In Goa, we taste seaweed on a tide pool walk

In Goa, we taste seaweed on a tide pool walk

The setting sun across the looming black rock formations casts a long, unhurried glow, before merging into the depths of the Arabian Sea. It is still bright, though. From across the white sandy cove, reverberations waft in from Shiva Valley, one of Goa’s oldest party spaces. There are a few tourists hanging around in small […]

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‘The Memory Keepers & Future Seekers’ | Stories from six Goan heritage homes

‘The Memory Keepers & Future Seekers’ | Stories from six Goan heritage homes

Figueiredo House in Loutolim, Viegas House in Curtorim, and Fernandes House in Chandor | Photo Credit: Ulka Chauhan From their patterned mosaic floors to carved porches, many weighty books have recorded Goa’s heritage homes over the years. Yet, The Memory Keepers & Future Seekers: Portraits of Heritage Homes in Goa by photographer Ulka Chauhan and art […]

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Sara Ali Khan turns wellness coach with this Airbnb Experience

Sara Ali Khan turns wellness coach with this Airbnb Experience

Sara Ali Khan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sara Ali Khan could be your wellness instructor. And no, we are not kidding. With Airbnb Experiences, the actor is curating and hosting a wellness retreat in Goa. “Goa has always been a place of calm and serenity — a haven where I can unwind, practise yoga, […]

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The Lab in Goa spotlights cocktails with stories and local culture

The Lab in Goa spotlights cocktails with stories and local culture

Grandmom’s Curry. Miso. Apple Pie. Tomato Tomato. Key Lime Pie. No, we are not playing a word game revolving around food. These are all names of cocktails at South Goa’s newest bar, The Lab. Each cocktail’s name is interlaced with a meaningful story, typically indicating the ingredients, provenance or the ethos of the drink inside […]

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Conscious shopper? Head over to Bengaluru’s Paper Boat Collective

Conscious shopper? Head over to Bengaluru’s Paper Boat Collective

Love Me Twice’s second store was opened at Bengaluru recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “You feel good when you shop,” says Mridula Pai, the founder of the thrift label Love Me Twice, the first branch of which opened in Kolkata in 2020. She has recently opened Love Me Twice’s second shop in Bengaluru at the […]

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Goa’s Echoes of Earth festival pays an ode to the Western Ghats 

Goa’s Echoes of Earth festival pays an ode to the Western Ghats 

Nestled amidst a lush forest at Chopdem Morjim in Goa, a line-up of over 40 international artistes perform live music on four uniquely-designed stages at sunset. The three-day Echoes of Earth festival celebrates the magic of music and the beauty of nature with focus on sustainability. The stages include a dramatic ‘Big Beak’ modelled after […]

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Jane DSouza’s Mangaluru-Catholic recipes have distinct Portuguese roots

Jane DSouza’s Mangaluru-Catholic recipes have distinct Portuguese roots

Author and cook Jane DSouza. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. The 477th recipe in Jane DSouza’s Cook Book contains a rather innovative formula — Maggi Brinoodlepot, which consists of regular instant noodles zhuzhed up with ingredients that sound a bit like those that go into an eggplant potato gratin. “It is my own invention,” […]

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Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is […]

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Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Seaside villages in Thiruvananthapuram like St. Andrews have a special cuisine for Christmas

Come Christmas, home cook and culinary expert Marina Charles is busy baking her signature Orappam, a dessert that is must at homes in St. Andrews, a serene, beachside village, 14 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram. Rice flour is cooked in coconut milk with sugar and ghee till it achieves a thick paste-like consistency. A little fennel is […]

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