January 15, 2020
Heaps of turmeric plants and sugarcane sticks decked at the roadside shops on the eve of Pongal, indicated the arrival of harvest festival. At the vegetable market on South Mada Street, Mylapore hawkers were selling everything from thoranams and mango […]
January 11, 2020
This evening, hundreds of people gathered to enjoy the Mylapore Festival 2020. The food street (Sundareswarar Swamy Street) zone was abuzz. On the roadside, the narikurava community spread colorful beaded chains. Balloons, panjumittai and Delhi appalam seemed to be favorites […]
January 7, 2020
New collection of saris have arrived at Shilpi boutique on C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet. Kanchipuram silks, Banarasi, silk cotton saris (Maheshwari and Mangalagiri) and Embroidered saris are some of them. The store is also offering special discounts for saris […]
January 7, 2020
The street shops in Mylapore have started selling earthen pots for Pongal. At Venkatesa Agraharam Road, near Sri Saibaba Temple, Thiyagarajan and Hemavathy have painted pots for sale. The sibling duo has painted them with bright colours. In addition to […]
January 5, 2020
The seasonal maahaali kizhangu arrived a few weeks ago in Mylapore. Heaps of the brown tuber is now decked up at the hawker’s shops on South Mada Street. And maahaali pickle makers are thronging here to buy it in large […]
January 3, 2020
Now, one can have hot vadas along with coffee at Thirumayilai MRTS station. The food stall here has recently added vadas and bajjis in its menu. The varieties of vada include ragi, vallipoo, and keerai. Masala sundal and maggi upma […]
December 28, 2019
Aavin has introduced a set of cookies and chocolates recently. The cookie varieties include salt, coconut, custard, choco chip, butter and oats. The oats cookies are devoid of sugar. They are now available for sale at Aavin parlour in C.P.Ramaswamy […]
December 24, 2019
Food-based on the ragas of Carnatic music is the specialty at Thaligai restaurant’s music series ‘Amudhadhwani’. The restaurant’s Margazhi music concerts started on Dec. 21 and will be on till Dec 25. On Dec 25, Nalina, the owner of the […]
December 24, 2019
Ahead of Christmas and New Year, local bakeries in Mylapore are seeing a stream of shoppers here keen to buy special cakes. Vergheson Bakery is one of hot places shoppers are checking out – the nook is known of its […]
December 23, 2019
Co.optex launched in Alwarpet its Pongal Special Expo earlier this week. The sale is now on at C. P. Art Centre, Alwarpet and open till Dec.30. On sale here is a collection of Kancheepuram and Arni silk sarees, Coimbatore soft […]
December 21, 2019
Capsicums in different colours now dominate the hawker carts on Mylapore. To attract the customers, hawkers have arranged the bright red, yellow and green capsicums aesthetically at their carts. The green capsicum is priced at Rs 100 per kilo at […]
