Food

From painting ceramics, and taking a Twitter quiz to unleashing your hidden poet on stage, here’s a list of unconventional cafes that encourage unique activities.

After her mother passed away, Delhi resident Shruti Taneja started Nivaala, a platform that enables people to record and document family recipes passed down generations.

When Karan Kumar lost his job because of the pandemic, he along with his wife Amrita overcame hurdles to start selling food in a car under the name ‘Amrita Ji Ke Rajma Chawal’, which went on to become a hit.

Researchers under Dr Pallab Sinha Mahapatra at IIT Madras have developed a three-dimensional paper-based portable device that can detect adulteration, such as urea, detergent, soap, salt, H2O2, boric acid, and neutralisers in milk within 30 seconds.

Take a deep dive with us into the history and origins of dal baati churma, the quintessential Rajasthani dish that is the combination of fascinating tales from different chapters of history.

Chef Avinash Martins from Goa has transformed his ancestral land into a farm to table venture C’est L’avi, which takes a deep dive into a lesser-known side of Goa, its food, and its people.

Here are the fascinating origin stories of 9 must try artisanal tea brands that not only champion the diversity and nuances of tea from across India, but also show us how magic brews in the most unlikely circumstances.

The author writes about her own transition to a vegan, plant-based diet, and the brands that helped her achieve this lifestyle without it feeling like a tectonic shift, and ensuring they not only met her health needs, but also suited her palate.

Nidhi and Shikhar Singh quit their jobs in the biotechnology field when they decided to probe why samosas get soggy. They solved this problem with what is now a successful venture called ‘Samosa Singh’.

After working for five years as software engineers in the US, Sandeep Jogiparti and Kavitha Gopu quit their jobs to launch LadduBox, which offers healthier alternatives to traditional ladoos.