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Just the other day I was at this store, eager to pick up their weekly fresh organic vegetable produce. I overheard another customer ask the store owner to please cut away the leaves of the cauliflower as she did not know what to do with it. The store owner agreed, adding that she was also unaware. Pic: Vinita I could not resist jumping into this conversation. After all I had recently learnt something interesting about cauliflower leaves and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to share it! Julius Rego, a powerhouse of simple, practical and interesting information on plants and…

Gorging on delicious but high calorie junk food no doubt gives pleasure to our taste buds, but along with it comes guilt and weight; guilt of having indulged on so much fat and so many calories. The result is crash diets and skipping dinners, which are believed to be extremely unhealthy. Natural ice cream made out of fruit pulp It is a myth that healthy food cannot be tasty. You will realise this when you visit Nature Nest, a food joint in Jayanagar. This place offers a variety of fruit salads, vegetable salads, vegetable soups, vegetable sprouts, ice creams made…

Indulging in chocolates and ice creams is surely irresistible. But along with it comes the fear of that bulging waistline. This time, how about some healthy treat to your body! Salads are the way to go. Mind you! It is not the usual boring carrots and tomatoes on a platter that I am talking about. I stepped out to check out some of the coolest salad joints in Koramangala. Pic: Anisha Nair Namdhari's Fresh - One word that attracted me to Namdhari's was "Organic". The fruits and vegetables are grown in their own farms, the organic way. Indian ingredients get…

There is a considerable rise in the importance of men's fashion world. How can we miss out on the most important commodity in men's fashion - Wallets. Citizen Matters checks out some of the best places in Koramangala and HSR Layout to buy some of the smartest wallets. Pic: Anisha Nair A well known brand in the world of shoes, Bata also has a great collection of men's wallets. Located in the heart of Koramangala, Bata brings you a fine collection of wallets. Made out of upper leather and full leather, these wallets range from Rs.499 to Rs.799. These ambassador…

Most of us who have tried to grow plants are sure to have encountered these 'troublemakers'. They have often 'spoilt' our well-laid plans for the garden, or harassed us into spending extra time, clearing them from the garden. In fact it has become such a habit, that even while walking through or sitting idly in the garden, we can catch ourselves picking them off the soil. I am talking here about what we all refer to as 'weeds'. Only of late, have I tried to change my lens for viewing these plants. And it's been a great learning. Contrary to…

With soaring temperatures ice creams become a necessity. Be it a candy or a whole box of it, no one wants to say no to it. Here are some of the ice cream shops in Jayanagar. Pic: Deepthi M S From mobile ice creams carts to an exclusive ice cream parlour, Kwality Wall's Swirls is at your reach. Situated amidst the busy Jayanagar 4th block, it is one of the places where one can relax on a bean bag. The parlour is having an offer where you buy a Cornetto 'love potion swirl' and you get a love token for…

Swensens, a popular American ice-cream chain is now a well-known hangout place for ice-cream lovers near the 80 feet road in Koramangala. With 40 different Sundae varieties and 24 different flavors, Swensen's has the perfect ambience to relish a scoop of ice-cream. The three popular flavors, which have been attracting a lot of customers, are the nutty crispy tower, Ceit tower at Rs 139 each and the hot fudge bonaza split at Rs 119. Price range is Rs 60 per scoop to Rs 399 for a special Sundae.Address: 621, Ground Floor, Opposite Barista, Near Sony Center Signal, 80 Feet Road,…

Are you bored of those confusing menu cards and long waiting period after ordering your food in restaurants? Opt for the buffets then! These are the restaurants you can hit without apprehensions and enjoy the best buffets in South Bangalore. Isys, one of the well known hotels in Jayanagar offers buffet lunch and dinner. It is a multi cuisine restaurant which includes Chinese, Indian, Continental and Thai cuisines. Buffet lunch on weekdays is priced at Rs 375 (inclusive of all taxes) without drinks and on weekends it is Rs 417 (inc of all taxes) without drinks. Dinner buffet is available…

Are you bored of those confusing menu cards and long waiting period after ordering your food in restaurants? Opt for the buffets then! These are the restaurants you can hit without apprehensions and enjoy the best buffets in Koramangala.  Little Italy is one of the most sought after restaurants in Koramangala. Italian and Mexican cuisines are offered here. It is a vegetarian restaurant. The lunch buffet from Monday to Friday is priced at Rs 460 (inc of all taxes) without drinks and for children it is priced at Rs 275 (exclusive of all taxes). Little italy The buffet includes welcome…

"Sir, what sir, you are so well-dressed and handsome, and all you give me is 60 rupees for getting your job done?" At first I was amazed how fast BBMP granted my simple request of obtaining a permission, but little did it occur to me that it came with a price tag! Why? I had gone neatly dressed. Hence they concluded that I would be their lucky draw of the week. No exaggerations here.January 12th: It was a Thursday, and the time would have been between 12 and 1 pm. Visiting time at BBMP office for the general public is…