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Imperium: On the Fragrance That Makes Strangers Think They Know You

Imperium: On the Fragrance That Makes Strangers Think They Know You

There’s a particular kind of fragrance person — and I mean this as a compliment — who doesn’t wear scent...
The Cheese Sauce That Outlived the Restaurant

The Cheese Sauce That Outlived the Restaurant

A copycat recipe for New Yorkers Mumbai’s legendary nachos — and a small act of remembrance. There’s a particular kind...
The Juste un Clou and the Man Who Understood It

The Juste un Clou and the Man Who Understood It

The Inheritance of Taste I come from a family where jewellery was never about resale value. In a culture where...
Where the Forest Takes Over: Three Days at Aramness, Gir

Where the Forest Takes Over: Three Days at Aramness, Gir

Gujarat had always been on the list — a bucket list of sorts – for years, waiting. I knew enough...
Ron Zacapa XO: The Sip India Never Had

Ron Zacapa XO: The Sip India Never Had

The Rum Conversation We’re Finally Ready For If you think we are a whisky drinking country, perhaps yes — one...
The Duchessa: On Gritti’s Olfactory Extravaganza which Spins Two-ways

The Duchessa: On Gritti’s Olfactory Extravaganza which Spins Two-ways

My father wasn’t a complicated man about most things. But perfume was different for him. He approached it the way...
Arriving at the Datejust

Arriving at the Datejust

Kicking this off after almost a decade doesn’t feel like a return so much as a continuation of something that...
Chiak Si Hock

Chiak Si Hock

Eat brings in prosperity. The literal translation of Chiak Si Hock; a term proudly used in Penang when referring to...
Monkeying Around

Monkeying Around

I have got into this mode of finding perfection in everything. Trust me, it is not easy. It may be...
Day in Kyoto: A Reiteration

Day in Kyoto: A Reiteration

I know this is probably going to be my second Sake post, but let me tell you, apart from being...

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