Last week we were booked to go to Bangkok to attend the World Gourmet Festival, an annual event organised by the Anantara ...

With no Farm Laws-type issue (which can be handled) dominating debate and some internal polls suggesting that the UP Assembly election will be close the BJP needs all the help it can get. Will Chief ...

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 ...

Bukhara, which will begin celebrating its 45th anniversary this weekend, is now the most famous Indian restaurant in the world. Nearly every US President since Bill Clinton has eaten Bukhara’s food.

In every election, Indian politics changes a little. Not necessarily for the better or worse. But it changes nevertheless and then it’s never quite the same again. As we go into the general election, ...

So here’s the situation. It is 2006. You have guests from abroad. (Perhaps they are business contacts.) You need to take them out for dinner. They say they would prefer Indian food because they are in ...

So, few tears were shed for him in his own country. None of the commentary pieces I read in the North American press said that his departure was a loss for Canada. Most of the articles tried instead ...

What’s the difference between traditional Indian chefs and top western chefs? I would imagine that there are many differences. But here is the big one: Secrecy. Sharing is not part of the Indian ...

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 ...

Most Indian gastronomic classics —that is to say, dishes that you find on lots of menus — have been around for decades if not centuries. North Indian biryani dates back to the Mughals. What we now ...

I am not a member of any of India’s great and prestigious clubs. Never have been. Never will be. It is a prejudice handed down to me by my father who refused to join any of the top Mumbai clubs, even ...

What is the most consumed meat in India? If you answered mutton you would be wrong. More ‘buffalo meat’ is produced in India than mutton. (‘Buffalo meat’ is at 1.2 million tonnes while mutton is at ...