Shirin Mehrotra

Advertising professional turned chef Rajat Mendhi is reclaiming the city’s open spaces, one picnic at a time.

Seafood, Byadgi chillies and community-specific foods define Mangaluru’s culinary culture

Big cities and their big restaurants are always in the limelight. But there are smaller eateries that are diligently working towards either sharing and hence protecting their culinary legacies or opening our eyes to cuisines we never thought we’d have the opportunity to savour. These hidden gems need to be recognised. And this our list of favourite restaurants that are all set to be the next big thing in India.

Just 24 hours are not enough to unravel the mysteries of Varanasi, but it just might be enough to eat your way through the winding lanes.

Roskilde offers the ubiquitous Danish hygge making you enjoy life like a seafarer.

Copenhagen's dining landscape is constantly changing and evolving with increasing focus on responsible and ethical food practices.

Discovering Japan through its food.

Food trail: It begins in the oldest district of Bangkok. In and around ‘Village of Love’ in Thailand, visit some of the most iconic eateries.

A guide to Osmanabad's magnificent forts, caves and temples.

Just a few kilometres away from Mumbai is a forest collective established by former city slickers, now dedicated to living off the land

You’ve got 48-hours in Lucknow? We’ve got your stomach covered!

A Maharashtrian culinary trail across Mumbai.

Shirin Mehrotra writes about dried bombil, wild greens and other monsoon pantry staples in Maharashtra’s fish-eating communities.

A writer remembers growing up with a lesser-known but unforgettable variety of the fruit synonymous with Indian summers.

Tara Deshpande Tennebaum’s book ‘An Indian Sense of Salad’ offers ways to make salads a regular feature on home menus.