Carrots over caviar | Why India’s urban young are adopting more plant-forward dining options

Carrots over caviar | Why India’s urban young are adopting more plant-forward dining options

The only time I take a break from dining on the Ganges Voyager, billed as India’s first vegan cruise, is at Murshidabad. We dock there one rainy afternoon and navigate the town’s frayed provinciality to visit the 18th-century Hazarduari Palace, of a hundred doors. It was the home of the erstwhile nawabs of Bengal — […]

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Zurich | Hiltl’s post-pandemic push

Zurich | Hiltl’s post-pandemic push

It is a fine autumn morning in October, and most people in Zurich are enjoying a rare sunny day. The top floor of Haus Hiltl, the world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant, is buzzing with a fun collaboration. Indian chefs Vicky Ratnani and Thomas Zacharias are bustling around the spacious kitchen, cooking unusual dishes: makhanabhel, mushroom and […]

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Heirloom mithai with a modern twist for Deepavali 2022

Heirloom mithai with a modern twist for Deepavali 2022

Shaped by two years of lockdown-fuelled online shopping, a surge of mithai boutiques offer hand-crafted, modern interpretations of heirloom recipes Shaped by two years of lockdown-fuelled online shopping, a surge of mithai boutiques offer hand-crafted, modern interpretations of heirloom recipes Hatti & Giraffe A few months before the pandemic hit, Shrikar Bhave, an architect, and […]

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On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

On Malai Eco’s coconut leather crafted into bags by Waraq

The latest brand to hop on to the coconut leather bandwagon is Waraq, with madder-embroidered bags and keychains  The latest brand to hop on to the coconut leather bandwagon is Waraq, with madder-embroidered bags and keychains  After managing luxury brands for several years, New Delhi-based Isha C and Alok Dhodapkar wanted to venture into something […]

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