They came to the conclusion that food cooked at sea level tastes very different at 35000 feet. There were various reasons for this. Our sense of smell is reduced by at least 30 per cent at 35000 feet.

Indians like sharing. Even when we order dishes that are meant for one person — a hamburger, for instance — we will always share the French fries. All desserts are meant to be eaten communally. Have ...

As the BeerBiceps guy, Allahbadia has spent the last two or three years kissing the toes of the government. There was a certain amount of smugness and schadenfreude among those who disapproved of his ...

In the restaurant business, even more than most others, it’s very hard to come back once you have been written off. Brilliant chefs are the toast of the global food community. And then, at the very ...

It’s a little odd to wonder if you are an elephant when you are luxuriating in one of the most iconic resorts in the Maldives. But yes, it happened to me. “We feel your trunk is the problem. It is too ...

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 ...

Do people really care that much about a man who died over 300 years ago that riots broke out in his name in Nagpur on Monday? Is it a little bit surreal that over 40 people were injured in those riots ...

At some stage we are going to ask ourselves: is MAGA turning into MIPA? Is the progress of Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again programme resulting in Make India Poor Again? It’s the kind of ...

Sometimes a simple snack/sandwich/street food becomes trendy. Great chefs get involved, prices shoot up and other restaurants begin imitating the variations the famous chefs have introduced. Something ...