Idli or dosa? Shashi Tharoor defends idlis with his signature eloquence, Swiggy delivers the perfect responseShashi Tharoor eloquently defended idlis on X after a user called them "steamed regret," comparing the dish to a Beethoven symphony. This v...
29 Sep, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
Watch: If a knight from Westeros visited Bengaluru, he’d do exactly what 'Game of Thrones' star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau didNikolaj Coster-Waldau, famed as Jaime Lannister in 'Game of Thrones,' surprised fans with a visit to Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe. He was s...
27 Jul, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Goa's tourist dip: Is idli-sambar the culprit? BJP MLA Michael Lobo thinks soBJP MLA Michael Lobo has linked the sale of idli-sambar at Goan beach shacks to a decline in international tourists. He emphasized that the...
27 Feb, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
India ordered this vegetarian dish the most in 2024, Swiggy confirmsSwiggy reported that 60% of food orders in India in 2024 were vegetarian. This shift led to the launch of the Green Dot Awards, recognizing...
31 Jul, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Billionaire Goenka slams US restaurant charging Rs 1400 for a piece of dosaThe 'All Day Breakfast' menu at the unnamed restaurant offers whimsically named dishes such as the "naked crepe" for dosa, "dunked doughnut...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
Filter coffee, panki & monsoon: Paytm boss Vijay Shekhar Sharma & GOQii founder Vishal Gondal enjoy Mumbai foodEntrepreneurs Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Vishal Gondal have been exploring Mumbai's delicious and traditional food while enjoying the monsoon...
20 Jul, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Vistara resumes hot veg meals for domestic economy class passengersAviation regulator DGCA had permitted airlines in August last year to serve or sell pre-packed snacks, beverages, and meals on all domestic...
21 Oct, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Chicken Biryani & Masala Dosa are most-ordered dishes in India; Chinese, Italian favourite cuisinesIndians' favourite breakfast options include poha, idli, poori.
19 Dec, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
In 15 years, the man who wanted to visit IIM-B becomes its youngest distinguished alumLast week, the man, P.C.Musthafa (44), founder of Id Fresh in Bengaluru, turned out to be the youngest recipient of IIMB’s distinguished al...
05 Nov, 2018, 10.41 PM IST
Can iD Fresh's batter business solve Indian homemakers 'trust' issues?It took three years for Musthafa and his cousins, with whom he started iD Fresh in 2005, to solve a very common problem that people face wh...
25 Aug, 2018, 01.48 PM IST
‘Opportunity is everywhere, you need common sense to spot it’The company, which serves 1 million idlis a day and aims to raise that to 10 million a day in three years, has a turnover of Rs 150 crore.
18 Feb, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
What’s for breakfast? How the most important meal of the day is compromised in IndiaHigh consumption of fat indicates that people are at greater risk of heart disease and hypertension.
14 Feb, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
Chennai’s conservative foodscape is changing, opens up to global eats and fadsSince it is Pongal, the end of winter, the beginning of a new agrarian cycle in this part of the world, the gods are being feted.
05 Feb, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
McDosa may be better than the real McCoyA further swift diversification into McParatha, McBhatura, McPoha, McUpma, McVada and McIdli should be contemplated too, not to mention McS...
12 Jan, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
WEF 2015: Davos gets snowfall; delegates rush for chai-samosaA number of business tycoons from across the globe also come visiting and taste the Indian cuisine, prepared by the Taj group of hotels.
23 Jan, 2015, 08.47 PM IST
- Indian Cafe Market to be $410 million industry by 2017: Technopak
Technopak in its report on "Indian Cafe Market" said the $230 mn cafe mkt is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14% over the next 5 yrs.
19 Oct, 2012, 05.34 PM IST
Eating habits: Following Indian consumer mindThrough our communication we almost questioned the age-old Indian tradition of taking a heavy breakfast, says Kellogg India managing direct...
27 Feb, 2008, 02.42 AM IST