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Chef Janice Wong's go-to desserts in Singapore

New Delhi, May 24 -- Chef Janice Wong is a trailblazer in Singapore's modern dessert scene, and is known for her inventive plated creations that blur the line between pastry and edible art. Named Asia... Read More


How to make desi salads your best friend this summer

New Delhi, May 10 -- Indian cuisine rarely takes salads seriously, or just does not call them that. What is a kachumber if not a salad? Or a kosambari/koshimbir of cucumbers, carrots or beetroot tosse... Read More


How restaurants deal with celebrity guests

New Delhi, May 9 -- What do you do when a Bollywood power couple settles in at a table next to yours to eat tisrya (clams) and surmai fry? If you are someone who respects their privacy, you'd carry on... Read More


If there's a queue, it has be 'benne dosa'

New Delhi, May 1 -- Benne dosa for Rs.99", reads a board outside Maa Annapurna, a small eatery tucked between coffee shops and snack joints in a residential neighbourhood in Mumbai's western suburb of... Read More


Sign up for a festive table that celebrates the season's harvest

New Delhi, April 10 -- Jesuit priests arrived in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal in the late 19th century. In the Sunderbans, they built schools and dispensaries, and carried out relief and missionar... Read More


What's cooking for staff meals at India's restaurants?

New Delhi, April 4 -- In 2011, Spanish chef Ferran Adria came out with a book on staff meals titled The Family Meal. He drew inspiration from the home-style dishes cooked by his team at the three Mich... Read More


Tales of resilience and food from Kargil's kitchens

New Delhi, April 2 -- "Everyone knows of Kargil, and yet no one knows anything about Kargil," says food researcher Yash Saxena. This sentiment sets the tone for his book, Stories from a Kargili Kitche... Read More


Why we celebrate chefs but ignore the kitchen culture

New Delhi, March 29 -- In 2019, I had the chance to interview Heston Blumenthal for Lounge. The British chef, who owns the iconic three-Michelin starred restaurant The Fat Duck in the UK, had earned t... Read More


Indigenous cooks serve up stories of the land and seasons

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- During Losar, or the Tibetan lunar new year in February, the Kinnaura tribe of Himachal Pradesh prepares tingmo, a fluffy steamed bread that is twisted to resemble a floral bun. ... Read More