At a super chic cafe somewhere in Bandra, we walked in for a late-ish breakfast and stayed until late lunch. I was tempted to blame it on tardy service, but a quick glance around revealed that every other table had been occupied for hours. And no one was complaining.We were all grazing on the usual…
The other day, over some spaghetti aglio olio brightened with lemon zest and a light-as-air lemon cake baked by a friend, we got talking about the one ingredient that has transformed his kitchen: GI-tagged Italian lemons. Evidently, they have become something of a culinary flex for adventurous home chefs, restaurateurs, bakers and mixologists serving spritzy…
It is high time we revisited our daily meal plan of breakfast, lunch and dinner. And listened instead to our body’s circadian rhythm, the weather, our access to interesting ingredients and, quite simply, the demands of the day.According to a recent article in The Guardian, the concept of three formal, structured meals is largely a…
Waiting for food at our favourite place is not new to us. Generations of hungry diners have patiently stood outside legacy institutions—whether waiting for a vintage table at Peter Cat in Kolkata, navigating the chaotic sidewalk outside Koshy’s in Bengaluru, lining up for baida roti at Mumbai’s BadeMiya, or braving the pavement for legendary chole…
A few years back, The Bombay Sweet Shop unveiled its playful take on the classic tiramisu. Instead of traditional ladyfingers, it used soft, spongy rasgullas soaked in coffee, layered with creamy mascarpone and Kahlúa, and finished with the brand’s signature almond brittle for added crunch.Today, ‘Rasgullamisu’ has plenty of company. Speakeasies are serving tiramisu-inspired cocktails….
Since 1953, K Rustom & Co. has been more than just an ice-cream shop. It has been a Mumbai ritual. Listed among the 100 Most Iconic Ice Creams in the World by TasteAtlas and loved for its legendary wafer ice cream sandwiches, the Churchgate favourite has now been shut, its licence was suspended after the…
The other evening, we were at the unveiling of a beautifully produced coffee table book celebrating the culinary culture of our cities. The conversation soon drifted to a larger question. Why does regional Indian cuisine remain so underrepresented on the global culinary map?Publishers such as Heirloom Cities, whose Mumbai volume won the prestigious James Beard…
W hen Christopher Nolan, Tom Holland and Matt Damon visited Mumbai, they made time for chai and bun muska at an iconic cafe before their film screening. The optics of Nolan, who otherwise enjoys his daily Earl Grey, sipping on Indian chai, was not lost on any one of us.Just a few weeks back, Michelin-starred…
Taslima Nasrin at Kolkata airport on Wednesday Kolkata: Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin, who left the city on Wednesday after her first trip to Kolkata in 19 years, said:.“I want to return to Bangladesh, but I am not allowed to do so.” She also expressed a desire to come back to Kolkata whenever called.“The Bangladesh govt…
Kolkata: The state has begun administrative preparations to clear the pending dearness allowance (DA) arrears of employees of various grant-in-aid institutions, following the Supreme Court’s directions. Employees covered by the exercise include teachers and non-teaching staff of govt-sponsored and govt-aided schools as well as employees of panchayats, municipalities, statutory boards, corporations and other grant-in-aid organisations.“In…
