Does you palate get seduced when you are watching a dish being cooked live? Is it not pure pleasure when you sit in front of a kitchen platform, a bubbling pot or sizzling pan of your meal is slowly being transformed into a treat, the scents of the ingredients subtly envelope your senses and your [...]
Blogging from home ground about home ground has always been my forte, this is probably the first time I am talking about a place which is away from home, but still falls under the category of “A home away from home”. Yes, I speak about the much adored holiday destination ofIndia –Goa. I call it [...]
What happens when you combine an international star chef and an immensely talented Indian chef and let them loose in a restaurant housed in a hotel chain at Mumbai’s prime residential area? A recipe for success… I had this opportunity to meet with Chef Pongtawat “Ian Kittichai” Chalermkittichai, the world’s first Thai national to [...]
There are perfectionists and then there are people who infuse passion to perfection. What happens when both these traits are imbibed in one person? It’s pure talent. My latest discovery for Nonchalant Insider was a difficult choice considering I love Italian food and there are very few establishments who manage to satiate my cravings. Botticino, [...]
Luxury is something which is measured in quality rather than quantity. Mumbai has and always will be a honeyed flower for potential money-bees and to learn the art of sucking dry the sweet nectar, it is an acquired talent and only the seasoned know how to make the most of it. Four Seasons Hotel [...]
I have this strange affiliation with attracting the most absurd conversations around me at the most predictable places, these conversations find their way into my ears and before you know it I am part of it with a satisfying finale to the conclusion. Somehow I am beginning to think that I am unconsciously tuning into [...]
Have you ever been to a casino? As you walk in on the soft carpeted flooring with flashing slot machines and dizzying roulette tables beckoning you seductively to come sit by them and pop in coins and bet the night away, you succumb to the mysterious charms of the ‘big win’ and either walk away [...]
I had a bit of a revelation one fine Sunday morning, I have been on the job, working 24 x 7 with commitments playing in the form of my day job, writing, consulting and socializing, and all these increasing at a frenzied pace as the days go by. The weekends spill over the weekdays and [...]
I have been born with a golden spoon in my mouth. In lay man words ‘spoilt’. I have all the characteristics, though subdued, of a spoilt kid. Subtly put, if I look at my lifestyle from a third person perspective it does look a bit over the top. From waking up in the morning and [...]
It’s a cut throat world out there, be it any industry. I don’t say I have come up the hard way, I have had it nice and easy because I don’t fret, push, shove my way around. With an air of unruffled disposition I take things as they come and embrace (not grab) opportunities when [...]
All it takes is a few basic ingredients and you can mold anything to your liking. Yes this statement holds for life too. I had recently driven a good many hours to attend a soiree and completely frustrated because it was a weekday. I had been specifically hounded to attend the same and thought [...]
I think I have reached an age where the word marriage keeps following me in annoying whispers where ever I go. Except from certain few who are of my age, anyone even slightly older than me will throw that question at the most blatant of opportunity. I have learnt the art of sidelining these very [...]
It is often said that happy memories are always tucked away in a special part of your brain and resurface when you need them the most. One particular memory played back at a very appropriate time. About a year ago (around the same time as this post goes up); I walked into Penang’s Tropical [...]
Love is a wonderful feeling. It looks good from the outside and when you experience it, it looks even better from the inside. Now before my readers jump to any conclusion about my status I am not particularly referring to any new developments but just speaking in general. Love and relationships move beyond just between [...]
I get this line a lot – You don’t look like a foodie ! or a person who is in the food business ! I may not be Greek God fit but I am definitely not overweight and I do tend to watch what I eat. Thus when I introduce myself as Nonchalant Gourmand to [...]
The Baker and our daily bread
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