Contributors ROXANNE BAMBOAT Your must-have Christmas dish? “A rum-soaked Christmas pudding!” More popularly known as ‘The Tiny Taster’, Roxanne is a food and travel writer based in Mumbai. She’s a culinary enthusiast and an avid traveller and has written for various publications in the last 12 years. She’s also a travel consultant who curates unique experiences to various destinations across the world. thetinytaster PHORUM PANDYA Your favourite festive fragrance? “Easy! A cinnamon-orange home scent.” This independent journalist and food writer swapped her full-time job for the “reckless life of a freelancer!” Terrible at crossing roads, she loves to chase a juicy story across the globe. She has a thing for quirky headlines, airport transits, quaint cafés and catching the sunrise. phorumpandya HARLENE BHASIN Your go-to healthy holiday treat? “I’d have to say, dark chocolate almond date clusters.” A clinical nutritionist with over 15 years of experience, Harlene is an avid fitness enthusiast and mom to a teenage boy. Her life is about the 3Ws - Work, Workout and Worship. She is an Annapurna (Goddess of Nutrition) in the true sense of the word, with her life, profession and passion, all centered around food. harlenezhealthclinic PROMITA MUKHERJEE Your ideal Christmas getaway? “Kolkata—the only place to be…” A seasoned travel and lifestyle editor who writes on food, travel and fashion, Promita likes doomscrolling food delivery apps at midnight. A beach bum, she spends her weekends with her fur babies Haachi and Mamma, drawing up food and travel recommendations for friends and family. 4 DECEMBER 2025 • FRESH.DAILYPIONEER.COM calcuttacliques IN COLLABORATION WITH TEAM IFN Founder RAJESHREE NAIK Operations Head NAVEEN NAIR Editor RAUL DIAS Executive Editor TARVENE SHAHPURI Staff Writer SHREYA MUKHERJEE Art Director ROSETTA VAZ MARTINS Sr. Graphic Designer AJAY GIRKAR Video Production SALIL DHURANDHAR DOP, Video & Photography VIPUL VARYANI In-House Chef SWAPNIL SHINDE SALES OFFICE General Manager SURENDRA AGARWAL surendra@dailypioneer.com CIRCULATION AND SUBSCRIPTION General Manager RAVINDER SINGH circulation@dailypioneer.com HEAD OFFICE Pratap Bhawan, 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 Helpline: 011-46035729 Office Hours: 10 AM TO 6 PM Email: fresh@dailypioneer.com OTHER OFFICES RANCHI 304, Radha Kunj, Behind Reliance Mart, Kanke Road, Ranchi – 834008 Phone: 09234300233 E-mail: ranchipioneer@gmail.com LUCKNOW 4th Floor, Sahara Shopping Centre, Faizabad Road, Lucknow – 226016 E-mail: vijayprakashsingh@dailypioneer.com PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY KUSHAN MITRA on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd, printed at HT MEDIA LIMITED, Plot No. 8, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201306 and published at Pratap Bhawan, 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002. Phone: 011-46035729 Email: fresh@dailypioneer.com Photos sourced from licensed sources.
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