"The Rajgarh palace was built around 35O years ago making it the oldest palace to be converted to a hotel and the Oberois have had to substantially restore the main structure." Two years ago, ashamed ...

What happened was this: when Noma announced its residency some ex-employees drew attention to the bullying of the staff at the restaurant’s main operation in Copenhagen. The allegations dated back ...

Why couldn’t Mumbai have been like Dubai? Why do Indians who struggle within the Indian system suddenly shine so brightly when they go to Dubai and take advantage of the opportunities the city offers?

Bukhara, which will begin celebrating its 45th anniversary this weekend, is now the most famous Indian restaurant in the world. Nearly every US President since Bill Clinton has eaten Bukhara’s food.

All politicians are not low-lifes. Many are hardworking, decent and honest. But enough of them are sleazy enough to remind me how they have schemed their way around the new rules and the supposed ...

Most Indian gastronomic classics —that is to say, dishes that you find on lots of menus — have been around for decades if not centuries. North Indian biryani dates back to the Mughals. What we now ...

Have you been following the troubles of the Indian rupee which has crashed to historic lows over the last few days? Those of you with long memories will remember that the last time this happened, ...

So there will be a Dalai Lama even after the incumbent dies. Ending years of speculation the Dalai Lama announced this week that heeding appeals from millions of Tibetans he has come around to the ...

Among the many things that surprise me about Thailand, and Bangkok in particular, is how nothing stops the world from visiting. I have been writing about Thailand regularly for nearly four decades and ...

It’s a question people all over the world always ask. And there is no good answer except perhaps for this: Yes, sometimes. The funny thing is that many of the restaurants people regard as being much ...

If you have been following the furore over the price of tomatoes, you will note that reporters and political analysts often refer to tomatoes as a basic staple of Indian cooking and the food of the ...

It is something that many of us have been thinking. But, as is often the case, it was Shashi Tharoor who put it best. As you probably remember, Tharoor recently led a delegation of Indian ...