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I started cooking at the age of 10, at that age, I would just throw in random ingredients till I would get the desired taste and present my dish. Over the years, when I pursued my cooking course, I was introduced to a legend and his works. Auguste Escoffier, since then, has been my…
The invitation from Le Méridian New Delhi said it was the debut of “New European Inspired Sips and Sound”, an apéritif based event called Santés, which coincided with the unveiling of a new 24 hour hotel soundtrack curated by the French Bossa Nova band Nouvelle Vague. There is something about the…
Gurgaon, 26 April, 2014 -The winners of the first Gurgaon centric food awards, Food Freak Awards Gurgaon, 2014 were announced at a show-stopping ceremony held at The Westin Gurgaon today evening. The awards were given in two categories Popular Choice and Jury Choice. Hosted by Jeeveshu Ahluwalia,…
The food scenario in India has never been more active, with more and more people getting involved in many innovative ways. Social media too plays a major part in the popularizing of this wave. Cuisines from far off lands are making their presence felt on the tables of an Indian diner. New and inn…
How many of us want to cook at home, but change our mind at having to shop for all the ingredients and then search for the recipe? More so when there are guests coming over whom we would like to wow with our cooking prowess? I certainly am often faced with such dilemmas. This is…
The food scenario in India has made a Dynamic shift in the past 5 years. Earlier where party catering was focused on traditional North –Indian. Chinese and Live Pasta counter buffets, they are now venturing into the lesser known food territories such as Mexican, American barbecue, Japanese, Europ…
I was invited to an event at Park hotel in Delhi that promised to add to our knowledge of gin to. Tim Stones, the international brand ambassador of Beefeater gin by Chivas brothers, was going to conduct the talk today. He represents Beefeater globally, visiting markets worldwide to educate barten…
The stirring strains of Debussy’s “La Soiree dans Grenada” wafting through the air, immediately captivated me, as I walked through the doors of Nostalgia, 1911 Brasserie at The Imperial, New Delhi. Sitting at the piano, not just any piano, but a Steinway, was the very handsome Marouan Benabdallah…
I have a long love-and-hate relationship with Dominos. First time I ordered from Dominos was when I recently got married (over a decade ago) and my wife was in the mood of having sandwich with tea. Being winters I did not want to step out to buy the bread, and did not have the courage…
A recent article in the Independent newspaper of UK caught my attention. It talks about how some of the food bloggers in UK are promising great reviews to restaurants in lieu of a free meal. The topic struck a chord with me and I started wondering if Indian market is too different and if very…
“Picasso of Pastry” “God of Macarons” are words that sound so intimidating. But there was nothing intimidating about this affable man, who walked into a room full of the top chefs of the capital and leading food bloggers, at an interactive session organised by the India Today Spice and The Leela…
In the midst of a food revolution taking place in terms of food shows on television, facebook groups on cooking, various food blogs, a live interactive cooking show will always hold a special place. When Pawan Soni of Indian Food Freak asked me to cover the Woman’s Day Culinary Session held at Im…
