Category: Food and Beverage

The launch of a new book is always a happy event. But when one knows the author personally, the books become even more dear. That is the case with the upcoming book by dear friend of Parsi Khabar, and amazing chef Niloufer Mavalvala. We have featured Niloufer’s cooking, cookbooks and other food related news on… Continue reading Niloufer Mavalvala: The Art of Parsi Cooking; Reviving an Ancient Cuisine

The Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal celebrated its 75th anniversary on Friday at Pudumjee Hall in Camp. The guest speaker for the event was Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman. Nariman said: “The idea of prayer is to tell one how to live. Also, if one asks for anything in their prayer, it should only be something… Continue reading Pune Zarthosti Seva Mandal Celebrates 75 years

Farrokh Khambata is getting ready to test international waters with an Indian progressive restaurant called Jaan, housed in a 31st floor penthouse By Phorum Dalal |Mid-Day When we met Farrokh Khambata a year-and-half ago, it was a day before he launched SoBo’s much-loved Joss in Santacruz. The ever-smiling restaurateur exuded nervous excitement. When we met… Continue reading Farrokh Khambata To launch restaurant called Jaan in Dubai

HE’S the Indian chef who takes the guesswork out of cooking with spices, but Cyrus Todiwala is at home in Wales as he is in his native India. For now, at least… WHEN it comes to familiar faces at the Abergavenny Food Festival, Cyrus Todiwala is definitely up there with the best of them. Article… Continue reading Cyrus Todiwala embraces the spice of life

THE YOUNG BOSS: ‘I HAD TO DEMAND TO BE HEARD’ At 23, Delhi-born Anahita Dhondy took up her first job in a professional kitchen. Armed with a grand diplome from Le Cordon Bleu, London, she joined as chef manager, a title which put her at the top of the kitchen’s pecking order. It was also… Continue reading Trial by fire: Women chefs and the challenges they face in kitchens

It seems as if one can’t find a new restaurant that doesn’t label itself as “intimate” and “sustainable,” but Graffiti Earth is taking those terms a step further. Led by chef Jehangir Mehta, the colorfully decorated dining room is tucked inside the sunken first floor of the Duane Street Hotel in TriBeCa, featuring only 20 seats in… Continue reading Chef Jehangir Mehta’s Graffiti Earth Takes Sustainable Approach to Duane Street Hotel

If in the last seven months, you’ve missed the fatoush at Colaba’s 58-year-old Irani café, your wait’s over. And there’s a bonus: extra Continental and Parsi dishes, and possibly, a new name The lady who smiles on a signboard that reads ‘Piccadilly’ opposite Electric House on Colaba Causeway has been smiling so since 1957. Diners… Continue reading Colaba’s Piccadilly is now Persepolis

Chef Cyrus Todiwala is among the clutch of Indian chefs whose names and faces are recognisable in Britain. It could be due to his Café Spice Namasté chain, frequent appearance in television and radio shows, or, just the innumerable awards and recognition he has won. Born and brought up in Bombay, Todiwala, graduated in hotel… Continue reading Chef Cyrus Todiwala: Indian food is part of British way of life

Perzen Patel, who is in the city to give us a sample of Parsi wedding food, talks to SUSANNA MYRTLE LAZARUS about how her blog grew into a catering business Chicken farcha, dhansak, patra ni machhi, lagan nu custard… dishes we’ve probably heard of, and dreamt of eating. But what do you do when you… Continue reading Parsi indulgence on a plate