Zecha had found a new niche: super-rich travellers who were willing to pay a fortune for small, luxury hotels. Zecha got back ...

So you would have to be nuts to deny that there is a serious problem. Most sensible people who object to the Supreme Court judgement do not dispute that something needs to be done. They just think ...

The Romans were probably the first to recognise the unique ability of some fish to flavour dishes without making them too fishy. Classic texts tell us that garum, a fermented fish sauce, was a primary ...

Though we don’t often admit it, most Indians are always a little annoyed by the global tendency to treat our food as a cheap and cheerful ethnic cuisine. That characterisation is probably the legacy ...

Sometimes you can go weeks without encountering a good chef or a memorable meal. And sometimes, you can meet two unusual and gifted chefs within hours on the same day. Last week, in Mumbai, I met two ...

As you probably know, one of the triggers for the great revolt of 1857 (or the First War of Independence or the Mutiny, depending on your perspective) was a story that spread across India. According ...

But these dishes were creatures of their time. Just as Escoffier was God’s gift to the dairy and milling industries because all his dishes required cream, butter and flour, the great Indian chefs of ...

Prannoy and I broke up Musharraf’s little love-fest with Indian editors and the breakfast ended on a sour note. So did the Agra summit itself, a little later. That was the sum total of my interactions ...

If you have eaten Thai food outside of Thailand, at a halfway decent restaurant (as distinct from a cheap takeaway) then the man you have to thank for how the food is selected, organised and served is ...

These are not new ideas. When I was a schoolboy we would amuse ourselves by reading the works of PN Oak who had advanced these outlandish theories in the 1960s. Never did it occur to us that they ...

Because this column is about the tragic Air India crash at Ahmedabad airport I want to begin with some qualifications before we go much further. I am, by no means, an aviation expert. But then, nor ...

Donald Trump is not the first US President to seem to favour Pakistan over India. We forget now that because Pakistan openly ...