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Nonchalant Insider

A curated collection of culinary stories, recipes, and inspirations from my journey.

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About Nonchalant Insider

At the age of 12, curious about all things food, I started by cooking my very first dish. A resident
of Mumbai, India – a land rich in culture and
cuisine I started my journey on the culinary trail quite early. Beginning my food career in journalism where I still write extensive on food and the
people behind it for luxury publications, nationally as well as internationally.

At the age of 12, curious about all things food, I started by cooking my very first dish. A resident
of Mumbai, India – a land rich in culture and
cuisine I started my journey on the culinary trail quite early.

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Friendly Classics —@soka_blr

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Bruschetta1 —@club.solene

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Thaispired Cocktails —@Mumbai

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Bruschetta —@club.solene, Moira

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

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Arriving at the Datejust

Arriving at the Datejust

Cavity, New Delhi

Cavity, New Delhi

Palm Jaggery

Palm Jaggery

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Palm Jaggery

On a recent camping trip to @twobrothersorganicfarmsindia, I found myself standing beside a slow wood fire, watching Neera —fresh date palm sap — reduce for hours into something far more complex than “just sugar.”

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Butter Bell Jars

Butter bell jars — also called French butter keepers — date back to 19th-century rural France, long before refrigeration was common in homes.

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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 has always been present. I’ve spent years writing for other publications, and somewhere along the way I missed writing about…

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Cavity, New Delhi

At Cavity, the new nine-seat counter tucked beneath @barbetandpals in Delhi, it’s not supremely cookie cutter but an interesting idea which unravels into a 2.5 hour nine-course cocktail and dine experience.

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