The dudh-cha versus rong-cha debate and how we hijacked a British tea party
11 July 2026, 20:25 PM
Food & Recipes
Reflection / What Anthony Bourdain taught us about the honesty of taste
5 July 2026, 18:51 PM
Food
An evening at Sumaya Khan’s Supper Club
29 June 2026, 19:23 PM
Food & Recipes
Why Bangladesh must save its indigenous rice before it disappears
28 June 2026, 19:03 PM
Food & Recipes
Why Sirajganj sweets taste different from anywhere else
21 June 2026, 15:52 PM
Food & Recipes
The chef, the GenZ, the dreamer
20 June 2026, 17:27 PM
Food & Recipes
Kishwar Chowdhury brings her book ‘Smoke Rice Water’ to Dhaka
20 June 2026, 17:20 PM
Food & Recipes
Chef Zohra Maliha says you're throwing away good food
15 June 2026, 14:03 PM
Food & Recipes
Reflection / The cutlet and the ‘journey by train’ essay
29 May 2026, 12:41 PM
Food
How kachchi biriyani became the symbol of wedding prestige
21 May 2026, 23:12 PM
Food & Recipes
Restaurant Review: MEZBAAN BARI
The Daily Star and Dhaka Foodies visits eateries that have been nominated for awards in different categories. Mezbaan Bari is a Bangladeshi restaurant which serves traditional Chittagongian food.
15 February 2016, 08:39 AM
Restaurant Review: FISH & CO. BANGLADESH
As a part of Daily Star Foodiez Choice Awards, The Daily Star and Dhaka Foodies decided to visit eateries that have been nominated for awards in different categories. Fish & Co. Bangladesh is a popular place for seafood and fish dishes.
14 February 2016, 06:47 AM
[WATCH] Tawa: Melt-in-your-mouth Kebab destination
Melt in your mouth kebabs, smooth well blended Palak Paneer with the customary pockets of paneer, all scooped with a warm fluffy naan—does this catch your fancy? Tawa - named after a skillet used to warm breads, chapatis and so on - in Banani has just this and many more all-time favorites on their menu.
1 February 2016, 09:01 AM
A simple photo of potato sells for a stunning $1.5m
That’s a lot of dough for a photo of a potato! Photographer Kevin Abosch, known for taking portraits of celebrities like Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg, sold a photograph he took of an Irish spud for a cool $1.5 million.
29 January 2016, 06:23 AM
MAKE IT OR BAKE IT
The joy of making your own bread is just overwhelming. The thick outer crust and soft pillow-like inside of freshly baked bread is like a blessing...
11 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Palate from the port
Dhaka's culinary scene now has more exotic and authentic cuisines from across the world - from oriental to continental - than it ever had.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Pitha galore this winter
Bangladeshi winters mean weddings, steaming plates of biriyani drenched in ghee with soft potatoes, cozy sweaters gathering dust and smell of naphthalene balls in your cupboard, badminton games in your neighbourhood, warm warm blankets, monkey caps and of course the pièce de résistance of winter—Pithas.
10 December 2015, 08:09 AM