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Tasting great Burgundy wines
The Burgundy Paradox and how to overcome it Question: How do you organize a Burgundy wine lunch as a collective? Answer: very carefully. Unless you are a collector or a distributor, organizing a wine tasting of great Burgundy is [...]
Desi Books podcast features Food & Faith
Thank you so much Jenny Bhatt for featuring Food & Faith in Episode 24 of your Desi Books podcast. Visit Episode 24, where Food & Faith is featured here Episode Description In today’s episode, in addition to a roundup of [...]
What dreams are made of
Dreaming your way to reality A meditation on Jungian Psychology and the interpretation of dreams by Shoba Narayan Deccan Herald. March 14, 2021 Covid has been a time to take stock, introspect and wake up. In this essay, Shoba [...]
Bird Podcast on Audubon’s List
is on Audubon's list of top podcasts If you like parrots and parakeets, this one is for you. Picked by Audubon Bird Podcast is picked by Audubon as one of the [...]
How to bargain on Commercial Street
Bangalore Talkies: How to Bargain on Commercial Street Shoba Narayan relates how she finally rolled up her sleeves and decided to wade into that murky territory usually ruled by the ubiquitous Indian grandmother—bargaining The [...]
Internship opportunity
Are you interested in nature? Are you interested in birds? Would you like to meet and work with amazing authors, naturalists, bird-watchers and the birding community? Are you interested in podcasts, telling stories and broadcast journalism in general? If [...]
Food & Faith in Chennai.
Chennai alert I am coming to Chennai. City where I grew up and still leave my heart. Corny I know, but true :) On Friday, Feb 19 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM, I am in conversation with the [...]
Food and Faith: at the BIC
Here is the launch of my book at one of my favourite platforms: the Bangalore International Centre. Home team, or home pitch, call it what you will.
New column: Bangalore Talkies
New column for Hindustan Times: Bangalore Talkies When R. Sukumar calls and asks me to write a column, I don't say No. This is the result. For Hindustan Times's new Bangalore edition e-paper (for now). Here it is. And [...]
Feature in the New Indian Express about Food & Faith
Seeking piety in prasadams By Anushree Madhavan Express News Service Through her latest release, Food & Faith, author Shoba Narayan journeys across 15 temples of India to reflect on how food can be a path to find your faith [...]
Conversation between two foodies for The Hindu Weekend
If you ask me where home is, I will say Chennai. It is the city in which I spent the first and formative years of my life and it still is what I would call hime. I grew up [...]
About Pongal for The Guardian UK
Pongal is comfort food for south India’s harvest season. Is is both a harvest festival, which starts today, and the rice and dal breakfast dish eaten to mark its arrivalShoba Narayan