Food and Beverage Articles

After 20 years, Himalaya’s Kaiser Lashkari looks to education

The acclaimed chef and owner of Houston's go-to Indo-Pak restaurant is putting retirement on the backburner.Kaiser Lashkari’s name for his Hillcroft Avenue restaurant was absolutely a choice. Himalaya brazenly evokes the 1,500-mile-long range of...
Parsi Delicacies in the USA

Parsi Delicacies in the USA

We received the following update from Roshni Kharoliwalla who runs ParsiDelicacies.com  I am reaching out to you regarding my effort of helping Zoroastrian women in India support their...

Aur, Irani chai

Aur, Irani chai

Zoroastrian, Shia Muslim (Yazdi and Shirazi) and Baha’i Iranian migrants, and of course the Palanpur-hailing Cheliyas, have been feeding this city for over a century with cheap eats and colourful...

What is Dhansak

What is Dhansak

And more importantly what it is not !! Our dear friend and award winning cookbook author and chronicler of Parsi foods and recipes Niloufer Mavalwala has written about the iconic Parsi Dish Dhansak....

Cillie’s  : Hidden gems of Karachi

Cillie’s : Hidden gems of Karachi

Situated inside a 100-year-old house on Parsi Colony, Karachi, Cillie’s looks nothing like a mainstream confectionery yet immediately gives a warm homely feeling. Though the business started in a...

Welcome to My Parsi Party

Welcome to My Parsi Party

Welcome to My Parsi PartyParsis revel in their reputation as hedonistic gourmands. Every gathering, celebration, religious occasion, and even loss is marked by food. Writer Sabrina Medora shares...