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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why Mumbai is India's dining-out capital

India, March 6 -- I don't think anyone seriously disputes that Mumbai is now the restaurant capital of India. Nowhere else in India will you find such great restaurants as Masque and Papa's doing as w... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Refresh your feed

India, Feb. 26 -- I don't write very often about individual restaurants because I am not sure if I get anything like the average guest experience when I am recognised (which happens reasonably often).... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Refresh your feed

India, Feb. 26 -- I don't write very often about individual restaurants because I am not sure if I get anything like the average guest experience when I am recognised (which happens reasonably often).... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why hotels love buffets

India, Feb. 24 -- For reasons that are not entirely clear to me, my X feed is full of people discussing 'hacks' on how to get access to a hotel breakfast buffet without paying for it. Inevitably there... Read More


Time to see a shrink

India, Feb. 21 -- In November 2024, I wrote in this column about the imminent arrival of weightloss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro and how they would change the world. The first and most immediate ef... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How travel has changed over the last five decades

India, Feb. 18 -- I have been reading so much about the glory days of travel when resorts were not overrun by tourists; when airports were not the obstacle courses they have now become; when air trave... Read More


Walking down the isle

India, Feb. 14 -- Here's something to ponder over. Last year India attracted 6.2 million foreign tourists. Sri Lanka attracted around 2.35 million visitors. To put this in context, consider the differ... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Sri Lanka has upped its hospitality game, again

India, Feb. 13 -- Here's something to ponder over. Last year India attracted 6.2 million foreign tourists. Sri Lanka attracted around 2.35 million visitors. To put this in context, consider the differ... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Sri Lanka has upped its hospitality game, again

India, Feb. 13 -- Here's something to ponder over. Last year India attracted 6.2 million foreign tourists. Sri Lanka attracted around 2.35 million visitors. To put this in context, consider the differ... Read More


Break from the herd

India, Feb. 7 -- My wife is not a vegetarian. She loves a good meat biryani as much as I do. Give her a kakori kabab, and while the high fat content may vanquish her after the second kabab, she will s... Read More