The Vegetarian Traveller
Mumbai, India “Europeans of the Renaissance swore by it as an aphrodisiac, and the church banned it from nunneries.” said Barbara Kingsolver in her book ‘Animal, Vegetable, and Miracle: A year of food life’. Helen Yoest in her 2014 book ‘Plants with benefits’, a horticultural Kamasutra as she suggests also mentions of it fit for... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India With the rains finally hitting Mumbai with such pomp, it gives me real warmth as I write this article on American whiskey. Going a decade back, Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam to a certain extent were perhaps the only ones synonymous with American whiskey. To tell us more about them Ms Shatbhi Basu,... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla which is perceived to be a day trip by many due to its location is quite a shopping experience because it’s gargantuan and houses a huge number of brands including Zara, Diesel, Charles and Keith, Steve Madden and they also house Debenhams. I live in Ghatkopar and R-City the next door... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India My last visit to White Owl had me raving about Chef Kshama Prabhu’s ravioli in hazelnut butter and its very refreshing home style ginger lemonade. I was there again last evening to experience their new initiative, ‘Culinary Collaborations’ where Kshama in its first edition has paired up with Nikhil Merchant a blogger and a... Continue Reading →
Mumbai, India When you look at an ‘exotic’ list of fruits in India, Kiwi from New Zealand is bound to find a mention. And this list gets another addition and that is the Sun Gold Kiwis. Sofitel hotel in BKC is hosting a Kiwi promotion till the 23rd June with a well crafted Kiwi menu... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India Celebrity Chef Rachel Allen’s no fuss approach to cooking was evident on her show ‘Easy meals’ on TLC India and it was confirmed at the preview of Allen’s menu at the Sassy Spoon. Sassy Spoon is hosting the Rachel Allen’s week from 13th- 19th June and this will culminate into a fundraising dinner on... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India It was an evening of high energy and higher emotions at the J W Marriott, Mumbai where Varun Sudhakar was adjudged the best bartender second year in a row at the Diageo World Class India finals. ‘World Class’ Diageo’s property started in 2009 has now become a force in the bartending world which inspires... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India. If you look up “Acrobatic pizza” on Google, you will find pages about Pasqualino Barbasso a pizza chef who got his shot to fame after winning Sicily’s acrobatic pizza championship back to back in the years 2001 and 2002. He stills runs his family pizza restaurant in Italy but most of time is around... Continue Reading →
Mumbai,India I was very elated to receive an invite to be part of the Songkran revelry at San Qi the pan- Asian restaurant at the Four Seasons hotel Mumbai, moreover so because it was in the company of officials from the Tourism authority of Thailand and the Thai consulate led by the Consul general. Where... Continue Reading →
After the latest sighting of the marvel that is the ‘Eiffel Tower’ in the Bollywood blockbuster Queen, I developed a strong urge to be there!! I am sure most of us would want to go France and many of us would have been, but have you ever looked beyond Paris!!! I did, at a recent... Continue Reading →
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