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...
Zavera Shahuna: The Parsi platter

Zavera Shahuna: The Parsi platter

Zavera Shahuna’s kitchen speaks volumes of her love for order.Zavera Shahuna’s kitchen speaks volumes of her love for order. Glassware is neatly stacked on the shelves, a tray exclusively for sauce...

Akuri & A Pinch Of Hope

Akuri & A Pinch Of Hope

Akuri & A Pinch Of Hope: A Feel Good Short Film That'll Leave You With A Lingering Smile Two men stumble upon each other at an Irani Cafe and what happens next will leave you with a warm, fuzzy...

Parsi food is more than dhansak

Parsi food is more than dhansak

For a culinary tapestry as rich and diverse, Parsi cuisine has for a long time remained circumscribed by stereotypes, identified largely by the dhansak-sali boti routine popularized by Mumbai’s...

Dishoom Opens in Edinburgh

Dishoom Opens in Edinburgh

Our dear friend Meher Marfatia informs us about the opening of Dishoom’s first outpost in Edinburgh. Meher writes… The sparkling thespian actors of my Laughter in the House are gracing the walls of...

Murree and The Lush Life Lahore

Murree and The Lush Life Lahore

In the congested Saddar area of Karachi, on a busy street lined with restaurants and cafeterias, rests the Lucky Star Wineshop. It’s not advertised as a place of alcoholic purveyance, but it’s not...