Gourmet magazine has a page of my pieces here and here.  Pasted below

Shoba Narayan dreams of being a stand-up comic and doing cartwheels—both galactically difficult to achieve for one so decidedly unfunny and unathletic. From her base in India, she writes about food and adventure for Condé Nast TravelerGourmetForbesLifeTime, and other magazines. She is the author of Monsoon Diary, a memoir with recipes. She writes “The Good Life” column for Hindustan Times’ soon-to-be-launched weekly magazine.

SHOBA NARAYAN ON GOURMET.COM

FOOD + COOKING
GRAINS OF TRADITION
In India, where I grew up, rice gains mystical—even mythological—proportions.
09.11.08
TRAVEL + CULTURE
TAMPERING WITH TRADITION
Opening an Indian restaurant in India isn’t easy. Indians are famously possessive about their food, and chefs face severe repercussions from the Authenticity Police.
06.05.08
TRAVEL + CULTURE
MANGOES A GO-GO
It’s that time of year again, when the sweet scent of mangoes fills the air. Hungry Indians everywhere slice and slurp their way to ecstasy.
05.09.08
TRAVEL + CULTURE
KEY NOTES: OUR NATIVE VILLAGE, INDIA
This 20-room rustic hideaway bills itself as India’s “only 100 percent eco-friendly back-to-basics lifestyle resort.” In plain English, that means solar power, windmills, and composting.
11.16.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
SEARCH FOR THE CURE
The practice of herbal medicine is alive and well in rural India.
10.08.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
KEY NOTES: SHREYAS YOGA RETREAT, INDIA
SHOBA NARAYAN
09.10.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
AN AUTHENTIC, ALBEIT EARLY, INDIAN LUNCH
SHOBA NARAYAN
08.17.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
DELHI JOURNAL (PART IV): RIDING IN STYLE
For some reason, well-meaning Delhi-ites always try to dissuade you from visiting Chandni Chowk.
06.21.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
DELHI JOURNAL (PART III): A HOTEL WITH CHARACTER
The Imperial is one of those Delhi hotels that everyone loves, including my husband. But frankly, I was a little underwhelmed.
06.20.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
DELHI JOURNAL (PART II): THE VERDICT ON VEDA
A cool, calm, and mostly Italian Diva. Everyone in Delhi has an opinion about Veda, and most of them are bad.
06.19.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
DELHI JOURNAL (PART I): FRIED IS FINE
I am not sure that I would eat the food in Chandni Chowk, but I know Americans who have and survived.
06.18.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
THE WORD ON THE STREET FOOD
India’s Supreme Court banned hawkers from cooking food on the street. No doubt, street-hawkers will protest about how the government is taking away their livelihood.
05.21.07
FOOD + COOKING
DOSA DO AND DOSA DON’T
Dosas are commonly described as South Indian crepes, but the description doesn’t do them justice.
04.10.07
TRAVEL + CULTURE
2006: THE YEAR IN TRAVEL
Your most memorable trip this year? The Yunnan province of China. We flew into Kunming and then drove up close to the Tibetan border.
12.28.06
MAGAZINE
MATTERS OF TASTE
They offer diners the chance to sample many dishes. But before you order that tasting menu, you might just want to read on.
OCTOBER 2003
MAGAZINE
THE GOD OF SMALL FEASTS
In this Indian family, destiny begins in the kitchen.
JANUARY 2000

SHOBA NARAYAN
FOOD + COOKING
GRAINS OF TRADITION
In India, where I grew up, rice gains mystical—even mythological—proportions.
SHOBA NARAYAN 09.11.08

TRAVEL + CULTURE: Masala Klub, Taj West End, Bangalore
TAMPERING WITH TRADITION
Opening an Indian restaurant in India isn’t easy. Indians are famously possessive about their food, and chefs face severe repercussions from the Authenticity Police.

SHOBA NARAYAN 06.05.08

TRAVEL + CULTURE
MANGOES A GO-GO
It’s that time of year again, when the sweet scent of mangoes fills the air. Hungry Indians everywhere slice and slurp their way to ecstasy.
SHOBA NARAYAN 05.09.08

TRAVEL + CULTURE
KEY NOTES: OUR NATIVE VILLAGE, INDIA
This 20-room rustic hideaway bills itself as India’s “only 100 percent eco-friendly back-to-basics lifestyle resort.” In plain English, that means solar power, windmills, and composting.
SHOBA NARAYAN 11.16.07

 

 

 

 

 

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