Food

Colombo, June 9 (newsin.asia) - Cinnamon Life welcomed the renowned Australian chef, restaurateur and MasterChef judge George Calombaris to Sri Lanka, at an exclusive media gathering held at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. George’s visit is the very first high-profile lifestyle event, to be hosted by Cinnamon Life as part of the brand’s ongoing effort to bring world-class culinary events and...

Colombo, April 6 (NIA) - From the opulent vertical building, make your way to level one as 'Mövenpick Hotel Colombo' unveils the Brasserie, offering the finest French cuisine in town. Grand mirrors to the spectacular muted jewel shades of the painstakingly painted walls, the Brasserie is the newest addition at the newly opened Mövenpick Hotel. Inspired by the concept of the...

Colombo, February 22 (The New Indian Express): The Vethodys, a family of Malayali entrepreneurs with roots in Kerala and Sri Lanka, have brought back to life a slice of Colombo’s colonial past with the re-launch of their extensively renovated 135 year old iconic Hotel Nippon situated in the heart of the capital’s business district. “Nippon” as it is popularly known,...

By Frances Bulathsinghala Colombo, January 24 (Dawn): Muhammed Jahangir holds up bold, colored textiles with intricate traditional needlework. He explains them to the Sri Lankan customers at his trade stall — how the needlework is done and how painstaking it is. Entirely handmade in his all-women factory in south Punjab, some of these traditional forms of stitching date back to...

Colombo, Dec 14 (NIA) - Hilton Colombo, one of Sri Lanka's most popular luxury hotels, has announced a list of grand activities lined up this month to celebrate the Christmas and New Year season. In a statement, the Hotel said that throughout the holiday season, each of its restaurants and bars were offering their own unique brand of festive celebrations. With a grand...

A Wedding had to be called off in Bangalore early this week over the choice of biryani served for dinner. While the groom's side insisted on mutton biryani, what was finally served was chicken one.