New Delhi, April 9 -- In Varanasi, as in some other parts of northern India, breakfast, or a morning meal, is called kaleva, derived from the older Sanskrit word kalyavarta. That the idea of a light m... Read More
New Delhi, March 28 -- Sociologist Ishita Dey's book, Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal, maps an exciting and insightful gastronomic journey through the sweet-making industries of West Bengal an... Read More
New Delhi, March 1 -- Talk of Mumbai's food scene, and the conversation is hijacked by the likes of vada pao and sev puri, or seafood meals. But, here's looking at the city's sweet side-the icon... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- On a late November afternoon last year, I found Prateek Didwania pottering about behind an Astoria Storm Espresso Machine inside an Art Deco bungalow on Kolkata's Ray Street. It ... Read More