Kolkata Food Trotters is a new addition to the innumerous food groups doing the rounds in the gastronomical space of Calcutta. Formed in January this year, the group has already found a strong footing with thousands of members sharing their love for food, traveling and Kolkata.
The Kolkata Food Trotters from the Beef Pop Up. Picture: Somek Choudhury
Yes, you guessed it right, this group is for celebrating the 3 most essential ingredients that make us Calcuttans, the quintessential Bengali mentality which the city suffers from. So, the love for food, traveling and Kolkata is summed up here.
Now, they have started a new phenomenon of showcasing home cooks by means of beautifully curated food pop-up ventures. Already 2 pop-ups have been successful. The first one was a porky affair done on March and latest one which happened on 7th April was a beef pop up. Come this weekend, they are coming up with a new pop-up. This one is a 2-day affair (dinner on 21st and lunch on 22nd April) happening at the residence of the home chef in Ballygunge Phari, South Kolkata. A Goan surprise is in store for you which perfectly complements the sultry atmosphere in late April. Unlike, the other 2, this one is a chicken and fish pop-up which highlights some of the best of Goan Cuisine coming at a price of 514 INR.
The Goan Odyssey Menu. Image : Kolkata Food Trotters
So, if you are looking for a hearty Goan meal this weekend then book a seat through this link. https://www.facebook.com/events/1673830366037682/ The individual booking links are here. Link for the Goan dinner on 21st April http://imojo.in/6d46yc. Link for the Goan lunch on 22nd April http://imojo.in/2t3zw5
Here’s an insight into what’s in store for you.
Goan Fish Fry. Image: Somek Choudhury
Chicken Vindaloo. Image: Somek Choudhury
Mint Lemonade. Image: Somek Choudhury
PINACA, a Goan dessert. Image: Somek Choudhury
Meanwhile, take a look at the earlier pop-ups.
The Beef Pop Up
Last Week’s pop up was a gala affair held at a somber cafe, Cafe Kathapakathan DW Studios which is decked with beautiful graffiti, handmade well-crafted furniture and an intrinsic handloom showroom which couples as a book cafe.
The Interiors of the Cafe
The Interiors of The Cafe Coming to the menu., it was a beefalicious menu cooked by the Kofta Queens containing Beef Kofta and Beef Keema Fry as starters, Beef Chap and Aloo Puri, Beef Biriyani in the mains and lastly the Beef Halwa as a dessert. All the dishes were magnetic especially the beef kofta and the beef biriyani. An interesting item was the luscious beef halwa.
The Beef Spread – beef biriyani, beef kofta, beef chap and beef keema fry. Image: Somek Choudhury
The Beef Biriyani
The Beef Chap and The Beef Halwa
The Pork Pop Up
The Pork pop up o March 25 was a delicate tale of mouthful porky dishes held in the same DW Studio in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake. the food trotters gathered to gorge on pork delicacies cooked by the chef Surjendra Krishna Chakrabati and this menu consisted of delicacies like the MOO MANAO – thai pork starter, OMA EONAI – tribal pork starter from Assam, the nepali curry MOOLA R MASU and the Bhutanese curry PHAKSHA TSHOEM as the main course, and BACON MUFFIN as the dessert.
Picture : Somek Choudhury
People enjoying the pork spread. Image: Somek Choudhury
Moo Manoi. Image: Somek Choudhury
MOOLA MASU. Picture: Somek Choudhury
Phaska Tshoem. Picture: Somek Choudhury
Bacon Cake. Picture: Somek Choudhury
So, make sure you don’t visit these interesting events in town and keep trotting Kolkata food scene.
Kolkata Food Trotters – A new pop-up in town Kolkata Food Trotters is a new addition to the innumerous food groups doing the rounds in the gastronomical space of Calcutta.