Filter kaapi vs cappuccino vs cold brew: what you’re actually drinking
Three drinks, three methods, three completely different results. A plain comparison, from people who make one of them all day.
Why Benne & Brew’s filter kaapi softy tastes of coffee and not sugar
Most coffee soft serve is sugar wearing a coffee costume. Ours has chicory in it, and chicory refuses to be polite about sweetness.
Someone’s visiting Pune for the first time. Where do you take them?
The friend lands Friday night and you have two days. A short plan, honestly held, from people who mostly stay in Viman Nagar.
Breakfast between classes: a Symbiosis Viman Nagar 25-minute plan
Twenty-five minutes, a class to get back to, and a genuine need for coffee. What to order, in what order, so none of it goes wrong.
Is idli actually healthy, or does it just feel healthy?
Steamed, fermented, no oil. All true. Then comes the ghee, the second helping of sambar and the coffee. Here’s the honest version.
Filter Kaapi Softy: what happens when soft serve is made from decoction
Most coffee ice cream tastes of sugar with a coffee idea behind it. Made from real filter decoction, it tastes of the cup you’d drink hot.
Vegetarian breakfast in Viman Nagar: what pure veg really means
A vegetarian section on a menu is not the same as a pure vegetarian kitchen. What the difference means in practice, and how to eat well on it in Viman Nagar.
South Indian breakfast in Viman Nagar: a plain guide to idli, dosa, vada and kaapi
Six breakfast dishes, what each one actually is, and how to order them — from a pure vegetarian tiffin kitchen on Symbiosis Law School Road.
A pocket-friendly South Indian cafe near Symbiosis, Viman Nagar
A short menu, a filter coffee that costs less than a cappuccino, and a loyalty card that makes the tenth cup free. How to eat near Symbiosis without spending much.
South Indian food near Pune airport: what to eat before a flight
Airport food is expensive and dull, and Viman Nagar is next door. Which South Indian dishes are quickest, which travel best, and what to take with you.