Two of our dear friends Zara Contractor and Niloufer Mavalvala are collaborating to bring the first of it’s kind beautifully illustrated desk and wall calendars for 2027. A full year of culinary comfort, zero dishes to wash afterward. This limited-edition 2027 wall calendar brings 12 original watercolor and pen illustrations into your home, paired with… Continue reading A Year of Parsi Flavors: Illustrated Calendars by Zara Contractor
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How Chef Anahita Dhondy’s New Book The Grain Kitchen Rewrites India’s Relationship With Forgotten Staples
Chef Anahita Dhondy, well known for her work in championing millet has graced us with a new book built around the complexity of India’s grains. ‘The Grain Kitchen’, published by Harper Collins serves as a kaleidoscope of her learnings and experiments with the often ignored elements of India’s traditional kitchens. Article by Shireen Jamooji |… Continue reading How Chef Anahita Dhondy’s New Book The Grain Kitchen Rewrites India’s Relationship With Forgotten Staples
Meherwan Irani’s Marghi Na Farcha Named “Most Flavorful” in Food & Wine’s Fried Chicken Taste Test
Chef Meherwan Irani’s Parsi-style fried chicken, Marghi Na Farcha, was singled out as the “most flavorful” entry in a recent Food & Wine taste test that pitted six fried chicken recipes from well-known chefs against each other. The taste test Food & Wine’s editors and Test Kitchen staff tested and tasted six fried chicken recipes… Continue reading Meherwan Irani’s Marghi Na Farcha Named “Most Flavorful” in Food & Wine’s Fried Chicken Taste Test
The last tables of Karachi’s Parsis still tell stories of faith and family
KARACHI: The aroma of sizzling Patra Ni Machi — fish wrapped in banana leaf and slathered with green chutney — drifted through a quiet home in Karachi’s Parsi Colony earlier this month. Inside the kitchen, 63-year-old Gulnar Cowasjee moved with the precision of memory, wrapping and plating each piece just as her grandmother had once… Continue reading The last tables of Karachi’s Parsis still tell stories of faith and family
Framroz Langrana: For 16 years, he’s been visiting Kala Ghoda Cafe in Mumbai café every day
For 16 years, he’s been visiting the same Mumbai café every day And now his family eats here too. Meet Framroz Langrana, Kala Ghoda Cafe’s first customer, as he shares his family’s daily rituals, a coffee-obsessed WhatsApp group, and the best thing about the Kala Ghoda Shuffle Article by Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi | The Nod… Continue reading Framroz Langrana: For 16 years, he’s been visiting Kala Ghoda Cafe in Mumbai café every day
How Mumbai-based Parsi Dairy Farm built a 109-year legacy of trust and purity
How Mumbai-based Parsi Dairy Farm built a 109-year legacy of trust and purity Debolina Biswas Fourth generation entrepreneurs of Parsi Dairy Farm at the revamped store in Marine Lines: Sarfaraz K Irani, Zeenia K Patel, Parvana S Mistry, Bakhtyar K Irani (L-R) Before the era of 10-minute deliveries, mornings began with a walk to the… Continue reading How Mumbai-based Parsi Dairy Farm built a 109-year legacy of trust and purity
A Parsi and a Bengali Bring Calcutta Flavors to Beijing
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit elsewhere in China, two Indians in Beijing — Mehernosh Pastakia, a Parsi, and Rabiul Baksh, a Bengali — have quietly been building cultural bridges through food. Beijing, a city of over 22 million people, has fewer than a thousand Indians. Among them, Pastakia and… Continue reading A Parsi and a Bengali Bring Calcutta Flavors to Beijing
How Pallonji’s – An Old School Soda Brand Became A Modern Day Icon
Served at the Delicious Dining Awards, this fizzy pink soda stirred up nostalgia, and proved why some classics never lose their fizz. Article by Rooplekha Das | Travel and Leisure Asia At this year’s Delicious Dining Awards 2025, the guests were greeted with an unexpected but welcome refreshment: glass bottles of Pallonji’s Raspberry Soda—bright red,… Continue reading How Pallonji’s – An Old School Soda Brand Became A Modern Day Icon
Experience the Parsi showcase at Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield
With Chef Rashna Morena and Chef Firozi Karanjia at the helm, the festival brings with it a legacy of flavours rooted in celebration Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield will bring a rare culinary encounter to the city this month, shining a spotlight on the vibrant and storied cuisine of the Parsi community. With Chef Rashna Morena… Continue reading Experience the Parsi showcase at Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield
