Food

Five Indian Restaurants Among Asia’s 101 Best

India, indeed, will continue to develop in restaurant terms – and I hope not entirely through the efforts of the top hotel chain

The Rickshaw Driver’s Curry

Kerala cooking is filled with cardamom, pepper, cashew nuts and mangoes, which seem to grow in every backyard.

Record Indian Mango Exports to US

Strong demand and growing supply of export quality fruit driving anticipated export volume of 500 tonnes this year

For Jobless Britons, a Curry King Option

UK's top Indian restaurants have joined hands to create and fund scholarships for British youngsters to learn how to make Indian curry.

Who Moved My Shrikhand?

Competition from fast food chains is killing Mumbai’s iconic eateries

Asia's Top 9 Local Liquors

To really get under the skin of a new country, you need a skinful or two of the local liquor.

Approaching India From a Different Direction

Hungry City: Malai Marke in the East Village

Mango Nation Nectar-sellers

Behind every sensuously shot advertisement for mangoes lies a story that’s, well, not as glamorous as the fruit.

Trailing Kebabs in Dust Bowls of Asian History

It reminded me of the toothless Nawab of Kakori for whom the Galouti kebabs were invented in India.

Seeing the Art in What Goes Into Your Mouth

Food has been an art ever since gastronomes learnt to use spices to cook their meat and vegetables. Over the centuries, art has become integral to food production.

Indian Restaurants a Hit in Tajikistan

Typical Punjabi dishes like the 'Butter Chicken' and 'Daal Makhni' attract a large number of foodies, mostly the Tajik.

Can Bengali Mishti Go Global?

If sweet shops are looking to export on a large scale, they are going to need to ramp up production. And for that, store owners are looking to use more machinery.

We Didn’t Order That – 6,000-mile Takeaway Snubbed

AN Indian restaurant owner travelled thousands of miles to deliver a curry takeaway to the African jungle – only to be told it had not been ordered.

Cashew Feni Still Legal Only in Goa

Only liquor made from cashew apples within Goa can be called 'feni', much like champagne, the sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France.

The Indian Wine Tasting Experience

Education indeed seems to be the answer that may change and convert India into a wine drinking culture.

A Passage to Jackson Heights

A Passage to Jackson Heights

There’s a whole other side to New York that you likely won’t find in guidebooks.

Tandoori Scion on Kebab Trail - from Turkey to India

Succulent morsels of meat marinated with spices and skewer-grilled in hearths or ovens have tantalised the taste buds of food lovers for centuries.

Google Ventures Into Grocery Delivery

Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery.

McDonald’s is Narendra Modi’s US Visa

The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention argues, broadly, that two countries that McDonald’s does business in, do not go to war.

At the Maharaja's Dining Table

A passionate involvement with food is what has made most of the royals splendid cooks as well.

A Seder Spiced With Indian Flavors

Dreaming of spices described in the Book of Kings, I came to this southern port city built in the 14th century to learn about its longstanding but tiny Jewish presence and its food, which some believe dates back to the time of the Bible.

Hindus in UK Call for Disclosure of Meat Sources

In the wake of the Europe-wide horsemeat scandal that is still under investigation, it emerged that more than a third of Scottish curry restaurants could be using cheaper meat

Wrong Meat in Curries in Scotland is Widespread Practice

A leading bacteriologist has said he believes the practice of substituting lamb with cheap beef is widespread in Indian restaurants in Scotland.

125 Years Later, North Chennai’s Bread Basket Runs Strong

The bakery has lived through some interesting times, including the two World Wars.

Fast Food Giant Taco Bell Caught in Horse Meat Row

Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products from its outlets.

A Window (or Several) on Indian Cuisine

It is a fitting introduction to an Indian restaurant that offers good food in a stunning setting.

India's Rice Revolution: Chinese Scientist Questions Massive Harvests

Revelations in last week's Observer Food Monthly have created controversy over the truth of record yields

Housewife Chefs: Delivering Home Food in Star Hotels

While the eating out culture has caught on like never before in India, weary travellers are constantly on the lookout for home-cooked food, or 'ghar ka khana', that offers comfort to the body and soul.

India's Consumerism Embraces Starbucks

For a country known for its love of tea, India certainly has given Starbucks coffee a warm reception.

Project Hilsa: Indian Scientists Seek to Save Prized Fish

What is also baffling the experts is that while the fish's numbers are falling in Indian waters, it is flourishing in the waters of neigbouring Bangladesh.

20 of Your Tales of Vegetarian Woe

What do vegetarians eat in a country where refusing meat is regarded as a sign of madness? A Magazine feature published last week raised this question, and there was a huge response from readers.

Gourmet Bites

Gourmet Bites

The demand for various exotic cuisines and their ingredients have increased so tremendously that everything is now easily available in India across various supermarkets and departmental stores.

Pilot's Love for Kachoris Delays Flight by an Hour

The pilot wanted to fly via Jodhpur as she wanted to pick up an order for famous onion kachoris that she has placed.

Bathroom the Cleanest Place to Eat in Hotels

The next time you spend a holiday at a hotel, do not order food in bed. A new study says a bathroom is actually the most hygienic place to eat in most hotel rooms.

Hey, McDonald’s: Indian Kids Would Like Those Books Too

Do these companies have to wait for obesity to become an epidemic in India before they replicate their efforts in the western world?

Indian Cuisine in UK

Considering that almost every pub menu I've seen offers a curry dish, and the fact that there are as many as 10,000 Indian restaurants in business today, it's fair to say Indian food is quite favoured by the British palate and has been for some time now.

Indian Royal Kitchens Revealing Secret Recipies

Erstwhile royal families have closely guarded culinary secrets of their kitchens like treasures down the ages. But the struggle to keep the estates sustainable is forcing the descendents to open up.

History's Weirdest Fad Diets

As early as the Greeks and Romans people have been dieting. But while it was largely about health and fitness back then, it's the Victorians who really kick started the fad diet.

Ikea’s Meatballs May be on its Indian Menu After All

Govt may approve the retailer’s proposal to run cafeterias in its stores in India

India Thwarts US Company Bid to Patent Pomegranate

India has foiled an attempt made by a US company to claim a patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the use of pomegranate for the treatment of ulcers.

1 2 3 4 5 next total: 168 | displaying: 1 - 40