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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: K-drama on our plate

India, July 4 -- It was Viraj Bahl who put it best: The two big rages in India right now, he told me, are wellness and chilli. I am sure Viraj is right about wellness, though I don't know much about ... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Dalai Lama confirms the institution will continue. But challenges lie ahead

India, July 2 -- So, there will be a Dalai Lama even after the incumbent dies. Ending years of speculation, the Dalai Lama announced this week that heeding appeals from millions of Tibetans he has com... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Why the Indian way of eating is more sophisticated than you think

India, June 30 -- What does the way most Indians eat our food have in common with the West's great Michelin starred restaurants? And we started doing it thousands of years before the West had any res... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why Bangkok is the world's food capital

India, June 27 -- Which city do you think has the largest number of the world's best restaurants? If you answered London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong or New York, you would be completely wrong. The corre... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why Bangkok is the world's food capital

India, June 27 -- Which city do you think has the largest number of the world's best restaurants? If you answered London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong or New York, you would be completely wrong. The corre... Read More


Instagram made me eat this

India, June 21 -- There are more restaurants in India than ever before. There are more cuisines available than we have ever known. And, inevitably, there are more menu cliches (what we call 'food tren... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Insta made me eat it

India, June 20 -- There are more restaurants in India than ever before. There are more cuisines available than we have ever known. And , inevitably, there are more menu cliches (what we call 'food tre... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Insta made me eat it

India, June 20 -- There are more restaurants in India than ever before. There are more cuisines available than we have ever known. And , inevitably, there are more menu cliches (what we call 'food tre... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: What the Air India crash teaches us about empathy and responsibility

India, June 15 -- I have held off writing about the Air India crash for several reasons. Partly it was that I was saddened, shocked and so depressed by the tragedy that it was hard to string two sente... Read More


Headline space here eee

India, June 14 -- It pains me to say this but when it comes to food, Delhi has lost out. Bangalore is now the food capital of India. And Mumbai is the only other city where exciting things are happeni... Read More