Travel. Food. Culture. Luxury
Delighted to announce that my new book. The Milk Lady of Bangalore: an Unexpected Adventure Will be out on January 23 2018 in the US. Published by the fantastic Algonquin Books. Look at the cool GIF they did for the book.
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Sandhotel is situated in the heart of Reykjavik’s hip shopping street, Laugavegur, and is bordered by Iceland’s oldest gentleman’s tailor and a cult bakery. Warm staff and thoughtful touches including a mobile phone, and chic comfortable rooms with locally sourced organic toiletries, make it a great place to stay.
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The 39-year-old chef’s Bangkok restaurant Gaggan, which claimed the top spot in the list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for the third time in a row, is all set to close in 2020.
Shoba Narayan brings to you a taste of his new avatar
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In India, every community offers their own style of covetable bangles, earrings, necklaces and anklets
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A Quest to Master the Art of Henna.
Shoba Narayan sets out to hone her mehendi craft
Casting aside the yoga of her youth, Shoba Narayan turns to China’s martial arts to tame her wild emotions and get six-pack abs in the bargain.
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What woman can’t use some lessons in feminine allure? Shoba Narayan travels to Kyoto to pick up some tips from the mastersthe city’s renowned geishas. Trust usthere’s much more to Japan’s most enduring icons than white face-paint and a bee-stung pout
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It’s nothing if not a city of contrasts. It’s ancient and modern, dirt poor and filthy rich
Shoba Narayan captures its contrasts
Shoba Narayan is a journalist and author. Her interests are travel, food, nature, wine, culture, art and luxury. She is the author of four books
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The Milk Lady of Bangalore, by Shoba Narayan: A delightful glimpse at the idiosyncrasies of life in modern India. After 20 years living in New York City, the author and her husband return to India so their two children will grow up knowing their extended family and culture.
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Yes, that might actually work in a world where phubbing has becoming a relationship killer
Using a cellphone in bed is a common point of discord among couples
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I guess we text with some and talk with some, but this business of going to great lengths not to make a phone call seems a bit much. Perhaps I should actually make phone calls to unsuspecting friends and try to have a conversation. Here is my piece in today’s Brunch
The youth of today will go to extraordinary lengths not to have a conversation
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Dining with the perfect wine An amateur taster’s notes from the 100-Point dinner in Bengaluru, which featured some top-reviewed wines Last Published: Sat, Jun 23 2018. 12 49 PM IST Shoba Narayan The Wine Connoisseurs at the 100-Point dinner. Photos: The Wine Connoisseurs (TWC) The first wine of the evening is a 2010 vintage M…
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Thank you Charles Baudelaire, Walter Benjamin, Elaine Sciolino and of course, the Sex in the City girls for inspiring this headline. Harshini Vakkalanka called from The Hindu and wanted an insider’s view of Bangalore. I have to admit, I felt like I was betraying my Chennai. But heck, you can love two cities, or many cities. Flaneur in…
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We inhabit cyber space with ever-changing norms and rules. How do we keep up?
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I have been white water rafting in North Carolina, hiking in Virginia and stayed at charming hotels in South Carolina and Georgia. Don’t know the Indian population there as well though. Gratified to get this email today. Hi Shoba, Here’s a great review of your book in Saathee, a monthly publication serving the South Asian Community of…
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This is the type of email that authors like to get– to put it mildly. Hi Shoba—I’m so excited to share your review in the New York Times Book Review! See attached. The review is part of a feature on travel-related books, and you’re in great company. The review is mostly summary but entirely positive.…
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Journalists love scoops, and this was a good one— first interview given to a journalist and one in which he spoke very candidly. And I learned a brand I didn’t know: Cove & Co. Puneet Chhatwal: Taking ‘Tajness’ to new heights In his first media interaction since taking charge, Puneet Chhatwal. the CEO and…
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