HOT & WET …….AND YOU THOUGHT FOOD WAS BORING

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  A lot of recipes nowadays call for “stock”. This is part of a worldwide movement (and a good one I must say) in the culinary world to replace fat with something more healthy.  Cooking

HOT & WET …….AND YOU THOUGHT FOOD WAS BORING2022-01-27T11:27:46+00:00

French Connection

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I lived in Paris in the late 70’s and early 80’s, so my experiences of the city would probably be more “iconic” than current.  It is still a city of infinite charm and great elegance

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Kolkata Food Memories

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So excited about our upcoming Kolkata Market by Karen Anand at a new and much larger splendid venue – Hyatt Regency Kolkata. With Durga Puja just over, I reminisce about what I consider one of

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Truffle Hunting in Tuscany…a secret worth discovering!

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Truffles are undoubtedly becoming the ‘in’ food for 2017. That’s my prediction. Fans are developing everywhere but especially in Kolkata which seems to have more devoted foodies following the latest food trends and genuine gourmets

Truffle Hunting in Tuscany…a secret worth discovering!2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00

A Slice of Italy

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Despite Trump and talk of walls and restrictions on entering the US, NYC can has always been a welcoming city to both tourists and immigrants - home, in the real sense of the word to

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Diamond in the Kitchen

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Whether you are truffle hunting in Tuscany or Western Australia, arm yourself with patience and an appetite I am a truffle addict. I am not apologetic about the fact. In the world of gastronomy, the

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One of the best pizzas around

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Pizza is now a household word, however you pronounce it. Why this flat bread with tomato and cheese has taken the world by storm beats me. But there is no disputing its popularity. This Naples

One of the best pizzas around2022-01-27T11:27:47+00:00

Wines

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I am constantly on the look-out for good Indian wines. I like to support our own wine industry and the efforts of our winemakers and as a member of the former Indian Grape Processing Board,

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BEDS I’VE SLEPT IN!

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Without sounding like I’ve done the town, I have actually slept in many wonderful beds – I’m talking here about five star hotel ones for the most part - abodes of the clean, crisp, 600

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Food Trends

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Everybody and their aunty seem to be self proclaimed experts predicting food trends for 2017..... So here’s my take. A few years ago, I mentioned that bakeries and patisseries would be mushrooming all over the

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