The humblest chicken and rice on earth

Chinese, Food

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The oldest, bestest l’il mess in Mumbai

Food, Hunger, Indian

After 70 years of serving the fastest food in India, Rama Nayak’s Udipi restaurant can still teach the world a thing or two about fast food, dedication and quality. [soliloquy id=”257″] A stern new sign on the wall of Ram Nayak Udipi Restaurant in...

Dummed good!

Food, Indian

In which I embark on a perilous journey to make a dum phukt biriyani     No man (or woman, at least those few who cook) in his right mind would dare consider making a dum phukt biriyani. It is well known, at least in places where such things are well known,...

The Minimalist from Rajgir

Food, Humor, Travel

Certain simple combinations of spices can almost miraculously wake up simple stir fries, discovers C Y Gopinath First let me describe the claviger. He must have been in his early eighties. One eye was rheumy and clouded, which might have made you wonder what he was...

What Ishtiyaque did with the paan leaf

Food, Uncategorized

C Y Gopinath meets a diabolical Lucknow chef and two wickedly original kebabs he created using betel leaves and a jackfruitI occasionally treat myself to the uniquely Indian post-prandial confection that comes wrapped in green leaves, the paan. I respect the...