New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- On a research trip to Bolpur in West Bengal earlier in May, the Sienna Calcutta restaurant team stumbled upon kulthi/kulith (Macrotyloma uniflorum) or horsegram at the weekly ma... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Ranikajal, jeeraphool, sonpiya, kanakchampa and kalamdaani. Imagine your kitchen cabinet, neatly stacked with jars labelled with rice names so lyrical that you could cook up a p... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Picture these dishes. A yakhni reimagined with kantola or teasel gourd. A sticky toffee pudding glazed with mahua jaggery caramel. A risotto cooked with foraged wild greens. It'... Read More
New Delhi, July 31 -- "I was on a break, just to slow down, travel and spend some quality time with my daughter," says top chef Manish Mehrotra, when we ask him (of course, it's the first thing we ask... Read More
New Delhi, July 27 -- There is a certain hum in the quiet lanes of Kalyani Nagar. As the weekend sets in, the upscale neighbourhood in Pune's eastern quarters comes alive with folks gathering over dri... Read More
New Delhi, July 12 -- It's only 6pm, and we've started thinking about dinner. The scenes give in as we stroll past food stalls and coffee shops bustling with locals and tourists alike, devouring soupy... Read More