Japanese food takes a bow in India

New Delhi: It’s light, uses fresh ingredients and is different. Japanese cuisine is proving to be a hit among culinary enthusiasts in India, especially the young and the health conscious – even though many of the ingredients have to be imported, making it an expensive proposition.

Initially limited to premium restaurants in five-star hotels, Japanese cuisine has been made more accessible…

Book on coastal Maharashtrian cuisine

New Delhi: A mouth-watering ensemble of dishes from the coastal villages of Maharashtra, exquisite wines and a winter evening – it was the perfect ambience for the launch of chef Michael Swamy’s new book “The East Indian Kitchen”.

Hosted at the coastal cuisine restaurant in south Delhi – Zambar, Swamy’s book is a compilation of recipes from the little known Maharashtrian-Portuguese…

Everybody Loves A Dosa, Especially at Dosa Hut

For more than four years now at Barkly Street in Footscray, there is one address that dosa lovers go to – No 604 where Dosa Hut is located. It is a small, nondescript joint that can house 20 patrons at one time but the madness and rush that is associated with this eatery throughout the day and the week…

Along The Great Ocean Road Wafts The Aroma of Indian Food

The drive along Torquay is breathtaking. This surfing hub of Australia along the Great Ocean Road never runs short of visitors throughout the year. So when Aditi Kapoor and her husband Rachit Kapoor decided to introduce a touch of India here, they knew they had made the right decision. Their restaurant, Jashn-eTorquay ,…

JAI HO: Come Taste The Difference

There are many Indian restaurants around Richmond but it is easy to see why ‘JAI HO’ is attractive to so many people. The place has class and has patrons of all backgrounds. It is a Friday evening, the restaurant is in full swing activity and we pause for a while to admire the simple,…

Masala Craft, Where the Art of Good Food Comes Alive

There is a certain energy about certain places. At Masala Craft, you feel the energy as you walk in, because even on a week day, the place is alive and bubbly. Perhaps, owners Atul Khore and his wife Madhavi have captured that energy well and spread it. They know that in this competitive market three…

Serving Up The Spices Of Gujarat On A Thali

Tucked in a corner at East Malvern, Gujju’s Cafe is a small non-descript eating joint. But the cafe’s ethnically Gujarati flavoured food has earned it patrons including the likes of Masterchef judge Matt Preston. In fact, Preston has paid a tribute of the daal at Gujju’s Cafe. “Forget that…

Melbourne’s Funky King of Curry!

In 2008, the Global Financial Crisis wave hit Australian shores. No matter how minimal the impact was on Australia versus the rest of the world, the GFC forced hundreds of businesses into closure, as they were unable to sustain their price, quality and value in failing economic times.

Yet one man in Melbourne was doing just the opposite during the…

Welcome to the Club!

The Coffee Club was started in 1989 in Queensland in Brisbane’s Eagle Street Pier as one single coffee shop wanting to bring a different taste to the market. Today, the company has more than two hundred and thirty stores around Australia and continues to grow every year. It is one of the hottest franchises to own in the current…

No Place like Home

The last time I had visited Desi Dhaba there had been a large crowd that had turned out with a number of uniformed police. Far from there being any kind of public disturbance, owner and manager Amit Tuteja had openly welcomed the Assistant Commissioner of …