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Banksy on a plate, Dali in a cocktail

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- It's not every day that you walk into a restaurant for a meal and find yourself analysing the artwork on the walls. "There are 12 hands. Can you see them?" says one of the staff m... Read More


Like Champagne, nolen gur is all about terroir

New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Two winters ago, Senjuti Mahato decided to carry out an experiment. The 41-year-old advertising professional is the co-founder of the 2020 artisanal food brand Earth Story Farms ... Read More


These are the ingredients India's chefs can't wait to cook with in 2026

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- If 2025 was about caviar and truffle, fine-dining menus are expected to get more adventurous this year with a spotlight on ingredients rooted in sustainability. India's top chefs ... Read More


A new cookbook places chutney at the centre of the table

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Do you know of a chutney prepared with tamarind blossoms in Marathwada? Or, one that is made with pomegranate-like seeds of the prickly water lily plant in Manipur? You may have ... Read More


10 food moments that made us sit up in 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- It was an exciting year for the food and beverage industry from culinary innovations that saw matcha ladoos and caviar bumps, to AI-powered kitchen automation complete with waite... Read More


Can generative AI help us to cook better?

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- A few weeks ago, Mumbai-based chef and content creator Natasha Gandhi took the help of Google Gemini to come up with recipes using leftover chapatis. In the Instagram video, she ... Read More


A sweet lover's guide to Murshidabad

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- My forefathers typically ate a breakfast of seven mithais and a big glass of badam milk. The assortment of sweets was never repeated in the same week," says Lipika Dudhoria about... Read More


Are pop-ups the new secret ingredient?

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- In February 2024, acclaimed Slovenian chef Ana Ros travelled to India to host a series of masterclasses and dinners at the Taj Hotels in Delhi and Mumbai. In Bengaluru, Cambodian... Read More


Are pop-ups the new secret sauce for five-star hotels to bring diners back?

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- In February 2024, acclaimed Slovenian chef Ana Ros travelled to India to host a series of masterclasses and dinners at the Taj Hotels in Delhi and Mumbai. In Bengaluru, Cambodian... Read More