Why Varanasi's iconic Pahalwan Lassi and Chachi ki Kachori shops demolished; watch videoVaranasi's vibrant street food scene has suffered a blow as 35 shops, including the iconic 75-year-old Pahalwan Lassi and 108-year-old Chac...
08 Jul, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
This Indian Pizza Hut worker now owns a cafe business with 50 outlets. How he brewed his successShiju Pappen's journey from earning just Rs 5,000 a month as a restaurant worker at Pizza Hut to founding The Chatpata Affairs—a thriving c...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Anant Ambani wedding Menu: Famous Varanasi tomato chaat on menu, check other snack itemsAnant Ambani Radhika Merchant Wedding Menu: No Indian wedding is complete without a delicious feast! Naturally, the highly anticipated gran...
12 Jul, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
Suresh Raina unveils the 'Raina Indian Restaurant', brings the authentic Indian cuisine to AmsterdamRaina Indian Restaurant promises an exceptional dining experience, serving meticulously crafted, authentic Indian cuisine prepared by exper...
27 Jun, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Cola-teral damage of the post-emergency return of DemocracyOkay, no, so let me start at the beginning. Growing up in the 1960s-70s, you had a small selection of soft drinks available in paan shops. ...
01 Apr, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
Samosas to 'chaat' with Indian tech CEOs?Indian fast food could be the trump card for any White House powwow.
17 Feb, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
Chaats, kebabs and prawns, gastronome Vajpayee loved a good platterA journalist who went on trips with Vajpayee recalled how he was the "most relaxed" PM she had ever travelled with as compared to his succe...
16 Aug, 2018, 07.50 PM IST
The crossover of street food to fine dining restaurants was just waiting to happenPremium eateries in Bengaluru are getting creative with street food now.
25 Jan, 2018, 11.58 AM IST
Food for thought apart, ample chaat & samosas on Davos thaliFood has always mattered in Davos which was first developed in the 19th century for sanatoriums for tuberculosis patients.
24 Jan, 2018, 11.11 PM IST
How India's composite culture spawned some of our best delicaciesA look at many of India’s most loved, popular, festive foods immediately brings up the idea of the composite cultures that invented these.
22 Oct, 2017, 09.09 AM IST
Dumbing-down of cuisine: How restaurants are choosing style over substanceChinese food may have had a recent fall from grace in the hearts, minds and mouths of righteous Indians —but some comparisons are inevitabl...
03 Jul, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Novel menus trending in new age restaurantsWith pulled kathal and drinks in mason jars, formulaic menus are trending in restaurants. You aren’t a fashionable foodie if you haven’t tu...
15 May, 2016, 04.25 AM IST
Holi palate: From chaat to thandai, its food is a celebration of India's composite cultureThe Holi palate is as diverse as the Holi palette. Whether or not you have the thandai this year, the Holi platter will carry the extraordi...
20 Mar, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
Gloom at maggi dhabasMaggi remained an occasional indulgence, mainly of schoolgoing children of urban parents even in the early nineties.
25 Jul, 2015, 03.33 AM IST
Must-have treats on a rainy dayTried and tested, deep friend treats that will give you a reason to slip on your gumboots and trudge to foodie paradise.
15 Jun, 2015, 02.21 PM IST
Wine & dine desi styleIf red wine goes well with red meat and white wine with white meat, what about curry or palak paneer? Find out here
18 Jun, 2014, 08.38 AM IST
A look at the choicest Indian treats on a life-size platterIndian tourism can easily rest its laurels on the foodie treats it clubs with destinations. Indulge...
06 Sep, 2012, 07.39 AM IST