The most famous example is biryani which moved away from the fancy Persian pulao tradition to create a moister, spicier dish ...

They were right, of course. The Maldives has been very expensive for a long time but it may now be unaffordable because of the plummeting rupee. In fact many, if not most, foreign destinations now ...

That’s democracy in action! Or how the rulers perceive it. But why were the citizens of Mumbai being made to pay for the ...

Most regular international flyers usually use an airport service. These services can be costly but they take much of the pain out of the airport experience. In India large international airports will ...

A short time later Nisaba opened to the public and duly became the city’s hottest restaurant and hardest reservation. I was relieved to have been vindicated and happy for Manish. But I did not go back ...

If you have been following the furore over the price of tomatoes, you will note that reporters and political analysts often refer to tomatoes as a basic staple of Indian cooking and the food of the ...

Do you think that the judiciary in India has become too politicised? That judges tailor their judgments, especially the remarks, to please politicians? That the hope of fair and free justice in our ...

What do you suppose is India’s favourite bottled sauce? If you answered ‘tomato ketchup’ you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of mayonnaise, I ...

As we all know, Chinese food outside of China can be very un-Chinese. What most of the world thinks of as Chinese food was actually invented in America in the early part of the 20th century when poor ...

Do you remember when movies and TV shows about chefs and restaurants were about fun? The British TV shows I recall were things like Chef! (With Lenny Henry) and Whites. In the US I enjoyed Kitchen ...

What do these three culinary terms often used in India but derived from the names of Western dishes have in common: chop, cutlet and patty? If you said they were the names of popular dishes, you would ...

I am not necessarily a fan of cookbooks. But I love books about food in general: Something like 40% of the books I buy each month are food-related. Some are travelogues, some are collections of ...