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Wine to bring in the much needed warmth this winter

With the festive season on, people are happy to celebrate whatever opportunity they get, especially after the dank Navratri and Durga Puja, which is...

There’s more to do with a pistachio than chew on it

Pistachios can be put to multiple culinary uses beyond sweets, such as the roasted whole cauliflower that celebrity American chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton presented to an international audience comprising journalists in India, China and the US.

Kwality is still going strong at sprightly 80

Kwality’s founders Pishori Lal Lamba and Iqbal Ghai created India’s first international restaurant brand. The restaurant, which has turned 80, is famous for its Pindi chana and bhatura, apart from its mutton seekh kababs and tomato fish.

Craft gin brands stir a heady success story

The just-concluded #IndianGinTrail online review of India’s craft gin brands shows why they are ready to take their place on the high tables of the world.
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DIWALI GIFTING DIPS BUT GETS INNOVATIVE

Sid Mathur, creator of the Khoya brand of designer mithai, says his big buyers now insist that the Diwali dabbas must be accompanied by innovative new products such as meetha paan-scented incense sticks.

RESTAURANT BRAND DESIGNER CREATES ‘CLOUD KITCHEN’

Ankur Gupta, seen with his wife and business partner Aparajita, has designed big-ticket restaurant brands such as Yum Yum Cha and Farzi Cafe, has launched Sloppy Sticks with a menu sprinkled with Japanese and Pan Asian favourites.

IT’S TIME FOR US TO RAISE A CHEER FOR INDIAN CACAO

Sheetal Saxena, creator of the craft chocolate Colocal and the ‘chocolate dining experience’ that goes by the same name at Dhan Mill, is the newest votary of the goodness of Indian cacao.

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