Updated On: 15 October, 2010 09:25 AM IST | | Daipayan Halder
Brown Sahib is a must-visit for a taste of Kolkata. Especially during the Pujo month to savour their special menu

Brown Sahib is a must-visit for a taste of Kolkata. Especially during the Pujo month to savour their special menu
Any time is good time to eat a good Bengali meal. For economic migrants like me, who have to stay away from the City of Joy, for reasons, well, economic, specialty Bengali restaurants like the Brown sahib are life-savers.u00a0 But enjoying a good meal during pujo is a tad -- if not more -- special.

Tradition meets mordenity
And if you want to avoid the traffic jams and the pandal crowd, then the pujo maha bhog platter at Brown Sahib is the best way to taste the authentic flavour of the Bengali festival. Served in utensils made from red mud, the platter is an epitome of tradition meeting modernity. Everything is served at once -- which translates into many, many bowls! -- but the correct way of following the courses goes something like this.