Anushya Mamtora
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar. They are all only second to the one most important ingredient that features in the traditional seven necessities of Chinese life. The tea.
Walking into a tea bar, dipping your nose into little glass jars with eclectic blends of tea mixed with a whole host of floral, fruity, […]

Ramp scorching in Chennai
The traditional kanjeevarams gave way to carousel dresses, sequined lehengas and evening gowns, as Chennai celebrated its sequel to the International Fashion Week. The event kick-started with designer Rehane’s Anatolia collection of interesting silhouette dresses that were bold in its cuts and vibrant colours and had Satya Paul as the grand finale, […]

Anushya Mamtora
When you stand in front of an olive oil rack stacked with pale yellow ‘virgins’ and bright green ‘extra-virgins’, some with fruity notes others with spicy flavours and rich aromas, you know why olive oil is called the wine in the kitchen. A recommendation of every cookbook worth its salt and a ‘must-have’ tip […]

Anushya Mamtora
Golden hued, syrupy and as sweet as nectar? Yes, regular honey is often a simple indulgence for many. But, honey can also be chunky, white, completely granular, uniflora, naturally flavoured and with mind boggling special properties.
There’s more to honey than what meets your eye at the local supermarket shelf. The number of flower varieties […]

Parmesan drizzled on Italian pasta. Feta cubes for that scrumptious Greek Salad. Cottage or ‘paneer tikka’ to begin a perfect Punjabi meal. If there is one food that appeals to palates across the world, it has to be cheese. Anushya Mamtora bites into some yummy speciality cheeses that are getting popular among Indians and where […]

The best of coffees can make your head spin with excitement, wake you up from your morning slumber in one big jolt and send you into a mild trance. Anushya Mamtora takes you on an ‘expresso’ ride from coffee’s ‘berry’ interesting beginnings to some gourmet brands you must savour. Stretch out your mugs folks!
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We love it, crave for it and savour it, but do we know enough about it? Anushya Mamtora gets you all the answers for how chocolate got its present desirable form, which are the best ones you just have to bite into and is dark chocolate really healthy
Disclaimer: Attention chocoholics! We are not responsible for […]