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What’s cooking, Gaggan Anand?
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
Was it right to fire the Google engineer? For The Hindu
Google shouldn’t have fired the engineer who questioned its diversity efforts — it should have co-opted him
Silence and Sound Part 1
In a world full of noise, how do you define and use silence?
Profile: a filmmaker and an entrepreneur: for Mint
This is the story of synchronicity in the lives of a snake-loving filmmaker and a bird-loving entrepreneur who joined hands to work for nature conservation Shekar Dattatri (left), an award-winning filmmaker, and Ramki Sreenivasan, an entrepreneur and wildlife photographer.
Essay that won a James Beard Award
This essay won me a James Beard MFK Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing. My first book, Monsoon Diary, based on this essay was nominated for a James Beard Award also.
Fine Fast Food for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
FINE FAST FOOD I feature at 00:32 for a snippet and later at 17:18 minutes. You can watch it here. Who says fast food [...]
South India for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
Join us as we experience the flavors that define South Indian cuisine. We’ll visit the home of an award-winning author where she savors the enduring recipes and aromatic spices that connect her to family and an ancient past.
Bread for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
BREAD: THE FOUNDATION OF A MEAL The part where I feature begins at 8:00 minutes here We talk about malabar paratha, appam, ragi mudde, rotis, [...]
Herbal medicine from an Indian bazaar: for Gourmet magazine.
SHOBA NARAYAN SEARCH FOR THE CURE 10.08.07 The practice of herbal medicine is alive and well in rural India. The herbalist at a greenmarket, [...]
