Zecha had found a new niche: super-rich travellers who were willing to pay a fortune for small, luxury hotels. Zecha got back ...

So you would have to be nuts to deny that there is a serious problem. Most sensible people who object to the Supreme Court judgement do not dispute that something needs to be done. They just think ...

The Romans were probably the first to recognise the unique ability of some fish to flavour dishes without making them too fishy. Classic texts tell us that garum, a fermented fish sauce, was a primary ...

It’s an amazing achievement not just because the chocolate is so good but because it reverses colonial history. This is Indian chocolate, Muppala says, made for Indians, by Indians from Indian beans.

Donald Trump is not the first US President to seem to favour Pakistan over India. We forget now that because Pakistan openly ...

Because this column is about the tragic Air India crash at Ahmedabad airport I want to begin with some qualifications before we go much further. I am, by no means, an aviation expert. But then, nor ...

If you have eaten Thai food outside of Thailand, at a halfway decent restaurant (as distinct from a cheap takeaway) then the man you have to thank for how the food is selected, organised and served is ...

Though we don’t often admit it, most Indians are always a little annoyed by the global tendency to treat our food as a cheap and cheerful ethnic cuisine. That characterisation is probably the legacy ...

Bukhara, which will begin celebrating its 45th anniversary this weekend, is now the most famous Indian restaurant in the world. Nearly every US President since Bill Clinton has eaten Bukhara’s food.

What do you suppose is India’s favourite bottled sauce? If you answered ‘tomato ketchup’ you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of mayonnaise, I ...

So, why do we pretend that vegetarianism and Hinduism are inextricably linked? Why do some North Indians get so agitated when they discover that Bengalis celebrate their Puja festival by eating meat?

Prannoy and I broke up Musharraf’s little love-fest with Indian editors and the breakfast ended on a sour note. So did the Agra summit itself, a little later. That was the sum total of my interactions ...