I picked up this book because I've read her blog in the past and have had an opinion on her Delhi jaunts :) Plus I was in Delhi last year almost doing something similar - a food trail where my husband and I joined some really knowledgeable friends on an old Delhi tour to savour all the authentic food.

A lot of the names Pamela talks about brings fond memories to mind and nostalgia hit me like a ton of bricks. The writing is simple and the book is immensely readable. My mouth was watering through the book, however, I thought it could do with a lot more. I'm sure there are so many more stories associated with Old Delhi and the food. I thought it needed a little more digging in :)

I thought she ended abruptly when I finished the book, but now, I like what she came away with.

Good read. Do read and most importantly, do go to purani Dilli and live the experience!

Very evocative writing. Bravo for venturing into Street food and loving it. What I didn't like are 2 things: 1. her obsession to force ordinary street cooks to part with their secret recipes, so that those can be published to the world. Why! 2. impolite intrusions into private lives and almost voyeristic descriptions of personal quarters of the ordinary people in old Delhi (Daulat ki chaat makers, why!). These kept annoying me throughout that I couldn't focus on the actual writing.

A very quick and entertaining read about the expat author's discoveries of the street food of Old Delhi. She tried everything and anything and how she never got Delhi Belly is a mystery to me - or maybe she just didn't share that with us?

This was a quick read which left me very interested in this food - it also left me hungry.

My only complaint about it is that the pages are littered with Indian food and event names which I had never heard of, but which the author seemed to assume the reader would have a knowledge of so, consequently, I spent a lot of time looking things up on Google.

If you're into food, you'll like this one.

Loved this book. As a fan of Old Delhi, this book is a brilliant ode to it. There are places I have visited which have been mentioned in the book and others, which I will visit after reading about them. If you are Delhite or have been to Old Delhi you will love the book. I am not sure about the rest of the junta.

A wonderful book, full of the sights and sounds of Delhi and its food that I love. The author is very brave in courting (and mainly luckily missing) Delhi belly. The food sounds yummy and makes me want to go back to Delhi soon.

A delicious, DELICIOUS book with recipes (my favourite kind of food memoir) about food columnist & Delhi explorer Pamela Timms' year in Old Delhi. I've even been trying out the recipes. Too thin with details, however, I'd like a little more... meat. (Pun not intended, the book is full of meat.)