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Mint Lounge: Indigenous food
In the effort to serve up history while infusing it with storytelling, chefs are mining journals and literature, meeting home cooks and local eatery owners, and tracing little known ingredients and recipes.
Hindustan Times: Artists in Bangalore
Even though I have lived in Bangalore for nearly 20 years, there are certain parts of the city that are inaccessible to me, mostly because I did not grow up here.
Condenast Traveller India: Bangalore Beer
I am a relatively new beer drinker but the craft beers in Bangalore are fresh and terrific. This piece examines why Bangalore has become hub of beer in India.
Hindustan Times: Goddess Energy in the City
About navratri, Aachar & Co-- kannada film, and free bus tickets for women by the government.
Hindustan Times: Is beer the butter chicken of India?
If beer were a dish, what would it be? Here I make a case for a dish I have never eaten: butter chicken.
Condenast Traveler US: Costa Rica
Happy to contribute to Condenast Traveler US edition after a while.
Review of Namma Bangalore
An insightful and informative review of Namma Bangalore by my friend, S. R. Madhu
Sommelier India: Future of India wine and spirits
When it comes to wine and spirits in India, the same two narratives have held sway over the last ten years.
Hindustan Times: The good life as per Indic thought
Is there an Indic approach to leading a good life? Not Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics which is the western notion of a good life.
WisdomCircle: Making peace with yourself
How do you change yourself? Often, change comes with, or as a result of pain. You have a heart attack and you change your eating habits.
For Going.com on Kerala
A travel story about Kerala for a largely American audience