India, May 16 -- I am used to doing annual round ups of the best meals I have eaten. But this time, I am going to squeeze the time frame slightly. These are the best meals I have eaten, not in one year but in a single fortnight.

Massimo Bottura in Bengaluru. Bottura is often called the world's best chef. His Osteria Francesca restaurant in Modena has been number one on the list of the World's 50 Best restaurants more than once and it has held three Michelin stars for years.

Osteria Francescana is small (around 35 seats) and almost impossible to book, so many more people have heard of Massimo than will ever eat his food. Fortunately for us, Massimo loves India. So, for the last four years Culinary Culture (full disclosure: I am Chairman)...