Do you know where the kulcha originated? If the answer is no, then relax. Nobody really does. All the usual suspects have often been cited. The kulcha may be named after a Persian biscuit which has a ...

Almost every single thing that Blumenthal has done has become a trend. So is his focus on mindful eating going to spell the ...

Casteism and ugly prejudice against those regarded as being low down in the caste pyramid are alive and well. The prejudices are flourishing at the very top of the Indian state. This was made clear ...

Long story short: I went back to Amsterdam and I enjoyed it far more than ever before. I am still a bit of a Philistine but years of marriage to an arts buff have educated me a little.

Even Manu Chandra, Bangalore’s most celebrated chef (number three on this year’s list), has a reputation for refusing to engage with influencers or to encourage any coverage that focuses on him rather ...

If you have eaten Thai food outside of Thailand, at a halfway decent restaurant (as distinct from a cheap takeaway) then the man you have to thank for how the food is selected, organised and served is ...

It’s both puzzling and a little gratifying. Whenever you mention dosas to knowledgeable foodies, they look at you a little superiorly and ask, “But do you like benne dosa?” A new restaurant serving ...

Whenever an expensive food ingredient becomes a craze, a scam is sure to follow. All of us know how difficult it is to get genuine basmati race. When we think of basmati, we think of the long grains ...

What a year in food it’s been! It’s been a year of triumphs. A year of recovery. It’s almost as though the pandemic never happened. Indian restaurants have shone abroad. And within the country, our ...

Because this column is about the tragic Air India crash at Ahmedabad airport I want to begin with some qualifications before we go much further. I am, by no means, an aviation expert. But then, nor ...

Yes, it’s okay to feel bad for Jagdeep Dhankar no matter what your views on his performance as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or as Governor of Bengal before that were. No Vice President of India ...

Then suddenly, Rohit came back to restaurants with a new vigour. In the years when he had been making movies, the restaurant ...