But Semma’s success has defied all expectations. It is the only Indian restaurant in New York with a Michelin star and Vijaya ...

I may not be the only one to have come to this conclusion. The riverside is now the luxury destination in Bangkok (as hotel rates demonstrate). And there is one advantage: among the most alienating ...

Welcome to justice in India. There was a time, around 50 years ago, when powerful people got away with anything. Then, thanks to judicial interventions, public pressure and an aggressive media, the ...

It turned out that India was not an exception to the global trend for small production wines and despite the fundamental illiteracy of most wine buyers at big hotels, the growers wines have been so ...

Ignore tourist-friendly Western chains. You would have to be mad to queue up for L’Entrecote and over pay for a mediocre ...

If you have been following the furore over the price of tomatoes, you will note that reporters and political analysts often refer to tomatoes as a basic staple of Indian cooking and the food of the ...

At no time in our recent history has there been so much anger over harassment and corruption by government officials, bureaucrats and police/customs/enforcement ...

All over the world people rave about Asian service. The people who do the raving are mostly westerners who cannot conceive of a situation in which relatively poorly paid service staff (poorly paid by ...

What do you suppose is India’s favourite bottled sauce? If you answered ‘tomato ketchup’ you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of mayonnaise, I ...

Bukhara, which will begin celebrating its 45th anniversary this weekend, is now the most famous Indian restaurant in the world. Nearly every US President since Bill Clinton has eaten Bukhara’s food.

How will future generations remember our Prime Ministers? This is not a question about serious historical analysis but one about the rewriting and framing of history. It is no secret that for the last ...

In much of the world, you have restaurants that serve comfort food. This is simple food that you could well make at home but every once in a while you want to give yourself a break and go out for a ...