New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- I took my first bite of a raw pecan and thought-this is exactly what you'd get if a cashew and a walnut had a baby. Pecans take the best from both: the sweet butteriness of a cas... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Recently, one of my tweets went unexpectedly viral. It was a rant about my coffee experiences in the US during a recent trip, and how it had been a money- and soul-depleting disap... Read More
New Delhi, July 19 -- People who eat drumstick in their sambar fall into two camps. The first kind loves eating them whole, soaking up all the tamarind and spices of the sambar. They suck out the sof... Read More
New Delhi, July 5 -- I landed from a cold and cosy Bengaluru straight into an East Coast heatwave in New York and Boston a couple of weeks ago. One thing that kept me going were my newly bought sneake... Read More
New Delhi, June 21 -- One morning, I had idlis steaming away for breakfast when I realised I was out of molaga podi-the classic spicy lentil powder we mix with sesame oil to accompany idlis and dosas.... Read More
New Delhi, June 7 -- There are fruits that languish on the kitchen counter or in the crisper drawer of your fridge. Boringly reliable and waiting obediently for their turn. But the lychee arrives in s... Read More