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Samosas for Financial Times Weekend
Searching for the best Indian snacks By Shoba Narayan Published: June 6 2009 02:22 | Last updated: June 6 2009 02:22 For your last meal on earth, what dish would you pick? Caviar, foie gras, fish and chips, pasta ... [...]
For Washington Post on Indian Safaris
The wildlife you see on safari in North India
Goa | Condenast Traveler US |
Once a hippie haven where even India's tightly chaperoned teens could turn on, tune in, and drop out, Goa has lately gone upscale. Living in a trading port for the Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Europeans meant that Goans were forced to interact with the outside world far earlier than the average Indian. This has made them friendly but not overly curious about foreigners.
Grains of Tradition for Gourmet magazine
SHOBA NARAYAN GRAINS OF TRADITION 09.11.08 In India, where I grew up, rice gains mystical—even mythological—proportions. It is the first food that we Indians eat and often our last. My grandfather passed away after swallowing a spool full [...]
Scuba Diving Lakshadweep | Condenast Traveler US |
I don't want to write about this place. Few people know of it; fewer still visit. Perhaps that's the way it should be. In this rapidly shrinking world, there ought to be somewhere that remains remote, even obscure; set apart in space and time; offering the promise of mystery, the romance of discovery. Lakshadweep—the name comes out in a sigh.
For Gourmet magazine on Florida
Every year for the past 15 years I have been coming to Southwest Florida. I have family here. More important, at least for my kids, this is Disney country. Orlando and Busch Gardens beckon from one end and Rum Runners [...]
For Gourmet magazine on yoga
SHOBA NARAYAN KEY NOTES: SHREYAS YOGA RETREAT, INDIA 09.10.07 Step through the gates of this lush retreat and you could be anywhere. Outside is the cacophony of India, inside, all you hear is the humming of birds. The scent of [...]
Taj CC Africa: Tiger Lodges. For Gourmet magazine
Would you pay a $1000 to spot a tiger? The Taj Group is betting you would. The India-based luxury hotel chain has tied up with CC Africa to establish 10 wilderness lodges throughout India. Four are already open. The facilities [...]
Mozaic Restaurant, Bali. For Gourmet magazine
We couldn't get reservations at Mozaic during our first visit to Bali. It was the lean season and we were just two cuoples, but they were fully booked, they told us. The next time, we made reservations right after booking [...]
Mama Lil’s Pickles: for Gourmet magazine
Mama Lil's pickles Shoba Narayan Ten years ago, Howard Lev, then a screenwriter, drove across the Cascade Mountains from Seattle to the Yakima Valley on a camping trip. At Kruegar Farms in Wapato, Washington, he discovered some Hungarian goathorn peppers [...]
Christmas in the Maldives
Christmas in the Maldives I spent Christmas in the Maldives which is sort of surreal for someone who has spent the last 15 years enjoying a white (or gray) Christmas in the Northeast. The Maldives is a toy country, a [...]
Why tasting menus are a rip-off: enjoyed writing this piece for Gourmet magazine
SHOBA NARAYAN MATTERS OF TASTE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2003 They offer diners the chance to sample many dishes. They offer chefs the chance to show off. But before you order that tasting menu, you might just want to read on. [...]