Anna Samuel creates hyper reality cakes, crafting edible art like kappa-meen curry and biryani

Anna Samuel creates hyper reality cakes, crafting edible art like kappa-meen curry and biryani

Anna Samuel | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Anna Samuel gifted her a father-in-law a potted succulent on his birthday. He kept it on a shelf with his collection of cacti. “When it was time to cut the birthday cake, I brought it to the table. That is when he realised it was a cake!” says … Read more

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is … Read more

Chindi Varadarajulu of Pumpkin Tales launches the panettone for Christmas 2023

Chindi Varadarajulu of Pumpkin Tales launches the panettone for Christmas 2023

The panettone at Pumpkin Tales | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is a tense silence in the kitchen as Chef Mirko Tognetti lifts his knife. He slices through the fluffy panettone, fragrant with the scent of oranges and studded with plump raisins, in a single swipe then leans in to inspect it carefully. “It’s getting better,” … Read more

Chindi Varadarajulu of Pumpkin Tales launches the panettone for Christmas 2022

Chindi Varadarajulu of Pumpkin Tales launches the panettone for Christmas 2022

The panettone at Pumpkin Tales | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There is a tense silence in the kitchen as Chef Mirko Tognetti lifts his knife. He slices through the fluffy panettone, fragrant with the scent of oranges and studded with plump raisins, in a single swipe then leans in to inspect it carefully. “It’s getting better,” … Read more

Here’s how you can also go cottagecore

Here’s how you can also go cottagecore

What also came as a surprise for fans was the fact that Folklore is heavily inspired by the cottagecore trend. By Reya Mehrotra In July, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift took the world by surprise when she released her album Folklore, which she reportedly wrote and recorded in isolation during the pandemic. However, that wasn’t the … Read more