Category: Food and Beverage

Bringing out the real flavours of South Auckland, one food enterprise at a time

An innovative business accelerator programme is not only helping people get a foothold in the hospitality industry but, as Justin Latif reports, it’s also changing the way South Aucklanders think about their local cuisine. When it comes to food in South Auckland, greasy corner-store takeaways or brazen fast-food franchises might spring to mind. Article by… Continue reading Bringing out the real flavours of South Auckland, one food enterprise at a time

Farohar Cafe in Udvada: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes

A sleepy coastal town in Gujarat, about 180km from Mumbai, is home to one of the world’s oldest religions – Zoroastrianism. Udvada, also spelled Udwada, in Pardi taluka of Gujarat’s Valsad district, has been the custodian of the oldest continuously burning temple fire in India at Atash Behram – the most revered Parsi pilgrimage centre… Continue reading Farohar Cafe in Udvada: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes

Delhi Woman Revives Grandma’s ‘Secret’ Parsi Spice Mixes; Exports Across The Globe

Shelley Subawalla in Delhi is taking generations of Parsi family masalas and chutneys recipes to the world through ‘Zarin’s Secrets’ – named after her grandmother. There remain few things that invoke the same sense of joy, nostalgia and unparalleled taste the way a grandmother’s cooking does. For me, it was my nani’s aloo parathe and… Continue reading Delhi Woman Revives Grandma’s ‘Secret’ Parsi Spice Mixes; Exports Across The Globe

Parsis – The People from Pars — and the ancient tradition of Jamshedi Navroze

Niloufer is a cookbook author and cooking instructor with a great passion for food and a love of world travel. The people from Pars – a province in the Persian Empire — migrated to Gujarat, India, 2500 years ago. Persecuted, most of them fled, taking with them their rich culture, heritage, traditions and cuisine. The… Continue reading Parsis – The People from Pars — and the ancient tradition of Jamshedi Navroze

Bhicoo Manekshaw: Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation

Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation From cookbook writers to chefs in commercial kitchens of hotels and restaurants, several Indian women too have emerged as path-breakers in the culinary world. Kitchen was their battlefield and vision and grit, their commander. Let’s take a look at who these superwomen are! The… Continue reading Bhicoo Manekshaw: Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation

Welcome to My Parsi Party

Welcome to My Parsi Party Parsis revel in their reputation as hedonistic gourmands. Every gathering, celebration, religious occasion, and even loss is marked by food. Writer Sabrina Medora shares never before printed recipes for the dinner parties of her childhood. By Sabrina Medora | Food and Wine February 19, 2021 NEWBORN BABIES IN MY PARSI… Continue reading Welcome to My Parsi Party

Mahrukh Mogrelia: How the Gujarati Influence in Parsi kitchens helped create a whole new cuisine.

Sundays on #FinelyChoppedTV are #foodocracyforher days and in this episode, I speak to Mumbai based Parsi home chef, Mahrukh Mogrelia who runs Mahrukh’s Kitchen. Mahrukh’s food talks of the times of yore and has a certain rustic flavour that one does not see in the Parsi food of Mumbai today. This made me order from… Continue reading Mahrukh Mogrelia: How the Gujarati Influence in Parsi kitchens helped create a whole new cuisine.

Pervin Todiwala recognised at the British Curry Awards 2020

Pervin Todiwala, Co-Founder of Café Spice Namaste, was recognised at the 16th annual British Curry Awards, streamed live on 17th December 2020 with comedian Rory Bremner as the host. Pervin was honoured with the Inspirational Woman Award for working tirelessly behind the restaurant businesses, raising two sons, and supporting highly demanded celebrity TV chef Cyrus… Continue reading Pervin Todiwala recognised at the British Curry Awards 2020

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