Bangalore is now the food capital of India. And Mumbai is the only other city where exciting things are happening. Part of Delhi’s problem has been a lack of space. That has eased somewhat with the ...

The lack of anonymity doesn’t necessarily mean they always eat well. Years ago I went with Maschler to Le Chabanais a much hyped London restaurant opened by trendy French chef Inaki Aziparte. The food ...

Sharing is not part of the Indian tradition when it comes to professional kitchens. Most great Indian chefs of a certain ...

Like most good things in Dubai the creation of Dubai Chocolate comes from a marriage between East and West. It was created by ...

A couple of months ago, Saurabh Udinia had an idea. As chef at Singapore’s super-hot Revolver, Udinia has introduced some of the street-smart flavours of India into his fire-cooked menu of high ...

I have known Shrikant Wakharkar since his days as a Catering Assistant at the Taj Bengal. Shrikant moved to Calcutta in 1989 when the hotel opened, so even if I assume we only met a year or so later, ...

You’ve probably been reading about the Indian Ambassador to Ireland who also functions as a part-time Twitter cheer-leader. In case you missed it, here is the story: A newspaper called The Irish Times ...

Malaysia is the South East Asian destination that Indians never pay enough attention to. I plead guilty myself to this neglect. Nearly two decades ago I went to Kuala Lumpur and Penang to shoot for my ...

First things first. There can be no doubt that this is the best and most comprehensive book on the Emergency. This will not surprise people who have followed the perceptive and intellectually rigorous ...

Ask me what my favourite convenience food is and I’ll tell you that it is the sausage. At any given time, my fridge is full of sausages. I have all kinds: spicy Italian sausages, meaty-but-sweet ...