Thai Pavilion
While in Hyderabad, I suddenly had this craving to eat non-Indian food for a change. Vivanta by Taj Hyderabad offered me the chance. I was hosted to a dinner at…
Of Kebabs and Kormas
I was all prepared for an authentic Hyderabadi cuisine at the Firdaus Restaurant in Taj Krishna in Hyderabad. For this occasion, I had skipped my lunch and tea so…
A Land by the Shore
I have heard and read about the Karavalli restaurant in Bangalore many times and have put it on my list of restaurants to visit when in India. And so there…
Eating Kerala in Bangalore
The Vembanad restaurant is located on the 4th floor of The Paul Bangalore hotel. The young and enthusiastic Executive Chef Sajesh Nair is in charge of all the food outlets…
Little Kitchen @ Nonya
Almost all the tourist brochures and flyers in Penang recommend Little Kitchen@Nonya for good Pernanakan food. This restaurant at Lebuh Noordin looks more like a Peranakan house than a restaurant!…
Irani Tea and Osmania Biscuits
I have never heard of Irani tea or Osmania biscuits until I was in Hyderabad where I was told that there are more than 25,000 tea shops! Every hotel staff…
Pigging out at Taj Deccan
From Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the Taj Deccan, the part sponsor of my stay in Hyderabad, was about 40 km away. From the airport, there were taxis and shuttle buses…
Forums and Workshops at CIA
Being part of the World of Flavors 2012 was illuminating for me. Every chef I met that said the same. I should say it was the perfect combination of delicious…
At the Culinary Institute of America, Napa Valley
I was invited to the Worlds of Flavor 2012 International Conference & Festival, with the theme of Arc of Flavors: Re-imagining Culinary Exchange, from the Mediterranean and Middle East to…
