You know the rest of the story. Bachchan was cast and went on to give a glorious performance. Though people later told Dharmendra that he had been wrong to help a potential rival, Dharamji never once ...

Some of the best Four Seasons properties are in Italy including the stunning FS Florence and the San Domenico in Taormina ...

Well it’s one more example of how much things are changing at the top of India’s food scene. Once upon a time chefs followed ...

Besides, we all accept that the normal rules of free speech may be restricted in cases of terrorism. For instance most TV channels around the world will refuse to telecast videos made by such groups ...

The NDA landslide in Bihar defies the expectations of all but the most optimistic exit polls. That the alliance would win was ...

Most bar food all over the world is finger food so you get kababs, sausages, small masala prawns (a Bombay favourite from decades ago) and the like. Now junk sushi rolls are the finger food of choice ...

In the case of the latest Delhi attack judging by the little that we know, this was, ironically enough, a tragic consequence of an intelligence triumph.

It was only when I was researching this piece that I realised that because I had travelled so much this year, some of my best meals were eaten abroad. When I wasn’t travelling I was less enthusiastic ...

Let’s take a break from politics this week and talk about something that will at some stage affect most, if not all of us, but which is rarely discussed in opinion columns. All of us know that many (I ...

You may not know what Michelin keys are. They are the hotel equivalent of Michelin stars with pretty much the same philosophy: anonymous inspections by professionals who pay their own way; three keys ...

Do you know where the kulcha originated? If the answer is no, then relax. Nobody really does. All the usual suspects have often been cited. The kulcha may be named after a Persian biscuit which has a ...

It’s probably an exaggeration to say that chefs are now national celebrities but it is fair to say that they attract more attention than ever before. Every time I participate in the Food Superstars ...