Food

There are some eateries in Bangalore which have become quite renowned. Veena Stores is one such eatery…and I’d never visited in all the years that I have lived in this city I call home. So

Recently, at my monthly quiz meet, I was intrigued by this “green” container for chai, from Chai Point.  The container seemed made of cardboard, an ecologically friendly material. But when I visited the website of

We often stop at one of the beautifully designed cane “stalls”, which can be packed up and carried around, and equally quickly set up somewhere on the roadside.  Little puffed, fried balls of semolina, in

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It’s fun spotting the various signs that surround me as I walk around my city, and tryto understand what they might mean!  Here’s one on a pushcart that was passing my front gate. Can you

Recently I went on a food walk with Bengaluru’s Unhurried walk and tour company. The three-hour walk led me through the charming streets of Basavanagudi and into some fabulous eateries. At the handful of small

It’s been two months now since my husband and I started using jaggery (bella in Kannada) in our tea and coffee. This traditional sweetener, known by different terms in different languages, from gud in many

All you sweet fans, here’s what you might want to follow in life! Even without direct sugar intake, your food has sufficient sugar to get you going.

Flooded with sweet boxes on Diwali? Worried on how to deal with those extra sweet boxes? Here are some tips.

What do you do when onion price skyrockets? Simple. Try out dishes that don’t need onion! Sweta Uchil Purohit has some tips.

Children are fascinated by colours, designs, stories and variety. They also like to be independent. Exploit these qualities, to make them eat more veggies!

If the weight of the child falls below 50th percentile and the height is not increasing, then it’s time to think that the child is under-nourished. Cut the junk and serve good food to the kids.