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  1. A slice of the South in Mumbai

    Posted by
    / June 20, 2011 / 3 Comments
    Want a taste of South India in Mumbai at an affordable price? I suggest you head to Fort in Mumbai.  These pictures are from the Anand Bhavan Hindu Hotel that does not add its real estate cost to the bill like all other eateries in Mumbai. A thali lunch here...

  2. Java anyone?

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    / June 15, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By S V L Narayan   Every morning I drink one large mug of coffee. I make it exactly as I like it – extra strong and I savour it over the six daily newspapers I read. Page-to-page. I was brought up watching my grandfather filtering coffee using a muslin...

  3. From Kaapi country to the Café

    Posted by
    / June 13, 2011 / 2 Comments
    As the parched souls in Hyderabad heave a sign of relief with the arrival of the monsoon, what can be a better way to enjoy the rain than over a hot cup of coffee? While there are many options for enjoying a cuppa, from swanky coffee shops to miniature stalls...

  4. Vetha Kuzhambhu-Vengaya Sambar, like Sehwag-Sachin !

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    / April 16, 2011 / 2 Comments
    If Valmiki and Vyasa took Indian epic writing to its pinnacle of glory, if Shakespeare and Milton lent lustre to English Literature, if Lindwall and Miller tormented the batsmen the world over and always hunted in a pair, if Gandhiji and Vinobhaji instilled spirituality in politics, Vetha Kuzhambhu and Vengaya...

  5. Big(gest) dosa is beautiful, a bit too salty as well !

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    / April 13, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Andhra Watch   As if in keeping with Vijayawada’s status as a busy railway junction, the dosa was as long as a railway compartment. The 38.5 feet long dosa prepared by the hoteliers of Vijayawada, the longest dosa ever made in the world, is now part of the Guinness...

  6. The Cup That Cheers

    Posted by Navin Chandra Joshi
    / February 23, 2011 / 3 Comments
    I am a tea addict and consider myself fortunate that I appeared on this earth later than tea. When negotiations about my marriage were in progress, my father-in-law secretly enquired through his local emissaries if the boy had any addictions. He was told that the prospect he had in mind...

  7. Chennai and the art of eating idlis

    Posted by Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha
    / February 13, 2011 / 3 Comments
      By Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha All eyes are on a small pile of gunpowder. And a tiny rivulet of ghee snaking through it, threatening to flood over the edge of the banana leaf.    It is my meal. But I am staring transfixed, not very sure what I do next. The elderly...
    Posted in Chennai, Food
    Tagged gunpowder, idli, snack

  8. Purge of a cuisine

    Posted by VVP Sharma
    / February 6, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By V V P Sharma   Hyderabad was where cultures crossed. The Hyderabadi that the people speak is the prime example. The Hyderabadi Biryani is an integration of the north and south, the concept of the ‘dum’ and the use of ‘bhojwal’ and peanuts. The ‘chai’ is as Irani as...
    Posted in Food
    Tagged cuisine

  9. When Palakkad moved to Ahmedabad

    Posted by Bhagirathi Kumar
    / January 28, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Bhagirathi Kumar   Train journeys are something I usually look forward to, and this one was special for various reasons. We were at the Palakkad station, waiting for the train to arrive. It was no ordinary trip though; we were moving away for good. I was taking in all...