Sri Lankan refugee women bring culinary delicacies to a food festival in Chennai

Sri Lankan refugee women bring culinary delicacies to a food festival in Chennai

Olai Puttu, a restaurant based in Thoothukudi, specialises in traditional Sri Lankan food prepared by women from refugee camps in and around Thoothukudi. It is supported by NGOs Organisation For Elangai Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR), UNHCR and Tamil Nadu Government. It serves dishes such an puttu, idiyappam and meen kuzhambu prepared by the women. | Photo […]

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Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

Simple Recipes for Complicated Times Founded by Peter Griffin Where: Facebook When: March 2020 As early restrictions of the pandemic were being put in place in 2020, writer and journalist Peter Griffin says many people like him “who had never had to cook, were suddenly having to fend for themselves”. When he found himself asking […]

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How Nivaala helps preserve heirloom recipes with zines and cookbooks

How Nivaala helps preserve heirloom recipes with zines and cookbooks

The recipe journal and an art print illustrated by Shawn D’Souza | Photo Credit: Shruti Taneja Recipes from chefs and home cooks, photo essays and anecdotes, and a pack of heirloom produce. If this is your idea of the perfect gift, Shruti Taneja is your go-to person. The 34-year-old founder of Delhi-based Nivaala (mouthful, in […]

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Bacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day Rahul Verma

Bacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day Rahul Verma

Bacon has been around for centuries and is relished by gourmets and gourmands alike Bacon has been around for centuries and is relished by gourmets and gourmands alike Two celebrity food show hosts were discussing ways to cook bacon, and the world was listening in. Writer-chef Padma Lakshmi had set the ball rolling by asking […]

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Memories of a bagaanbari: Shuma Raha recalls Bengali food served at her bagaanbari

Memories of a bagaanbari: Shuma Raha recalls Bengali food served at her bagaanbari

When Sundays meant seasonal produce, wood fires, and a caretaker-cum-gardener-cum-cook who enjoyed feeding both the body and the soul When Sundays meant seasonal produce, wood fires, and a caretaker-cum-gardener-cum-cook who enjoyed feeding both the body and the soul Growing up in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata), where food is something akin to religion, and in […]

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