Shirin Mehrotra

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.

Eating around Sri Lanka

In conversation with Marryam H Reshii about her book.

From food stalls that pop up late at night to a breakfast of champions, the best food in Indore is to be had on the streets.

Bread in Sri Lanka

Ten days in Japan = approximately twenty sushi and ramen meals: I was working out the math when I chanced upon Matt Goulding’s Rice, Noodle, Fish – Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture. The book opened up a world of Japanese food to me, even before I stepped into the country. Suddenly, there was so much to squeeze into just 10 days. The plans and lists went out of the window and I decided to go with the flow.

In the dense by-lanes of Lucknow’s Chowk area, as you make your way to a hole-in-the-wall biryani and kebab joint, look around the old buildings and worn-down walls. These walls hide history and stories that date back to 16th century. Artist and blogger Adity Chakravarti’s coffee-table book Rehaish–At Home In Lucknow peers beyond these walls, into the homes that are witness to this nawabi city’s affluence.
In 1723, when Nawab Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk, the founder of the Nawabi dynasty, came...

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