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Go Goa Goan at Taj City Centre, Gurugram with Chef Vaz
Steeped in the medieval past of Goa are tales of conquerors, seafarers and missionaries; of Portuguese ships docking and the mingling of cultures, languages and food with its ethnic people. Today, the Portuguese influences have dovetailed with the Indian to create a...
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Macher Matha Diye Dal – Fish Head in Moong Dal
Did you know that dals were virtually unknown in ancient Bengali cuisine? This is one stark difference between the ancient and contemporary foods of Bengal. The superabundant supply of fish, thanks to its terrain meshed with rivers, delayed the use of pulses as a rich...
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Don’t Miss This – A Trip To Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is a blissfully calm and laid back city in mountainous Northern Thailand. A last-minute decision to fly over from Bangkok left Sam and me, with no itinerary for the three days to be spent there. The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is listed as one of the top...
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Got a secret. Will you keep it? Fridays at the Vietnam Embassy.
Delhi is abuzz with the plentitude of cuisines in the offing for its receptive customers. The customer of today is eager, excited and ready to experiment new cuisines. With live streams and Instagram updates by the million every day, we feel we know all the places the...
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Keema Bharey Karela
To be honest! I hated bitter gourd or Karela as we call them in India when I was a child. So bitter! I mean, which school going kid likes Karela or for that matter Parmal, Ghiya, Tori. Yuck! Where these green vegetables are concerned, Mom tried her level best to...
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A Spicy Food trail to Delhi 6 with the “Spice King Of Cork”
How often does one get a chance to take a renowned chef from Ireland on a food tour to Old Delhi? Arun Kapil is a food entrepreneur, spice expert and an eminent person in Ireland. A name to be reckoned with, the radio shows host him plenty and the newspapers feature...
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A Stopover At The Long Neck Karen Hill Tribe Village in Chiang Mai
Three days seemed few for Chiang Mai. The last two days had vanished in a wink. With only a day left in hand, Sam and I decided to opt-in for a package tour to cover the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), the hot springs, a visit to the Karen tribal village all the way to...
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A general’s daughter and a globetrotter for a husband, I have travelled to both near and far-flung places.
