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Home » Archives by category » Food & Wine
Wonders of Malaysia II: Malaysian Cuisine
Steaming hot noodles, flavourful biryanis, delicious satays, spicy coconut curries and fluffy, tasty rotis…Rashmi Deshpande gives you a taste of not-to-miss, Malaysian cuisine from the West Coast, to the East Coast. Part II in a series on Malaysia holidays. Malays, Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Thais…Malaysia is a melting pot of several cultures, and nowhere is this [...]
Top Five Great American Meals
America is famous as the birthplace of fast food. When it comes to ingredients, taste and attention to detail, no fast food experience beats the real thing. If you’re planning a trip to the USA then make sure you don’t miss sampling these five diner favourites to taste the authentic flavour of the top five great American meals. 1. The Classic Burger When you visit your [...]
What To See, Do & Eat In Dublin
When Rashmi Deshpande went on holiday to Ireland, she came back with a suitcase full of memories, a camera full of amateur photographs and a few extra kilos of baggage. Mostly on her hips… Dublin is Part 1 in a series of photo stories on Ireland *All photographs, unless specified, to be credited to Rashmi [...]
A Summer Salad With Mango, Tiger Prawn and Citrus Mayonnaise Dressing
Summer is fast approaching, and it’s the perfect time for salad and fruit recipes. What better time to enjoy dinner or alfresco dining in your garden using fresh summer ingredients such as fruit and seafood? Whether you are entertaining family and friends, having an outdoor BBQ or entertaining someone special, simply wow them with this [...]
A Visual Guide On What To Eat When You Are In Turkey
Food! It can make or break your holiday. And when Rashmi Deshpande visited Turkey, one of the things she came away with, was a camera full of photographs of Turkish food–desserts, fruits, salads, meat dishes, sauces, mezzes, and she fell truly, madly, deeply in love with Turkish cuisine! I love food! Who doesn’t? But unlike [...]
The Taste Festival Travels To Mumbai
Visit Mumbai from 22nd to 24th March, 2013, armed with fork and knife, and get ready to pack in a few extra pounds! By Kiran Mehta The Taste Festival is an international food and drink festival which has stirred up quite a culinary storm across the globe in locations such as London, Amsterdam, Milan, [...]
Why You Should Visit Bangkok Again
Sipping numbingly hot tom-yum soup off a road-side cart; manoeuvring through packed malls where classy imitations tempt at every glance; being entertained by gorgeous lady-boys in kinky clubs. This is the ultimate tourist-trap that Bangkok lays out. But there’s more to this city than hedonistic overload, finds Kiran Mehta I’ve visited Bangkok more times than [...]
You Ate What?! Offbeat Cuisine, And Where To Eat It In India
Inspired by Stefan Gates’ book, 101 Things To Eat Before You Die, Hena Das creates a list of indulgent foods that deserve a try at least once in a lifetime. Stefan Gates calls himself a food adventurer. With cane rat, yak’s penis and sea slug intestines in his repertoire of foods he’s tried, he’s probably [...]
The Hunt For Vegetarian Food In The Heart Of Spain
Sightseeing, check. Culture, check. History, check. Beautiful people, check. Great shopping, check. Vegetarian food…a bit of a problem. Arati Koppar goes to Spain, and discovers the pain of a vegetarian in meat-eater land. “You’re delirious again,” said my mother as I disclosed the plans for my next vacation. “Spain? For 3 weeks? Do you even [...]
A Taste Of Chennai, Freshly Served In Mumbai
If you’re a fan of the staple yet delectable South Indian fare, and yet you crave for something that’s extraordinary, head to Café Madras in Central Mumbai. Diana Kotwal tells you why it’s absolutely imperative that you do so. I’m not quite sure who I am, at the moment. Or what my name is. I’ll [...]
Offbeat Adventures
Best Places To Go Backpacking In Canada
Canada is an underrated country often forgotten by travellers when planning their world trip. Nevertheless, I thought me and my hefty back-pack would give it a gamble and without a doubt it paid off. There was no denying Canada’s wonderful, diverse landscape in which I had the privilege to travel across, complete with some of [...]
