Food

Yearning for the flavours of Indian cuisine while residing in Brooklyn, Swetha Raju, accompanied by her husband and two children, embarked on a venture called the Brooklyn Curry Project in 2021, where they set up a food stall to serve traditional South Indian food every weekend.

Michelin star chef Johnson Ebenezer, along with his former sous chefs Mythrayie Iyer and Avinash Vishaal, set up an organic farm-to-table dining experience in Bengaluru called FarmLore, which lets guests immerse themselves in everything natural.

The late Floyd Cardoz, master chef and international restauranter, brought different styles of Indian cooking to the global mainstream, while opening multiple successful restaurants and ventures in New York as well as back home in Mumbai.

The science of the tandoor came about during the Indus Valley Civilisation, but was brought to popularity by Shri Kundan Lal Gujral, the founder of Moti Mahal. We map its expedition across history.

Numerous research papers highlight how since ancient times to current ones, mustard has been an effective treatment against colds, coughs and infections of the respiratory tract, among other benefits.

Craving home-cooked food after moving to Bengaluru from Aligarh led Shekhar Mittal to start a food catering business called ‘Maa ka Dulaar’, employing 100+ mothers and homemakers.

A search for nutritious food for their children pushed mothers Dibyajyoti Borgohain and Madhavi Pomar to set up Rigdam Foods, a ready-to-eat millet snacks venture that has earned a turnover of Rs 24 lakh.

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.