But regardless of which hot sauce you use, the chilli trend is here to stay. And ironically enough the impetus to add more ...

The Dalai Lama has moved part of the way towards achieving that goal. There is a democratically elected government in exile ...

If you have been to a fancy Western restaurant or even to one serving that kind of food in India, you will have noticed that the food comes out from the kitchen already plated. The main component of ...

So, has Bangkok, which most of us know well and regard a reasonably priced holiday destination that is not too far away, ...

There are more restaurants in India than ever before. There are more cuisines available than we have ever known. And, inevitably, there are more menu clichés (what we call ‘food trends’ when we are ...

It is the ultimate gastronomic accolade. And yet when it came it took much of the global foodie community by surprise. On Thursday night, Tresind Studio, an Indian restaurant in Dubai, was awarded ...

I have known Jasjit Singh Assi (JJ) for nearly two decades from his early days as part of the opening team at the Four Seasons Mumbai to his years through various international Four Seasons properties ...

I don’t want to get too involved with the arguments for and against a caste census now that a consensus has emerged over the issue. But it is still worth pointing out that, until 1990, most major ...

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 ...

The third is that a broadcasting bill seeking to censor the Internet will soon be introduced in Parliament, and the powers-that-be wanted to demonstrate why such laws are necessary. If this involved ...

The top hotel in Kochi, perhaps in all of Kerala, is now the gleaming Grand Hyatt on Bolghatty Island. It is owned by the Lulu group founded by the world’s richest Malayali, Yusuf Ali (worth 7 billion ...

That announcement was greeted with the same kind of excitement that Wilson’s new announcements have now conjured up. And indeed when the planes arrived, they were amazing. I remember taking the new ...