Highway on My Plate Book -Review

One of my favorite show on NDTV Good Times, and most celebrated by the people all over India for its unique concept of bringing Highway Dhabas and Cuisine inside our Homes.The hosts Rocky and Mayur finally went ahead and penned down their experiences in a Book- '"Highway on my plate "- The Indian guide to roadside eating' by Random house India. This odd 320 page book is having a perfect lonely planet style cover and a perfect thickness. The inside pages are crisp but with little bigger font size. The contents are well laid out in alphabetical order (Indian States) and you can dive inside the book as per your Highways.

What is great:

1. A lovely and decent cover.
2. Nice detailing on the eateries and well indexed.
3. Rocky and Mayur have done a tremendous job to jot down all the places they have covered on the show. The ratings are great and give a detailed review of the places.
4. Something on the side is really cool and adds another dimension to the Roadside Dhabas.
5. What they have covered in this book is really unique and special, No magazine has done it so far. Bringing the real India for its taste and deep culture. Even Lonely Planet India must have missed some of their best pick when compared to this HOMP (Paper).
6. This is for a foodie who believes in appetite fulfilling the real way.
7. Value for Money. Rs 224 @ Flipkart.com 

What could have been great:

1. While ratings have either Rocky or Mayur's verdict but not Both of them. Sometimes its really confusing why Mayur's verdict is required for a restaurant which is famous for its Non -veg delicacy.
2. The book is definitely missing the wit and humor of Rocky and Mayur's HOMP, esp the free things at the end of the price list for each Roadside eateries.
3. Some more pictures.
4. Some of the states like Bihar are shown only in pictures, while Goa has only one featured. Even states like Chattisgarh, Orissa, Karnataka and West bengal have very few listings. Surprisingly Ladakh/Leh has no mention in this Road trip book for foodies. Wish they have added more locations and Dhabas in the book or are they looking for HOMP part II :)
5. Last but not the least, Where are the Food Quotes ?????

The book is a collector's item and a must for the fan of HOMP. 

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