Sri Lankan refugee women bring culinary delicacies to a food festival in Chennai

Sri Lankan refugee women bring culinary delicacies to a food festival in Chennai

Olai Puttu, a restaurant based in Thoothukudi, specialises in traditional Sri Lankan food prepared by women from refugee camps in and around Thoothukudi. It is supported by NGOs Organisation For Elangai Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR), UNHCR and Tamil Nadu Government. It serves dishes such an puttu, idiyappam and meen kuzhambu prepared by the women. | Photo … Read more

Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

Simple Recipes for Complicated Times Founded by Peter Griffin Where: Facebook When: March 2020 As early restrictions of the pandemic were being put in place in 2020, writer and journalist Peter Griffin says many people like him “who had never had to cook, were suddenly having to fend for themselves”. When he found himself asking … Read more

How Nivaala helps preserve heirloom recipes with zines and cookbooks

How Nivaala helps preserve heirloom recipes with zines and cookbooks

The recipe journal and an art print illustrated by Shawn D’Souza | Photo Credit: Shruti Taneja Recipes from chefs and home cooks, photo essays and anecdotes, and a pack of heirloom produce. If this is your idea of the perfect gift, Shruti Taneja is your go-to person. The 34-year-old founder of Delhi-based Nivaala (mouthful, in … Read more

10 Healthy Holiday Party Tips

10 Healthy Holiday Party Tips

Throwing a fabulous holiday party? If you want people to have a good time, but you also want to keep things on the healthier side, you can still win over your guests. Cement your status as a legendary host or hostess with these 10 surefire tips. 1. Offer a signature guilt-free drink. Make a cocktail … Read more

Nostalgia & Nani: Covid pandemic reignites interest in food that is healthy and traditional

Nostalgia & Nani: Covid pandemic reignites interest in food that is healthy and traditional

Kulfa gosht and The Bihari litti chokha thali, part of the ‘nani ke nuskhe’ menu by Punjab Grill By Reya Mehrotra For those locked inside homes, scared of the virus and finding numerous ways to beat it, food has been a major focus area. Not only did we take to cooking all that we couldn’t … Read more

How Heat Kills: Deadly Weather ‘Cooking’ People From Within

How Heat Kills: Deadly Weather ‘Cooking’ People From Within

The Washington Post: “Historic heat wave in Pacific Northwest has killed hundreds in the U.S. and Canada over the past week,” “Oregon heat wave victims older, lived alone, had no AC.” Twitter: @NWS, July 29, 2021. Erika Moseson, MD, pulmonary critical care doctor, Portland and Gresham, OR. Climate Central: “Heat and Hospitalizations: Regional Heat … Read more

From home chefs to foodies, how this platform is enhancing the dining experience for all food lovers

From home chefs to foodies, how this platform is enhancing the dining experience for all food lovers

Home chefs often love to try out new recipes and experiment with food, because cooking is an art to them. (Representational image) Cooking experience: Cooking is an essential part of life, but to some, it is so much more than that. Some find cooking soothing and for some, it is an escape. But most importantly, … Read more

‘Those who write recipes forget the role of biochemistry in it’

‘Those who write recipes forget the role of biochemistry in it’

The only reason there are more professional male chefs is the fact that women were relegated to cooking at home and not as a career till very recently, and even now, vast swathes of the country place restrictions on what kinds of careers women can take up. By Reya Mehrotra When a science nerd starts … Read more

No egg curry for dinner? Nagpur man kills friend for not cooking dish

No egg curry for dinner? Nagpur man kills friend for not cooking dish

A man has allegedly killed his friend for not cooking egg curry for him in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, police said. The incident took place in Mankapur area of Nagpur. (Representational Image: Twitter) A man has allegedly killed his friend for not cooking “egg curry” for him in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, police said. He has now been arrested. … Read more