Patra Ni Machhi — fish with green coconut chutney grilled in banana leaves. Walking down the wide rows of the Mercado de Medellín in Mexico City last summer, I was mesmerized by a vendor selling six-foot-long banana leaves. He trimmed the stalks, then lifted and waved out the thick, waxy sheets like a salesman shaking… Continue reading How Grilling Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaves Teaches You to Trust Your Intuition
Month: August 2017
Parsis of Lahore
A beautiful documentary about the miniscule Parsi community in Lahore was created by FlashPoint Productions. I had the fortune of visiting Lahore in January 2016, and got to meet some amazing folks, including Perin Boga, Rati Cooper, Nergis Sobhani, Amy King, Behram King, Sarosh Challa, Anuskha Rustomji, Jamshed Jussawalla and the Patel family….Nevil, Shireen, Nelofer,… Continue reading Parsis of Lahore
