It's not every day that I wake up with such bizarre ideas at the top of my mind, but this one is warranted. During our trip to Goa at the...

My wife is a vegetarian, and there is obviously nothing wrong with that. But every other week or so, we decide to order in some biryani,...

There are few 'true' guilty pleasures in the world of food if you really think about it. And no, pizzas, burgers and doughnuts are not...

I recently happened to zone out in the middle of the day while sitting in my living room. In that state of mundane trance, I glanced at...

Arguably, dosa is THE South Indian snack on the global map today. Idli and vada do rear their heads occasionally, but none enjoy the...

My affair with bun-maska began in Pune, during engineering college. On several occasions, my friends and I would head to Good Luck Cafe...

This one is not as much a battle of preferences as it is a battle of childhoods. My wife was born and brought up in Kolkata, where the...

Over a year ago, when I had the idea of starting this blog about food, my first choice was to name it The Pani Puri Chronicles. 😅 But...

Apologies to all my readers, few as they are, who haven't stayed for at least one year in Maharashtra - I am about to go on a classic...

Before we get into righteous debates regarding the original and authentic fish and chips, let me clear the oily air by saying this - I...

Firstly, the question in the title is redundant. You cannot call your tea 'chai' if there is no milk in it. It is as simple as that. Milk...

My last trip to Himachal had many memories that have been hard to shake off in this past year of lockdown. One such memory is of a bowl...

This sentiment should not even be a debate. I am positive that the Italians had never imagined that their fine delicacy with...

In the movie 'Runaway Bride', Richard Gere, with that beautiful hair of his, asked every one of Julia's former fiancés about the kind of...

On our trip to Himachal last year, my wife and I had a surreal experience that imprinted itself on my mind for a long time. No, we did...

Eight years ago, when I first moved to Bengaluru to be an analyst, I had no clue that I'd end up analyzing buns passed off by street food...

Think back on all your formal interactions throughout life, and tell me that's not the most common opening line you've come across! I...

'Medu vada' is a quintessential part of every south Indian breakfast, and no, this is not me being ignorant. Every southern state of...

Goa has been a consistent vacation home for my wife and me since 2013. Yes, believe it or not, we've been to the coastal paradise every...

On the subject of bread and butter, the world stands divided. It'd be mighty naive of me to call it a bilateral split, though! Every...