Eats shoots and leaves

Frankly, I used to think of bamboo more like an invasive grass that you can best use in interior decor. But a main food ingredient and a hero of my next meal? Who knew… Read More →

More bark than bite? Cinnamon is lite!

Spices surprise me. Not just  for how they play unexpectedly with my senses – leaving a tingly nose and perplexed taste buds  – but also how they look absolutely nothing like their source. I… Read More →

How green is my pasta!

Finally, I made my own pasta!! I’m not the kind of person who makes stuff. I’m the kind who makes all sorts of excuses to spend less time in the kitchen..But then my… Read More →

Mango summer

As the summer days get hotter, I am witnessing a crescendo of.. mangoes!! They rolled into the markets in small numbers at the start of the season in March, expensive and aloof; by… Read More →

That cute little cafe with chalkboard menu in Montmartre

“Where do we eat now?”, my friend asked. It was 9 pm on a Thursday and we had spent the whole day wandering around Montmartre in Paris. “Let’s look at the chalkboard menus… Read More →