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The Monsoon Pakora Sandwich

The Monsoon Pakora Sandwich

Where childhood 4pm cravings, three kinds of pakoras and one very iconic Bombay sandwich finally meet.   It wasn’t too...
Jul 01, 2026
Lychee Chundo

Lychee Chundo

What happens when lychee season meets a Gujarati pickle tradition — you basically just recreated an upscale homely condiment for...
Jun 24, 2026
Bombay Monsoon Bhutta Chilli Cheese Toast

Bombay Monsoon Bhutta Chilli Cheese Toast

The recipe that happens when a Sunday grill meets a charcoal bhutta vendor on a rainy Bombay afternoon. This is,...
Jun 17, 2026
Bhel Goes to Finishing School

Bhel Goes to Finishing School

A spiced kurmura masala that upgrades your bhel, doubles as a chakhna, and makes a very strong case for itself...
Jun 04, 2026
The Dutch Oven and the Mango — Why the Vessel Is Never Just the Vessel

The Dutch Oven and the Mango — Why the Vessel Is Never Just the Vessel

A Tramontina collaboration — and an Alphonso cobbler that made me put the spoon down. The Vessel Changes Everything I...
Jun 01, 2026
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...
May 16, 2026
The Caesar’s Connect

The Caesar’s Connect

It all started at a post-drama dinner few years back, wherein the family and me had just finished watching a...
Feb 24, 2026
J. W. Marriott, Pune

J. W. Marriott, Pune

The last property I was invited to and wrote about involved a ton of Rajasthani food. It was like circling...
Feb 19, 2026
Suryagarh, Jaisalmer

Suryagarh, Jaisalmer

I admit it, I have and will always be fascinated by the Royal State of Rajasthan. Uncovering many experiences in...
Feb 19, 2026
Por Flavor

Por Flavor

“Please” a word which spells the most basic of manners. Most of us were taught this along with one of...
Feb 18, 2026
Land of Lentils

Land of Lentils

I wrote this post ages ago and it was for a friends travel website when she was just starting off....
Feb 18, 2026
On Board the S.S. Healthrow

On Board the S.S. Healthrow

You may be wondering with a title like that, I may be writing a post on my latest travel escapade,...
Feb 18, 2026
Of Ethnic Proportions

Of Ethnic Proportions

I love food trends. More so, I love studying them. While my parallel career on writing allows me to be...
Feb 18, 2026
A Near Finish

A Near Finish

Just when you think you’ve had it, something else crops up which changes the way you think or believe the...
Feb 18, 2026
Humming a New Tune

Humming a New Tune

I learnt a new food related phrase it’s called “Ethnic Cuisine” In the United States there has been a revolution...
Feb 18, 2026
Steeped in History

Steeped in History

I am fascinated with history, especially food and beverage history. I recently went over for brunch at the residence of...
Feb 17, 2026
Ol’ Fashioned Way

Ol’ Fashioned Way

It is about time I wrote a post and shared a recipe for some of the classics I have been...
Feb 17, 2026
Earn your bread

Earn your bread

I look back 5 months from today and wonder how I was –>this<– close to having rolled myself into USA....
Feb 16, 2026
Surf’n Through

Surf’n Through

Cooking for me is a boon and a bane. For me to cook there is a a simple rule to...
Feb 16, 2026
The Pearl of Flours

The Pearl of Flours

Since when did superfoods become a “thing”? Now that I look back in my childhood, practically half the ingredients I...
Feb 16, 2026
A Knotted Mind

A Knotted Mind

When did we start multitasking the way we do now? I was driving to the gym the other day listening...
Feb 16, 2026
Bittersweet Learning

Bittersweet Learning

I was recently engaged in a conversation with a colleague I reconnected with after 5 years. We caught up over...
Feb 13, 2026
Ground Control

Ground Control

I am sitting 35000Ft in the air traveling back to Mumbai, bored out of my mind and typing this out....
Feb 13, 2026
Back To Basics

Back To Basics

I was back in Singapore several times in the past month. On one of my visits courtesy Singapore Airlines where...
Feb 13, 2026
Let’s Relax

Let’s Relax

I am a bad flyer. Period. As much as my work takes me places and I practically live out of...
Feb 13, 2026
Unrelated Similarities

Unrelated Similarities

It was a calm and quiet evening, the rustic bench I was seated upon creaked slightly as I shuffled through...
Feb 13, 2026
Holy Guacamole

Holy Guacamole

I was skimming through some old photographs on my phone, around 10000 of them, all thanks to the cloud network...
Feb 12, 2026
A Sea of Thoughts

A Sea of Thoughts

Well, it has been quite sometime since I have written here. With the onset of quick-thought social media postings, the...
Oct 15, 2025

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