Yum, Round One.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for. My food diary, part UNO.

Over the last few weeks, I have been sampling quite a few different types of cuisine and restaurants. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy.

Let's start with my next door neighbor, 100 Ft. Restaurant. This little place has an extensive menu. The hummus is to die for, salads are great, the pasta is comforting, and the chocolate brownie is too good to be true. It can be uncomfortable going to a restaurant alone, however I have make an exception at 100 Ft. because it's delicious.

After shopping in Bangalore one afternoon with a friend from work, she took me to an Italian restaurant called, "The Only Place." Although, I don't eat much steak they apparently have fabulous cuts of beef, which is somewhat unheard of in India. The table next to us actually ordered steak and it looked very much like a US steak, so I assume the rumors are true. I do however eat cheesy things, which was basically my entire meal. I had spinach lasagna and cheese bread. I've really been missing my cheese, so this was pure soul food to me.

Onto Indian food... I've decided my favorite Indian food is paneer, which is a type of cottage cheese/cheese product. Surprise. As I've mentioned, I enjoy Indian food, but my stomach doesn't always agree. Luckily, paneer seems to be just fine. I've also developed an obsession with Naan, which in India is out of this world good! Indian food is basically buttery spicy curry liquid, oily veggies/lentils, or carbs, so it doesn't do much for the waste line, but "when in Rome." I recently ate a restaurant called Sikander where I had garlic paneer and naan with mint chutney.

Indian food is also known for it's rich, sugary sweets. I am not a huge sweet fan, but have I've made an exception here to gain the full Indian cuisine experience. Recently, a co-worker of mine had a family wedding and brought home made Indian sweets to work. I am not entirely sure what they are, but I know they taste like pure sugar and honey, with spice. Everything in India has spice.

Another mention of the Goan Seafood. It was truly amazing. Goa is known for it's ability to serve fabulous seafood and it lived up to it's reputation. Again, we were at Tito's Restaurant, a famous bar in Baja Beach.

Don't worry, I am not nearly done.. more to come!