open and a freshly heated meal inside it.

Sometimes, the only thing that can get you through a long day of work is having a hot meal halfway through it. That’s not always an option if you’re stuck on a construction site, or even on the road, unless you’ve brought along Makita’s latest power tool: a cordless microwave that zaps instead of cuts.

If you thought your smartphone was a battery drainer, get ready for

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