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). So, I worry about recommending restaurants, only for readers to be disappointed when they follow my recommendations.

Even so, I have eaten out more often than usual in the last month. This is where I ate and, full disclosure, I was recognised or knew the chefs at most of these places. So, don't mistake these for reviews by an anonymous critic.

Nisaba, Delhi. What's left to say about Nisaba? I ate there twice during their preview phase (which was just as well, because it's hard to get a table now that the restaurant is fully open) and wrote...