My Aai What happens when you belong to two rich cultures soaked deep in its food history? You get a food historian and a storyteller. Occasionally I see folks mock the food habits of people who do not belong to their region. You don’t appreciate a certain food that’s alright but that doesn’t give you […]
If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. – Mother Teresa Introduction. Farm area bedroom. SUMMER delights. SATURDAY morning, before SUNRISE. Romie, time to get up! Go pick the flowers? I am submerged in the sea of […]
The privilege of growing up in a society which has been been fuelled by multiple faiths and beliefs teaches you harmony. I come from a multi lingual background and in a single day my ears would be surrounded by a minimum of 10 languages. I feel liberated cause the liberal upbringing has given me a […]
Old Kitchen Classic tale Our childhood home was a row house blessed with an elaborate garden and backyard. The most important part of our home was the kitchen, its vein. This was the place where elaborate meals were made, a legacy was created, dictations were done while stirring the saucy curry and lessons were learnt while the […]
Feeling Happy ! Bought my new Mercedes-Benz V class Feeling accomplished ! Got promoted to Senior Executive level Feeling excited ! Travelling to Corsica Feeling amused ! Someone misspelled Tzatziki Feeling Blessed ! My daughter topped the class Yes….its all about happiness….we are all chasing the happiness bubble ! Women want to measure happiness by […]
The fish, hmmm…..a difficult ingredient in my hand. Where words like aroma is replaced by stink,devour is swapped with obscure and so on……Fish and me are not very cordial relations. To read the prologue please read this interesting post What the Fish…….!! Food memories are not always about one’s hankering but sometimes about one’s homesickness. An image […]
I had just finished my 12th grade and was standing at the most awkward corner of my life. A point in your life when you are completely indecisive about what you want to be and what has fate curated for you. I wanted to become a doctor but my entrance scores showed a dropping electro cardiogram […]
On the turquoise hued French Riviera sit the beautiful cities of Nice and Cannes huddled next to each other and welcome travellers with beautiful beaches , chic shopping, exceptional art museums, gastronomic delight and atmospheric cafes and open air markets. Nice is the nicest with beaming sun, pebbled beach, Mediterranean sea,belle époque with old world italian charm and a […]
Someone asked me today who is your favourite chef? Well the answer to that is rather elaborate. But to pick one, the answer would certainly be Mr Ismail Merchant.The man who inspired me quite a lot in my growing years for understanding heuristics in food.. I am a software engineer and working on google is […]
But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begins.― Mitch Albom, For One More Day Us & Hair There are uncountable people who live in the present while I still breathe from my past. I was blessed with Dark, lustrous, thick tassels. On the contrary my mother had thin,curly, thick […]