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The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The resurrection of St James Court, how Taj transformed a London hotel into a luxury icon

India, July 6 -- It's the one London hotel where, over the last four decades, nearly every Indian of consequence from Prime Ministers to superstars like Amitabh Bachchan has stayed. It is also the mos... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why are we still anti-eggs in 2026?

India, July 3 -- Would you let your children eat food cooked by the Hare Krishna movement? (Or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, to give it the full title.) It may sound lik... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why are we still anti-eggs in 2026?

India, July 3 -- Would you let your children eat food cooked by the Hare Krishna movement? (Or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, to give it the full title.) It may sound lik... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The culture of queuing up outside a restaurant

India, June 29 -- How long would you queue up at a restaurant for? Would you stand outside the door for 45 minutes till they let you in? A whole hour? I guess it depends on how much you care. I don't... Read More


Get off the waitlist

India, June 27 -- In the West (and especially in America) a restaurant reservation can be the social equivalent of a gold brick. To be able to get a table at a top restaurant is a mark of status. Peop... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Get off the waitlist

India, June 26 -- In the West (and especially in America) a restaurant reservation can be the social equivalent of a gold brick. To be able to get a table at a top restaurant is a mark of status. Peop... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Get off the waitlist

India, June 26 -- In the West (and especially in America) a restaurant reservation can be the social equivalent of a gold brick. To be able to get a table at a top restaurant is a mark of status. Peop... Read More


Across the milky way

India, June 20 -- It's either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media's reachreally is. Last week, most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Wall's bra... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Across the milky way

India, June 19 -- It's either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media's reach really is. Last week, most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Wall's b... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Across the milky way

India, June 19 -- It's either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media's reach really is. Last week, most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Wall's b... Read More