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, ...

Assume that you are a foreigner who knows very little about India. You suddenly find yourself in Kochi. Almost the first thing you will wonder is whether you are in a Christian city. The older parts ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you been following the troubles of the Indian rupee which has crashed to historic lows over the last few days? Those of you with long memories will remember that the last time this happened, ...