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Drinks and Music, the Ultimate Pleasure Principle

Nov 26, 2018
Often, when you are deciding what to do when you meet up with your friends, for a family gathering, or a festival, the first thought is to get together and listen to some music and too often, have a f...

Close Encounter of the Spirit(ual) Kind

Nov 02, 2018
My veins pump out half Newar blood. And yet, I'm beyond disconnected from my half culture for reasons I have not pondered upon much. So when I approached a friend to ask her to write an article ab...

Tequila Love, an Ode to Drinking the Best of Mexico

Oct 24, 2018
One of the most recent new drinks in Nepal has long been one of the most popular in the West.  Almost every drinker in North America (and South America and Europe, as well) is familiar with Tequi...

Why Is Wine Served In A Wine Glass?

Oct 01, 2018
It is virtually a global standard that wine is served in a wine glass. Brands like Riedel andZalto have built entire companies producing nothing but wine glasses. Glassware varies from simple and inex...

The Basics of Whiskey Tasting

Sep 13, 2018
Everything you never wanted to know about whiskey tasting! Historically, Nepal has preferred hard liquor as the drink of choice, and whiskey is one of the fastest growing products. Discerning consu...

Lady’s Night

Aug 24, 2018
The night has fallen, and the lights are on. The DJs are ready, and the party animals are on the way. With the music popping up in the street, girls are swinging with their friends in the club, enjoyi...

Bira 91, for Sure!

Aug 09, 2018
I have three bottles of as new brand of craft beer before me. I have to drink all three this evening. Imagine! Oh, the trials and tribulations we writers have to go through! Well, now, without more ad...

The Charisma of Success Budweiser and the World Cup

Aug 03, 2018
Budweiser is an American-style pale lager beer, says Wikipedia. I get a bit confused with this American-style kind of thing, since it really doesn’t mean anything much. What is more important is...

Artisan Cocktails at Sports Hive

Jul 27, 2018
Jhamsikhel, or call it Jhamel, is in the radar of many Nepali youngsters and foreigners. Well, I call it an area with the best restaurants and bars in town, among which, one named Sports Hive is a...

Attaining a Bit of Nirvana with Kingfisher

Jun 10, 2018
Thank you Kingfisher! A few glasses of your Premium brand, and I was feeling all nostalgic and mellow. So much so, that I immediately dialed up two of my closest friends, whom I had not been in touch...

From Russia with Love and Cheers

Jun 10, 2018
The Story of Vodka The world seems to be a better place when you have a few slugs of the nectar of life down your throat. This time around, I’m talking about vodka, one of the world’s,...

An Evening of Cocktails

Jun 01, 2018
Friday went off to see what's behind the bar of LiquorIce, Kupondole Summer calls for drinks, and what else can be more classy and refreshing for summer than cocktails? If you are up for a twis...

Warsteiner, the Wild One

May 01, 2018
Warsteiner, the Wild One It has been a tiring day, and I’m looking forward to reaching home. ‘Home’ means my apartment on the fifth floor of a twelve-storied building—the vi...

Cheers to Our Native Booze!

Apr 15, 2018
Cheers to Our Native Booze! Text by Evangeline Neve If you’re reading this, an article dedicated to booze, it’s likely that you’ve tasted aila before, whether at a Newari resta...

Lady Bartenders: Changing the Stereotype

Mar 21, 2018
Lady Bartenders: Changing the Stereotype Bartending is no more an all-male-bastioned career and limited to a few five-star hotels. Today, bartending is considered as a passion and is equally adopte...

Crunch Right to Stay Cool

Dec 24, 2017
  Game of mix ‘Game of mix’ is always a dangerous one to play. Mixing drinks often cause people to get more intoxicated, and also may cause you to throw up whatever you have tak...

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Soft Launch – Raithaane

October 16,12pm-7pm at Raithaane, Patan
Raithaaneis beginning operations at a new location in Saugal, Patan. This is a soft launch with limited menu and capacity. Visit with your friends for a delicious culinary experience.

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Punjabi Food Festival, ‘Happy SIngh Da Dhaba’

Dhabas, the extensive roadside eateries that top up the highways along India were once the exclusive domain of truck drivers. Today, eating at a dhaba has transformed into a trend, something of a tour...

Changing Tastes

With change a universal constant in the world of music, the preferences of people,naturally, are also changing constantly, and our K-town celebrities are no different. From their teenage years to the...

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Punjabi Food Festival, ‘Happy SIngh Da Dhaba’

Dhabas, the extensive roadside eateries that top up the highways along India were once the exclusive domain of truck drivers. Today, eating at a dhaba has transformed into a trend, something of a tour...

Changing Tastes

With change a universal constant in the world of music, the preferences of people,naturally, are also changing constantly, and our K-town celebrities are no different. From their teenage years to the...