Cakes, cookies and season’s greetings

Cakes, cookies and season’s greetings

Ciclo cafe | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pumpkin Tales The team at Pumpkin Tales has curated a wide range of Christmas goodies for the season. They offer assorted cookie boxes (₹550, four pieces) that feature an assortment of Christmas-themed cookies; an assorted cupcake box (₹500) with flavors such as coffee, mixed berry, salted caramel, and […]

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Cakes, cookies and season’s greetings

A guide to Christmas cakes in Chennai

Ciclo cafe | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Pumpkin Tales The team at Pumpkin Tales has curated a wide range of Christmas goodies for the season. They offer assorted cookie boxes (₹550, four pieces) that feature an assortment of Christmas-themed cookies; an assorted cupcake box (₹500) with flavors such as coffee, mixed berry, salted caramel, and […]

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In Kodaikanal, a Canadian chef makes home style pizzas

In Kodaikanal, a Canadian chef makes home style pizzas

In the touristy hill town of Kodaikanal where idli-dosa, paratha-biriyani, egg noodles and Chicken 65 run wild on the streets, artisanal-style pizza has found its space at George’s Gourmet Kitchen. The no-bones factory-style café run by George Penner, an OCI from Canada, has an open kitchen concept and a simple menu —six types of vegetarian pizza, four types of […]

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‘Best play’ for city’s latent talent

‘Best play’ for city’s latent talent

Children participating in William D Pichamuthu Inclusive Chess Initiative, held in November this year | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K When D Gukesh, 18, became the youngest world champion in chess history last week, the name Velammal chimed constantly. It was, after all, the school in Chennai where Gukesh first learnt the intricacies of the […]

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Hyderabad to get  a new space for high-end art with Anantyam Qalaa

Hyderabad to get a new space for high-end art with Anantyam Qalaa

(L) View of the space; sisters Jyotsna Kumar and Snighda Reddy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nestled in the by-lanes of Narsingi/Kokapet — the growing IT hub of Hyderabad — the Anantyam Qalaa (AQ) art gallery promises to transform the city’s art circuit. The gallery is to be formally launched on December 22, celebrating the […]

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Colour inside a black forest

Colour inside a black forest

The installation | Photo Credit: Special arrangement What happens when a brand working in paint for years has to unveil the world’s largest architectural colour library? How does one represent 5,300 colours as a universe? When renowned architect and artist Suchi Reddy was confronted with this question by industry giant Asian Paints, her innovative and […]

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Here’s how Kolkata’s Christmas celebrations have evolved over the years

Here’s how Kolkata’s Christmas celebrations have evolved over the years

Christmas nostalgia in Kolkata transports me to the time when grandmothers baked cakes at home in large gas ovens. For bigger parties, they would turn to famous bakeries like Saldanha. It reminds me of honey roast pork’s fragrance and the giggles of children gathered around the Christmas tree to exchange gifts. Even as the city […]

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