Dissent and Bloody Mary for
I love and hate Diwali. Diwalis are, at the same time, heartwarming and infuriating for me. On the one hand I love the lights, the getting together, …
Food with stories to tell.
I make food that is close to people’s hearts and I write their stories along with mine, in the hope to connect people and lives.
Indie songs & Lemon Tart for me
When I got my first job, I sent my friends a lot of desserts. Buying people baked goods was the best way to spend my money I …
Irish Tacos for Pooja
I went to Pune in 2017. I had been to Pune before and I went after, but that one trip was like a wild vacation. I met …
‘Chocolate’ for Anirudh
I enjoy complex food but my favorite food is the ‘chocolate’ my mom makes. ‘Food connoisseurs’ of the world will diss me for calling it chocolate, but …
Gongura Pachadi for Keerthi
If you have any chance, at all, of getting your hands on Gongura, I would love to see you make Gongura Pachadi and Gongura Pappu. Gongura is …
Indescribeable Rassam for Soumitra
The first time I had Rasam was at Lokesh’s house. I was going through a difficult time. I remember, I drank it and tweeted that I like …
Rekindling siblinghood with Cheese-Garlic-Naan for Shubham
Around this time last year, I went to Goa with my cousins. The first day we were there, my eldest cousin ordered cheese garlic naan for a …
Thai curry and creeping people out for Prachi
I was in my third year of college when I found a tiny restaurant in Vimannagar. It made average-ish food, like any other tiny stall serving students. …
Bread rolls for Anand
Anand’s story I lived with my friends, in a flat near my college on Sinhagad Road (in Pune). We were surviving an engineering college on student budgets, …
Immortal garlic breadsticks for Sahana
I’ve wanted to take part in this for a while but couldn’t figure out what food to pick. Yesterday I did! Garlic bread sticks with cheesy dip, …