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Rude Hotels by Vir Sanghvi: Room at the top

India, Aug. 15 -- It is one of the most famous stories in luxury hoteliering. Adrian Zecha, a former publisher who had revolutionised deluxe hotels in Asia by founding the Regent chain, decided to bui... Read More


Rude Hotels by Vir Sanghvi: Room at the top

India, Aug. 14 -- It is one of the most famous stories in luxury hoteliering. Adrian Zecha, a former publisher who had revolutionised deluxe hotels in Asia by founding the Regent chain, decided to bui... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Exploring the legacy of fermented fish from ancient Rome to modern kitchens

India, Aug. 12 -- What if I told you that, as a well-travelled person, you have eaten a lot of fermented fish? That the fish has usually first been left out in the sun to decompose and the final versi... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: No bitter memories

India, Aug. 7 -- Chocolate is the smell of my childhood. I would wake up every morning to chocolate aromas wafting up to the top of Mumbai's Cumballa Hill where I lived. On Peddar Road, at the bottom ... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: No bitter memories

India, Aug. 7 -- Chocolate is the smell of my childhood. I would wake up every morning to chocolate aromas wafting up to the top of Mumbai's Cumballa Hill where I lived. On Peddar Road, at the bottom ... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Indian restaurants shine globally with Michelin stars and authentic flavours

India, Aug. 7 -- You have probably heard of Semma, the only Indian restaurant in New York to win a Michelin star. And of Gymkhana, the only Indian restaurant with two Michelin stars in London. Of Jama... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Land on your feet

India, Aug. 1 -- When people hear that I travel every week, they usually ask: Isn't it exhausting? Well, yes it is, I say. The destinations are nearly always fun, but getting there can be a drag. The... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Land on your feet

India, Aug. 1 -- When people hear that I travel every week, they usually ask: Isn't it exhausting? Well, yes it is, I say. The destinations are nearly always fun, but getting there can be a drag. The... Read More


The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The mad, medieval, Raj-era dress codes of Indian hotels and clubs

India, July 31 -- Do you think clubs, hotels and restaurants should have dress codes? I suspect that the answer is complicated. Of course, any establishment has the right to choose how it wants its gu... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: A tour of the kingdom

India, July 25 -- There are, wrote F Scott Fitzgerald, no second acts in American lives. I was reminded of this and about how it clearly did not apply to Indian lives when I had lunch recently with Ra... Read More