WEB Magazine Sections Interactive Features Regulars Resources RSS TWITTER
 
Food & Beverages
loading
May 13, 2013
Pancakes with fresh honey at the Sunderbans Jungle Camp
- Sandipan Chatterjee

MORE :     Food & Beverages 
Pancakes with fresh honey at the Sunderbans Jungle Camp Breakfast on the launch <b>Whiteout</b> A Mother Dairy outlet in Delhi Heat-and-eat, featuring at the neighbourhood store Dattatreya sees its last few days Vishwa Mahal is dead Long live McDonald's <b>Mustard punch</b> Anjan Chatterjee poses with a fish delicacy People buy sweets to offer at the Kali temple on Bengali New Year in Kolkata. Dinner at A Tona, overlooking the Betim Creek <b>Gypsy gourmands</b> The Great Delhi Pop-up recreates Purani Dilli on the lawns of an art gallery in south Delhi <b>Say sushi to that</b> A Goma lunch in progress at an NCR venue Lobster salad Sausage pizza at Antica Foccaceria Squid pasta Arancini The interiors of the restaurant Frying the Xi’an paratha Streetfood at Dongxin Jie Annapoorna Gowrishankar’s three-footer tears through our pages Brain fry at Hari Bhavanam Tomato chicken Pepper chicken tossed up by chef Umar Farooq at Burma Bhai near Nehru Stadium An elaborate thali with over ten elements at the unassuming Lakshmi Shankar Mess on Thadagam Road Maker at Hari Bhavanam The busy outlet’s famous dish of chilli kaadai or quail A karandi omelette Parottas at Junior Kuppanna Pallipalayam chicken The grand arrival of the Malaysian ais kacang at Chin Chin Rava upma at Anandhas DJ Parotta makes his mark on the façade of Metro Park Inn Men prepare food for the Muslim community mass marriage in Ahmadabad. <b>Tasting Victory</b> <p> There's something to be said about sops you can really sink your teeth into. Making a right meal of her pre-election people pleasers, Jayalalitha serves up the Rs 1 idli thali (the curry acc­o­mpaniments come with). Curd rice at Rs 3? Carbo-loading. It'll keep the votebank fighting fit. The DMK's got a lot to chew on. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa serves food while inaugurating a new canteen set up by Chennai Corporation in which food will be provided at subsidised rates in Chennai. President Pranab Mukherjee serves lunch to children during the launch of mid day meal scheme for Kalyan Kendra, in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi The EU belly up over a horsemeat-for-beef scandal; 16 countries affected, some beef products off the shelf at supermarket chains. UK promises ‘relentless probe’. Cinnamon-flavoured noolappam (string hoppers) and egg curry make a typical Syrian-Christian breakfast at Evergreen Estate Bungalow, Kuttikal A fast-food restaurant in Ginza A steaming bowl of udon noodles Yakitori The heady mix at Raja Thandai in Chowk The best pulao in town at Idris ‘hotel’ Sweetmeats at Radheylal’s Parampara at Gol Darwaza Breakfast—urad-dal-ki-kachori and aloo-ki-sabzi—shows the day at Sewak Ram’s nearby Jars of old-world charm and butter cookies abound at Burma Bakery in Aminabad Tandoori chicken invades the kitchens of Aminabad’s Tundey Kebabi Their sheermals and Mughlai or ultey-tawe-ke-parathe A young kebabi at work at neighbouring Wahid’s Nihari-kulcha at Rahim’s, near Tehseen Masjid at Akbari Gate A busy morning at Sharma Tea Corner Their chai, bun-makkhan and a samosa that cuts corners Starting early at Jiyalal Japani’s makkhan stall in Chowk ‘Pedestrian’ shahi tukra on a cart Shahi paans to foil a shahi meal Milky days at Netram’s in Aminabad Tundey’s golden medallions A repast of fresh apples from the orchard, yoors (a dried fruit and roasted grain mixture) served in a hand painted wooden zibor and butter tea A man holds a meat skewer ahead of the Assamese Bhogali Bihu festival in Guwahati. “Bhogali Bihu” is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam which marks the end of the harvesting season. A woman looks at spit-roasted crabs ahead of the Assamese Bhogali Bihu festival in Guwahati. A woman displays fresh prawns for sale during a fair 'Bhogali Aiyojan' ahead of Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Lakhidhar Borah Khetra in Guwahati. <b>Down The Peking Order</b> <p> ‘He isn’t either a Shih Tzu or a Pekingese, Akki’ Farzana Contractor seems to say. ‘He’s a Lhasa Apso.’ An honest mistake that. So Khiladi man needn’t look so chastised. Mollification was to be found at the <i>UpperCrust</i> Food Show ’12 spread. ‘Haanji, lots of Chinese fare on the menu.’ BJP worker Ambalal Koshti arranges cupcakes with the party symbol and slogan at its headquarters in Ahmadabad. <b>The magic of embers</b> Grilling is the oldest method of preparing food: for hundreds of thousands of years humans have been using charcoal heated up to 1,400°C to warm meat by up to 60 to 70°C. <b>Cooking the mild way:</b> while steaming, tiny water droplets form an insulating film on the food being cooked, which retains the heat of the steam. The insides of the vegetable become as hot as 82°C and the water condensed outside 91°C. <b>Braising is physically the most complex form of cooking. The food receives heat from three sources:</b> the hot steam in the pot, the simmering water on the bottom of the pot and the infrared rays emanating from the glowing hot metal. Water can be heated up to more than 100°C in a pressure cooker. The method was developed in 1806 to enable Napoleon’s army to sterilise food and make it last longer. Oysters and mussels at the Oyster Opera resort Oyster shells Fresh prawns and squid at Oyster Opera A fabulous spread at the resort Pearl spot and toddy Sanah and her helper at the Kanabnum View restaurant Barbecued prawns Coconut seller at Donsol Dinner by candlelight on Donsol A meze platter and freshly baked pastries at a restaurant in Amman The meze platters in Jordan are as diverse as they are scrummy Bakers making the traditional flatbread, pita Mansaf—lamb cooked in yoghurt, served with rice A Bedouin woman inside a tent Lighting a fire to make tea The Treasury temple (Al-Khazneh) in Petra A Bedouin cooking in a pit in the ground A Bedouin meal Chicken and lamb for shawarmas Stifado Kibbeh, an Arabian dish Kibbeh with tehina and salad Murtabak Goat's cheese Zarb, a Bedouin barbecue typically cooked in an underground pit Fattoush Tabbouleh Five-year-olds at a Diwali bake sale in Delhi <b>Delhi</b> Baker’s guild of twins Ayush and Kavin Bhatia, 8, with Mehika Sikand, 10 <b>Delhi</b> Friends Aftab and Aanya shopping for ingredients <b>Chennai</b> Renu Jain takes an informal cupcake class in Chennai, where she’s teaching them flower frosting <b>Thiruvananthapuram</b> Aman Nair, with his chicken pizza <b>Mumbai</b> Ketaki Bhosale teaching her class pies and tarts Manju cooking puris and subzi for breakfast at the farm Banglar Mukh, the open-air eatery at Monchasha Breakfast Breakfast at Rajakkad Dinner at the Modern Toilet Restaurant in Taipei Preserved eggs and tofu at a Taipei restaurant Seekh kababs await the flames at Broadway, Shivajinagar Broadway at night A porotta assembly line Suleimani tea at Makkah Café Mutton Maria at Shawarma King Brain masala and spicy chicken liver at Windsor Pub Lagansara lamb and salli kheema at Daddy’s Deli Seafood delights at Coastaal Express Fanoos is a hot spot at night for a variety of reasons Strawberry cheesecake at The Egg Factory Hemvati Bai (right) serves hot thalis at Marata Darshan Chateaubriand steak at Millers 46 Suleimani chai Fresh lime soda at a nameless stall across the road after bingeing at Fanoos Pastries at Albert Bakery Tunday kebab Koshy Restaurant Platters of sugar cookies bearing the likenesses of President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, are available for sale on the counter at the Oakmont Bakery in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. <b>Pierre, Jeremie, Antonia</b>, Cafe Suzette, Mumbai <br> A creperie-cum-cafe, Suzette has already made a name for itself through its traditional French buckwheat crepes. Mozhgan Karimi, Sufi, Bangalore <br> Fine dining joint specialising in Persian cuisine, but also serves north Indian staples. <b>Naser Barakat, Kunafa, New Delhi</b> <br> Jars of authentic West Asian confectioneries and stylish Arabian decor set the mood Vegetable vendors wait for customers at a market in Kolkata. India agreed to open its huge market to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart as part of a flurry of economic reforms aimed at sparking new growth in the country's sputtering economy. Diners at Gordhan Thal Paya for breakfast at Kutbi Restaurant Bohra pilgrims, who are regulars at this establishment, round off a hearty breakfast at Kutbi Restaurant with some sweet, milky tea and toast Tourists tucking into thalis at Agashiye <b>WHAT</b><br> The veil on Barack Obama’s famed honey brown ale has finally been lifted, after thousands of Americans asked for the ‘secret’ recipe via a petition.<br> <b>WHY</b><br> Everything is charmingly homemade about the “first ever White House beers”—the Honey Ale and Honey Porter—right from the president’s personal brewing kit down to the honey, a product of the White House beehive. A masterstroke in diplomacy, agree observers. Perhaps not potent enough to swing an entire election, but the beer fest could sure give teetotaller Mitt Romney a slight buzz in the head. A vendor selling vermicelli ahead of Eid during the holy month of Ramzan in Kolkata. Cheap and best pancakes Vermicelli or sewai being prepared at a unit in old Lucknow during the holy month of Ramzan. This is later cooked in sweet milk and is one of the most important sweets consumed during Eid ul Fitr. Breakfast at Café del Sol, Koh Tao Paos emerge from the oven at St Anthony’s Bakery Saturday night at Myx La Confiserie, the popular bakery in Candolim Some delectable Spanish tapas A roast suckling pig at the Sobrino de Botín restaurant El Duque in Segovia Chocolate production Cocoa beans at the Maison Cailler All aglow on a full-moon night, Bon Appetit in lower Karzoo near Changspa Khambir Tomato preserve at Dzomsa Breakfast at Open Hand; Its cheery interiors; Cakes at Open Hand. Kulchas at a Kashmiri bakery Budshah Inn’s rogan josh and gushtaba Clockwise from left: the true colours of Desert Rain in the Main Bazaar area; an evening at Changspa’s Café Jeevan; the modest counter at Lala’s Café in the old city; and a busy afternoon at the World Garden Café A modern take on Ladakhi architechture at Bon Appetit A traditional brass steamboat or gyakko at The Tibetan Kitchen A pan-Asian spread at Chopsticks Chocolate momos Manav Adhikar Samit supporters hold banners and protest against the State Government for vegetable and groundnut oil price hike in Ahmedabad. Street vendors Norma's Very Berry Brioche French Toast The grapefruit givré at Boulud Sud Sweets in a roadside shop in Bishramnagar on the road to Udaipur The eponymous beet salad at Beets, with mesclun, hazelnuts and raspberry vinaigrette Annalakshmi’s lunch buffet is popular, and the ‘onion’ warning labels on the dishes are thoughtful Veganburg’s creamy pepper shrooms meal with fries and juice Dates displayed for sale by a Pakistani vendor, not pictured, at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Dates form an essential part of Iftaar, the meal which ends a Muslim's fast during the holy month of Ramazan which is to begin from the 20th of July. Joey Mathews A thali at the resort Kalley Bhai makes a fresh fish fry A kachori vendor in Chanderi's Sadar Bazaar An array of vessels at Vijay Curry Point containing boti, gunde kayalu, nalla, alakaya kura, chicken and goat liver, chicken curry, guddu fry and guddu pulusu Sarva pindi at Sri Lakshmi Telangana Pindi Vantalu R. Pramada Reddy, an outpost of authentic Telangana snacks Guddu fry at Vijay Curry Point A tray of R. Pramada Reddy's pally laddus 'Sakinalu' Savitramma (in the centre) and her workers at Sri Devi Swagruha Foods prepare a a couple of hundred kilos of Telangana sweets, savouries and pickles every day. Rolling out dough for karijelus at Sri Devi Their lunch thali is made solely from the traditional millets of Telangana; dishes include a tamarind gravy, korra pysham and kandipappu, gongura with peanuts and chana dal, mudapappu sambhar, jonna pelala laddu, korra khichdi and sajja roti Café Ethnic in Zaheerabad. Telengana mamsam vepudu Telangana soumf kodi masala Telangana natu kodi pulao Kaara poosa Savitramma's daughter-in-law and a worker carrying a platter of ready sarva pindi Sweet karijelus ready to be fried Red chillies being dry-roasted in R. Pramada Reddy's huge kitchens Ariselu made with Telangana's favoured sesame Telangana natu kodi pulao at Horizon Restaurant Pote Asturiano, a traditional stew, paired with cider Isan-style sausages Spicy fish soup Budding chefs at the Palate Sensations cooking school Dindigul biryani, Chennai Sawantwadi fare: a thali at Chaitanya A meal at Amrita Rosogolla shop in Pahala A Sicilian pizza topped with anchovies, capers and olives A hunk of Pecorino Greenpeace activists, dressed as Orangutans, staging a demonstration outside a KFC outlet in New Delhi. Street eats in Shanghai Vendor pulling barley-sugar twists in Zhou-zhuang Grinding fresh soya milk at the apiary cottage Stinky tofu and rice balls Bright Chinese dessert baskets Wonton soup Potatoes getting sorted at a potato processing plant of Himalya International at Sultanpur in Mehsana district, about 110 kilometers from Ahmedabad. The plant, inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has facility for growing mushrooms, processing potatoes and other vegetables and processing of milk to produce mozzarella cheese sticks, and frozen yogurt. Iliangna Haralu layers hers Milkmen pour milk on their leaders during a protest against the decision of milk products producing companies to reduce the purchasing price of milk and a minimum support price for milk procurement, in New Delhi. Bayiravi Mani frosts her cupcakes Kishi Arora pots her cakes <b>Creative release</b> Madhuri Kumar busts stress by baking Milkmen from Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh pour milk during a protest against the decision of milk products producing companies to reduce the purchase price of milk by 37 per cent, in New Delhi. The Terrace Restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu Eatery on Chitwan's main drag <b>Crab Apples</b> <p> Not that it requires any great skill to catch crabs in Manhattan, but curing the meat is a lesson best learned from experience. Masters in the art descended on nyc from the US northeastern seaboard to showcase their skills at the Varli Food festival. Of those partaking, Padma Lakshmi played the bait. Farmers unload cucumbers from a boat as they take them to market in Allahabad. <b>Did Not Shoot No Deputy</b> <p> There are probably better ways for a Delhi boy to celebrate a promotion, but few as (ful)filling as roasting mutton seekh kababs at Khan Chacha’s. While KC isn’t the same hole-in-the-wall anymore, vice-cap Virat Kohli may just have the stuff to plug that void left by the Wall. <b>My Mission Is To Devour You</b> <p> The mother of all naans might have overshadowed the Teutonic jawline and muffled the throaty pithy-isms, but Ahnold’s India debut had enough to suggest that he’ll be back. A woman looks at a 2 meters high and 3 meters long heel made of 60 kilograms of chocolate on display for the upcoming Valentine's Day at a department store in Seoul, South Korea. Bruschetta with ricotta and figs A butcher stand at Mercato Centrale, Florence Bistecca alla fiorentina <b>Mother of invention</b> A Bhilala woman looks to lunch <b>Andhra full meal</b> At the Vijayawada Ramiah mess <b>Family affair</b> A Hyderabadi meal <b>Grub tub</b> Chakuli and ghugni at a dhaba in Bhubaneswar <b>Eats Wall</b> painting in Bhubaneswar The ubiquitous chakuli <b>Orbs to gorge on</b> Vats of rasogolla at roadside shops in Pahala, Orissa <b>Glass menagerie</b> The way India drinks tea <b>Snack on these</b> Putharo, pukhlein and pusla rice cakes <b>Chew the fat</b> Pandi curry, a Kodava pork and pepper delicacy <b>10 items or less</b> A Karaikudi lunch at The Bangala <b>When in Madurai</b> My mami’s roadside idlis are the best <b>Jalebi junction</b> It’s breakfast hour on a Benares street <b>Kabab platter</b> Tundey Miyan at Aminabad in Lucknow <b>Lavish spread</b> A dastarkhaan at a Lucknow household <b>Extreme fusion</b> Bhavnagri ganthia, a savoury, served with jalebis as a breakfast combo, sets up a clash of taste-buds <b>Local bird?</b> A ‘Kutchi’ chicken masala and fish masala <b>Bowled over</b> The Kathiawadi thali at Adingo, Rajkot <b>Staple</b> The Malvan thali is the order of choice at Ruchira’s <b>Appetising</b> Chris Agha with one of Sublime’s creations The iconic Sarafa bazaar in Indore is pure street theatre <b>Durbari khana</b> Tasneem Khan serves her chicken rizala <b>Fowl’s the word</b> Madhav Bhinde with his black chicken A fine local spread Papaya ice cream Fruit served with breakfast Paturi sandesh, a sweet served in a banana leaf parcel. Chinese breakfast at Tiretta Bazaar. Steaminghot Chinese breakfast 'Arbi' haleem vendor Generous bowls of haleem Mangsher Singara Rrum balls at Nahoum's Apanjan, for its banana flower-filled patties Bandel cheese in New Market Gur'er rosogolla Innovator Lalit D. Meisheri <b>Gokul of the moor</b> Sanjay Tanna, ISKCON’s organic dairy head, with an Ahimsa cow <b>The shut-ins</b> A feeding scene in Indiana mega dairy Oak Farms, which houses 32,000 cows Traffic jam on a road during a protest by the members of all DYFI against hike of bus fares and milk prices, at Central Railway Station in Chennai. Grilled sea bass is just one of the delights that await the palate here Volunteers make kimchi, traditional pungent vegetables, to donate to the needy neighbors for winter preparation in front of Seoul City Hall, South Korea. About 2,000 housewives made 270 tons of kimchi. Made with cabbage, other vegetables and chili sauce, kimchi is the most popular traditional food in Korea. <b>Dishy TV</b> Jaya TV’s Masterchef-style <i>Samayal Champion</i> is all the rage in TN <b>Table for two</b> Gautam Aurora and Smita Singh at their bakery Elma’s Tea Room in New Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village <b>Bountiful</b> Varun Tuli, 28, owns the New Delhi-based Yum Yum Tree diner <b>From the lab</b> Courtesy: Sandesh Reddy, 26 Matt Preston <i>“I’ve made it through but couldn’t have done it without my family.”</I> <p> <b>Milly Juneja, 29, Delhi</b> <p> Juneja modelled and dabbled in fashion. She made it to New York’s Parsons, but a chance interview landed her a job as a stylist, and she stayed back in India. “After a year, they sacked me...the slowdown forced their hand,” she says. Milly has more than bounced back. She’s a fashion designer and in charge of all matters “creative” at Delhi’s boutique restaurant Harem. Thinning herd Patrons take in a bite at the Cross Maidan khau gali Dinner-time at Ladakh Sarai in Sabu Pulao and accompaniments at the palace A Thai waitress takes order from a customer in Bangkok, Thailand. Goodbye, dear Samosa. Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab sees in its triangular form symbols of the Christian holy trinity, bans snack in the parts of Somalia it controls. ‘Oh my gosht, Jalfrezi is No. 1’, said The Sun. Survey by British Curry Club mag Chaat finds the fiery Chicken Jalfrezi is top, Tikka Masala down at No. 8. The Wazwan trail starts <b>Understated Greatness</b> The Bade Miyan restaurant at Horniman Circle in Mumbai Speyside signpost At the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain Seafood to order on a sampan in Causeway Bay Dim sum breakfast Steamed dumplings Opening a whiskey cask The final product The Old Bushmills Distillery An open mash tun Escargots at Le Vaudeville Bread and wine at Angl'Opera Many-flavoured macarons at Ladurée Berry pulao at Britannia Jimmy Boy Restaurant Masoor gosht Parsi wedding feast Biriyani and other Mappila classics at Paragon Kalamakai at a beach stall The Thalassery fish markek Hauling in the catch at Kolaghat, on the outskirts of Calcutta The fish market in Gariahat Ilish paturi Posto ilish The Katz’s kitchen Daniel Boulud’s French twist to the burger Inside Katz’s Doughnut Plant At New Visalam Coffee A Sri Lankan meal at Heritage Madurai <b>‘Fries With That?’</b> Children role-playing as fast food employees <b>Preeti Mistry</b>, 34 Chef and owner, Juhu Beach Club in San Francisco <p> “Indian food speaks to me most in my cooking.” <b>In New Madras</b> Ethem Aydemir, executive chef of the ‘ethnic and eclectic’ Mediterranean restaurant Azulia Chef Will Wilson, founder of Greek food restaurant Kryptos Pakistani men react while seen sitting on the back of a vehicle loaded with fruits and vegetables, moving along a road on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. A vendor arranges watermelons at his shop in Old Delhi. <b>WHO</b> <br>The clown mascot of global fast-food giant McDonald’s.<br> <b>WHAT</b><br> Ol’ McDonald’s has been hit by scandal once more with over 550 US health groups taking out paper ads, stating, “Doctors’ Orders: Stop Marketing Junk Food To Kids.” “It’s a Flabby Meal, not a Happy Meal”. Their one-point demand is that the clown go into premature retirement.<br> <b>WHY</b><br> Ironically, this time, it isn’t the fast-food king who’s turned red in the face, but the health groups themselves. It turns out the burger craving fans of the clown are in no mood to be told what to eat, as they huffily go around defending their “right to choose”. So, Ronald gets to keep his job for now, sitting outside the golden arches and luring the kids. Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL in a funk after a Cadbury ad campaign for a new product compares her to a ‘chocolate diva’. This one looks like it’s bitter. A Coorg meal spread. Okra curry and spicy country chicken curry. Cakes celebrating the Royal Wedding by Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are displayed at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Fiona Cairns, stands next to the wedding cake that she and her team made for Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in the Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace in central London. A kitchen-factory at an Indian wedding Kunal Vijaykar <b>Minimal Merriment</b> A Pakistani wedding feast Farmers sorts tomatoes after harvest on the outskirts of Allahabad. <b>Squeezed</b> A Coco Loco outlet in Delhi Cane-o-La makes fresh cane juice in Bangalore Dajki Yamamoto, of Japan, performs with his dough during the freestyle event, part of the Pizza World Championships, in Salsomaggiore Terme, northern Italy. <b>Holy Snacks!</b> South India Snack Centre <b>Newly modish</b> At the Bliss Chocolate Lounge, Bangalore Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks help at a food stall selling popular Indian snack 'golgappas,' or water balls, during the annual spring fete at the Tibetan Children's Village school in Dharamsala. Sweets bearing different political symbols displayed at a shop to attract customers at Howrah district in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections. <b>Eatopia!</b> Chhappan Dukaan, Indore’s iconic street food junction <b>Roll along</b> Tandoori nites at Minara Masjid <b>Slurrrp</b> Paani-puri at Khan Gali, Jhaveri Bazaar <b>Tuck-a-tuck</b> Evening at Hill Road <b>Chef de chaat</b> Prince Chaat Corner at DLF Saket <b>Tea-totallers</b> Kulhad chai at Spice Mall, Noida <b>Paan-Indians</b> Prince Paan stall at DLF Saket Mall David Abraham, Fashion designer Jwala Gutta, Badminton player Roopa Ganguly, Actress <b>Subhan Allah</b> Bade Mian’s kababs at Charminar <b>Phuchka Nation</b> Outside Victoria Memorial <b>Need we say more?</b> Nizam’s kathi rolls <b>Gimme momo</b> Chinese breakfast at Tiretta Bazaar “I thought street food was only for non-vegetarians and was not hygienic. Not true.” <b>Chinmayi Sripada,</b> Playback singer, TV presenter <b>Kunal Vijaykar,</b> TV food show host Chinese bhel Mumbai mainly <b>Yours truly</b> Rajinder ka Dhaba in South Delhi <b>Brekka on the fly</b> ‘I am learning that every corner of this country can be taken on the tongue’ <b>Dhabanomics</b> Paneer pakodas and shikanji at Jain Shikanji at Modinagar, UP, on NH-58 Karnal Haveli on the Delhi-Chandigarh stretch of NH-1 <b>Kiran Rao,</b> Director (with actress Kriti Malhotra, left) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, BJP President Nitin Gadkari and former Chief Minister N D Tiwari distributing food packets to beneficiaries under Atal Khadyan Yojna in Dehradun. In this photo of Feb. 1, 2011, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) cooks soup in a villager's home in Hetang Village, Shuanghe Town of Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, . Wen made a tour in Jinzhai County in the Dabie Mountains area, former revolutionary base, to know about local economic and social development, and spend the Spring Festival holiday with local officials and residents. <b>Yogini Rammacher, Villa Blanche</b> <br> Famous for her Sunday brunch, cakes <b>Kornelia Santoro, Sangolda</b> <br> A cookbook author, she also gives cooking lessons <b>Elizabeth Sall, Lila Cafe</b> <br> Vijay Mallya is a regular at this German food joint <b>Mariketty Grana, Thalassa</b> <br> Delicious Greek food between the clear sky and turquoise ocean If you want a night of great music, <b>BLUE FROG</b> is the place to be. Live performances six nights every week—Afro, Latin, folk or soul…this is music heaven. And then there’s the food. If you get so engrossed in the music, you forget to eat, head back for a Sunday brunch. One of Bangalore’s favourite hangouts, <b>THE PUB WORLD</b>, is actually four clubs clubbed together. Th at means four times the beer, and four times the fun. <b>@LIVE</b> has a live band (well, duh!), which may even belt out your requests if you’re lucky. And it has a mouthwatering menu, from irresistible <i>tangri kebabs</i> to <i>kai yat sai</i> that will leave you asking for more. It’s cosy but never too crowded, so if you want a romantic evening with that special someone, you know where to head. <b>HARD ROCK CAFÉ</b> lives up to its name. With rocking music and memorabilia of stars like Madonna, U2 and Springsteen this is the place for rock fans to be. It’s got music you recognise, a crowd that’s mostly still in office wear, interesting Thai nibbles and beer at prices that don’t equal your home loan EMI. And turquoisepainted ceiling and walls. No wonder <b>TURQUOISE COTTAGE</b> rocks. The average Chennaiite may survive on filter kaapi through the day, but nights are a different matter altogether. If you thought this city of mathematicians and Carnatic musicians can’t let its hair down, hit any of the nightspots—<b>PASHA, DUBLIN, FLAME LE CLUB, PLATINUM</b>—and have your misconceptions blown away. It’s a light-riot out there! In just four years the hip and trendy <b>NIRVANA</b> has carved a niche for itself with the it-crowd. And no wonder—the dance floor, lit up with colourful light patterns, is irresistible. Bangaloreans have a simple motto: “work hard, party harder”. And the city is teeming with <b>LIVE BANDS</b> whose choice of tunes will keep you on your feet all night long. Power lunch here by day and burn up the dance floor once the lights come on. <b>Q’BA’S</b> fibre optic lights, the split level design with two (two!) terraces and live music have made this a favourite hangout for anyone looking for a buzzing evening. Hundreds of tomato-laden trucks get stranded outside Attari-Wagah border after Indian exporters refused to export any vegetable to Pakistan in protest against its onion export ban, near Amritsar. New Delhi : Food Inflation during Six Weeks ended December 25, 2010. a Rajasthani thali Cheeses at the Himalayan Cheese Factory <b>Glass Apart</b> Farzana and her glass at the Dome 'Raja Mirchi' or king of chillies on display at a stall of the Nagaland Horticulture Department during the NE Agri Expo 2010 in Dimapur, Nagaland. A woman and her son admire a replica of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel made from five tonnes of sugar during the annual cake show in Bangalore. <b>Mind Palette</b> Bartenders work their magic at the Blue Frog, Mumbai <b>No Dead Hands</b> Regulars take their seats at the Oly Pub in Calcutta <b>Double Or Nothing:</b> A patron finishes up at Pub World, Bangalore <b>Cocktails & Dreams</b> Yangdup shakes it up <b>Heard This One...</b> The ladies cosy up at Olive Bar, Delhi Kashmiri man Manzoor Ahmed prepares 'Harisa' before serving it to customers in Srinagar. Harisa is a winter dish which is sold early mornings at shops called Harisa Van in winter. The India cuisine called Nawabi Bhojan is displayed at the Hin Ho Curry Restaurant in Hong Kong after the restaurant is awarded one star by Michelin. Michelin launched the third edition of the Michelin guide to Hong Kong and Macau. Austrian-born Thomas Figovc, Executive Chef of The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon, poses with the 26 feet (8 meter) chocolate eclair pyramid that he and 24 others created in New Delhi. The Pyramid is made from 16,000 Eclairs and is purportedly India's biggest chocolate Eclair pyramid. <b>In ruins</b>An abandoned Chinese restaurant in Makum People throng a market place to buy snacks on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha festival, in Srinagar <b>Eat Play Love</b> <p> Yummylicious! An elaborate Gujju thali, fit for skipper MSD and wife Sakshi. But the sad rose bud drooping from his ear tells a tale. Away from home and playing the Kiwis wasn’t exactly the way they’d have planned their first Diwali. Ibiza:stuffed cuttlefish Diu: fish strung out to dry at Vankabada Jetty Armenia: a khoravats platter Armenia: a traditional musical performance at Our Village restaurant Armenia: A dried fruits stall in Yerevan’s old bazaar Armenia: a dried fruit stall commemorative editions of the Inniskillin Ice Wine Niagara: At Balzac’s Coffee Lunch at one of the log huts at the Tepesia resort. Guwahati: hurung at Paradise restaurant Guwahati: smoked pork with bamboo shoot at Khorika diners, also at Khorika roast duck at Khorika Guwahati Guwahati: banana flower and ou tenga at Beltola market Guwahati: fruits at Beltola Guwahati: the fiery bhot jolokia chillies at Beltola Guwahati: mua patot diya at Maihang Dhoni enjoys traditional Gujarati food with wife Sakshi Rawat at a hotel in Ahmedabad . <b>Feeling The Eat:</b> American fast food chains are at home in India now Rajinder da Dhaba: It took its current shape after Rajinder’s death in 2002 <b>Skewer treatment </b> Left, the original Rajinder da Dhaba across the road Wine ’n tikkas RDX, Rajinder Dhaba’s new fine dining restaurant and pub Bobby Chinn Thai Food: tom kha gai or chicken and galangal in coconut milk soup arrives in a real coconut bowl. Waiting for customers to arrive at yet another thukpa-momo restaurant on the arterial M.G. Road Fresh catch on the sale near the open-air restaurants in Fort Kochi A fishmonger peddles the day's haul by the waterfront Casa Maria Cafe, Fort Kochi Masala dosas at South Thindies Idlis at Upahara Darshini Breakfast at Upahara Darshini The open Kitchen at South Thindies Just another busy day at MTR A plate of rave vada at Halli Thindi A stack of masala dosas at Vidyarthi Bhavan Dosa at Vidyarthi Bhavan A waiter with a plate of Jackfruit kadabu at Halli Mane Halbai and ghee at South Thindies Kara bath and rava kesari at Vidyarthi Bhavan Outside the cherry V.B. Bakery Malnad kashaya at Halli Thindi V.V. Puram's food street-by-night A bajje seller on that road A laborer rests on a heap of sweet limes in Hyderabad. A vendor selling cucumber melon, locally known as timun suri. a type of fruit popular during the fasting month of Ramadan to be served as sweet drink, takes a nap as he waits for the time to break fast at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Taiwan: Steamed shrimp dumplings 'President's fish' on the shores of Sun Moon lake Salmon and dragon fruit with passion fruit puree Dongpo Meat at the Silks Palace Hongkong: The Michelin-starred Tim Ho Wan hongkong: A street food vendor Coonoor: Products at the Green Shop Kolkata: Diners at Aaheli Kolkata: The non-veg thali at Aaheli Kolkata: Mealtime at Tero Parbon Kolkata: A tempting spread at Sholo Ana Bangali Kolkata: Gondhoraj bhekti at Oh! Calcutta Kolkata: Jhuri-bhaja, also at Calcutta Kolkata: 6 Ballygunge Place-The restaurant’s mourala maachher peyaji Kolkata: 6 Ballygunge Place-Kankra gal pethechi Kolkata: Kewpie’s Ilish bhaja Kolkata: Kewpie's <b>Bon appetit</b> Sandhya and her mother Lourdes Tirouvanziam, the author of two cookbooks on Pondicherry cuisine An Israeli Orthodox Jewish man mimics putting a locust into a boy's mouth, during a kosher meal in a restaurant in Jerusalem. The men behind a unique six-hour eating marathon in Jerusalem want diners to know two things about locusts: First, they taste great stir-fried, and second, they're kosher. Afghan army soldiers have dinner at the joint US-Afghan base at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A girl shows a fondant cake in the pattern of a handbag at the Yinxiangcheng Shopping Mall in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Various kinds of fondant cakes were displayed at the shopping mall. Chennai: A thali at Saravana Bhavan Chennai: Women preparing kuzhi paniyaram at The Grand Sweets and Snacks Chennai: Vazhaipoo vadai and idiappam star in this thali at Rasam Chennai: Neem-flower rasam, paruppu thogayal, manathakkali, sundaikkai, thamara thandu vathal, all at Annalakshm Chatkharay restaurant in Karachi <b>More sambar?</b> The masala dosa is now the popular item on the menu here <b>Veggie paradise</b> Mirchi serves up sev puri, chana chaat, dahi puri and masala aloo Vietnam Manali: Tourists at a café in Old Manali Manali: Drifters’ Café Manali: pancakes Manali: Trout with vegetables and rice Manali: Bibimkuksoo noodles Manali: Vietnamese fresh spring rolls at Lazy Dog Manali Food: Dongas at Yun Café Manali: A view of Il Forno Manali Food: Fiametta Manali: The Russian restaurant, People’s Café Manali: The lawns of Johnson’s Café Manali curry thali at the Mayur Restaurant Manali: Sepu bada at the Mayur Restaurant A quail egg Pizzas and football. Rob Mylo, general manager of the Papa John's Pizza on West Market St., in Akron, Ohio, preparing dough to be made into pizzas. Papa John's International Inc. has become the official pizza sponsor of the National Football League and the Super Bowl. Papa John's said it posted its largest single sales day in brand history on Super Bowl Sunday this year, selling more than 900,000 pizzas at its more than 2,700 U.S. restaurants. A vendor displays sweets with different political symbols at his shop to attract customers ahead of the Municipal Corporation elections in Kolkata. Kashmir: Khyam Chowk. Gujarati Food: Patrons at Shree Thaker Bhojanalay Gujarati Food: Gujarati thali at Friend’s Union Joshi Club Gujarati Food: Khichdi Samrat Gujarat Food: One of its masterpieces Gujarati Food: Dhokla at Swati Snacks
May 13, 2013
Pancakes with fresh honey at the Sunderbans Jungle Camp
- Sandipan Chatterjee
May 13, 2013
Breakfast on the launch
- Sandipan Chatterjee
May 09, 2013
Whiteout A Mother Dairy outlet in Delhi
- Jitender Gupta
May 09, 2013
Heat-and-eat, featuring at the neighbourhood store
- Tribhuvan Tiwari
May 03, 2013
Dattatreya sees its last few days
- Photo/ Amit Haralkar
May 03, 2013
Vishwa Mahal is dead
- Photo by Amit Haralkar
May 03, 2013
Long live McDonald's
- Amit Haralkar
Apr 17, 2013
Mustard punch Anjan Chatterjee poses with a fish delicacy
- Atul Loke
Apr 15, 2013
People buy sweets to offer at the Kali temple on Bengali New Year in Kolkata.
- AP Photo/ Bikas Das
Apr 10, 2013
Dinner at A Tona, overlooking the Betim Creek
- Sanjiv Valsan
Apr 10, 2013
Gypsy gourmands The Great Delhi Pop-up recreates Purani Dilli on the lawns of an art gallery in south Delhi
- Tribhuvan Tiwari
Apr 10, 2013
Say sushi to that A Goma lunch in progress at an NCR venue
-
Mar 06, 2013
Lobster salad
-
Mar 06, 2013
Sausage pizza at Antica Foccaceria
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller March Issue, 2013)
Mar 06, 2013
Squid pasta
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller March Issue, 2013)
Mar 06, 2013
Arancini
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller March Issue, 2013)
Mar 06, 2013
The interiors of the restaurant
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller March Issue, 2013)
Mar 06, 2013
Frying the Xi’an paratha
-
Mar 06, 2013
Streetfood at Dongxin Jie
-
Mar 06, 2013
Annapoorna Gowrishankar’s three-footer tears through our pages
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Brain fry at Hari Bhavanam
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Tomato chicken
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Pepper chicken tossed up by chef Umar Farooq at Burma Bhai near Nehru Stadium
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
An elaborate thali with over ten elements at the unassuming Lakshmi Shankar Mess on Thadagam Road
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Maker at Hari Bhavanam
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
The busy outlet’s famous dish of chilli kaadai or quail
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
A karandi omelette
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Parottas at Junior Kuppanna
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Pallipalayam chicken
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
The grand arrival of the Malaysian ais kacang at Chin Chin
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
Rava upma at Anandhas
- Jyothy Karat
Mar 06, 2013
DJ Parotta makes his mark on the façade of Metro Park Inn
- Jyothy Karat
Feb 22, 2013
Men prepare food for the Muslim community mass marriage in Ahmadabad.
- AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
Feb 21, 2013
Tasting Victory

There's something to be said about sops you can really sink your teeth into. Making a right meal of her pre-election people pleasers, Jayalalitha serves up the Rs 1 idli thali (the curry acc­o­mpaniments come with). Curd rice at Rs 3? Carbo-loading. It'll keep the votebank fighting fit. The DMK's got a lot to chew on.
- PTI

Feb 19, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa serves food while inaugurating a new canteen set up by Chennai Corporation in which food will be provided at subsidised rates in Chennai.
- PTI Photo
Feb 15, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee serves lunch to children during the launch of mid day meal scheme for Kalyan Kendra, in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi
- PTI Photo/ Subhav Shukla
Feb 12, 2013
The EU belly up over a horsemeat-for-beef scandal; 16 countries affected, some beef products off the shelf at supermarket chains. UK promises ‘relentless probe’.
-
Feb 05, 2013
Cinnamon-flavoured noolappam (string hoppers) and egg curry make a typical Syrian-Christian breakfast at Evergreen Estate Bungalow, Kuttikal
- Sanjiv Valsan
Feb 05, 2013
A fast-food restaurant in Ginza
- Photograph by DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY (From Outlook Traveller February Issue, 2013)
Feb 05, 2013
A steaming bowl of udon noodles
-
Feb 05, 2013
Yakitori
-
Feb 05, 2013
The heady mix at Raja Thandai in Chowk
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
The best pulao in town at Idris ‘hotel’
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Sweetmeats at Radheylal’s Parampara at Gol Darwaza
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Breakfast—urad-dal-ki-kachori and aloo-ki-sabzi—shows the day at Sewak Ram’s nearby
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Jars of old-world charm and butter cookies abound at Burma Bakery in Aminabad
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Tandoori chicken invades the kitchens of Aminabad’s Tundey Kebabi
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Their sheermals and Mughlai or ultey-tawe-ke-parathe
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
A young kebabi at work at neighbouring Wahid’s
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Nihari-kulcha at Rahim’s, near Tehseen Masjid at Akbari Gate
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
A busy morning at Sharma Tea Corner
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Their chai, bun-makkhan and a samosa that cuts corners
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Starting early at Jiyalal Japani’s makkhan stall in Chowk
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
‘Pedestrian’ shahi tukra on a cart
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Shahi paans to foil a shahi meal
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Milky days at Netram’s in Aminabad
- Shome Basu
Feb 05, 2013
Tundey’s golden medallions
- Shome Basu
Jan 15, 2013
A repast of fresh apples from the orchard, yoors (a dried fruit and roasted grain mixture) served in a hand painted wooden zibor and butter tea
- Ahtushi
Jan 11, 2013
A man holds a meat skewer ahead of the Assamese Bhogali Bihu festival in Guwahati. “Bhogali Bihu” is a harvest festival celebrated in Assam which marks the end of the harvesting season.
- AP Photo/Anupam Nath
Jan 10, 2013
A woman looks at spit-roasted crabs ahead of the Assamese Bhogali Bihu festival in Guwahati.
- AP Photo/Anupam Nath
Jan 08, 2013
A woman displays fresh prawns for sale during a fair 'Bhogali Aiyojan' ahead of Bhogali Bihu celebrations at Lakhidhar Borah Khetra in Guwahati.
- PTI Photo
Dec 20, 2012
Down The Peking Order

‘He isn’t either a Shih Tzu or a Pekingese, Akki’ Farzana Contractor seems to say. ‘He’s a Lhasa Apso.’ An honest mistake that. So Khiladi man needn’t look so chastised. Mollification was to be found at the UpperCrust Food Show ’12 spread. ‘Haanji, lots of Chinese fare on the menu.’
- Fotocorp (From Outlook 31 December 2012)

Dec 06, 2012
BJP worker Ambalal Koshti arranges cupcakes with the party symbol and slogan at its headquarters in Ahmadabad.
- AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
Dec 05, 2012
The magic of embers Grilling is the oldest method of preparing food: for hundreds of thousands of years humans have been using charcoal heated up to 1,400°C to warm meat by up to 60 to 70°C.
- Ryan Matthew, Nathan Myhrvold
Dec 05, 2012
Cooking the mild way: while steaming, tiny water droplets form an insulating film on the food being cooked, which retains the heat of the steam. The insides of the vegetable become as hot as 82°C and the water condensed outside 91°C.
- Ryan Matthew, Nathan Myhrvold
Dec 05, 2012
Braising is physically the most complex form of cooking. The food receives heat from three sources: the hot steam in the pot, the simmering water on the bottom of the pot and the infrared rays emanating from the glowing hot metal.
- Ryan Matthew, Nathan Myhrvold
Dec 05, 2012
Water can be heated up to more than 100°C in a pressure cooker. The method was developed in 1806 to enable Napoleon’s army to sterilise food and make it last longer.
- Ryan Matthew, Nathan Myhrvold
Dec 04, 2012
Oysters and mussels at the Oyster Opera resort
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 04, 2012
Oyster shells
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 04, 2012
Fresh prawns and squid at Oyster Opera
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 04, 2012
A fabulous spread at the resort
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 04, 2012
Pearl spot and toddy
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 04, 2012
Sanah and her helper at the Kanabnum View restaurant
- Devalina Mookerjee
Dec 04, 2012
Barbecued prawns
-
Dec 04, 2012
Coconut seller at Donsol
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
Dinner by candlelight on Donsol
- Apoorva Prasad
Dec 04, 2012
A meze platter and freshly baked pastries at a restaurant in Amman
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
The meze platters in Jordan are as diverse as they are scrummy
-
Dec 04, 2012

-
Dec 04, 2012

- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
Bakers making the traditional flatbread, pita
-
Dec 04, 2012
Mansaf—lamb cooked in yoghurt, served with rice
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
A Bedouin woman inside a tent
-
Dec 04, 2012
Lighting a fire to make tea
-
Dec 04, 2012
The Treasury temple (Al-Khazneh) in Petra
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
A Bedouin cooking in a pit in the ground
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
A Bedouin meal
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
Chicken and lamb for shawarmas
-
Dec 04, 2012
Stifado
-
Dec 04, 2012
Kibbeh, an Arabian dish
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
Kibbeh with tehina and salad
-
Dec 04, 2012
Murtabak
-
Dec 04, 2012
Goat's cheese
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller December Issue, 2012)
Dec 04, 2012
Zarb, a Bedouin barbecue typically cooked in an underground pit
- Anjana Basu
Dec 04, 2012
Fattoush
-
Dec 04, 2012
Tabbouleh
-
Nov 15, 2012
Five-year-olds at a Diwali bake sale in Delhi
-
Nov 15, 2012
Delhi Baker’s guild of twins Ayush and Kavin Bhatia, 8, with Mehika Sikand, 10
- Narendra Bisht
Nov 15, 2012
Delhi Friends Aftab and Aanya shopping for ingredients
- Sanjay Rawat
Nov 15, 2012
Chennai Renu Jain takes an informal cupcake class in Chennai, where she’s teaching them flower frosting
- R.A. Chandroo
Nov 15, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram Aman Nair, with his chicken pizza
-
Nov 15, 2012
Mumbai Ketaki Bhosale teaching her class pies and tarts
- Amit Haralkar
Oct 30, 2012
Manju cooking puris and subzi for breakfast at the farm
- Puneet S. Paliwal
Oct 30, 2012
Banglar Mukh, the open-air eatery at Monchasha
- Nilanjan Basu
Oct 30, 2012
Breakfast
- Devalina Mookerjee
Oct 30, 2012
Breakfast at Rajakkad
- Magali Couffon De Trevros
Oct 30, 2012
Dinner at the Modern Toilet Restaurant in Taipei
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller November Issue, 2012)
Oct 30, 2012
Preserved eggs and tofu at a Taipei restaurant
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller November Issue, 2012)
Oct 30, 2012
Seekh kababs await the flames at Broadway, Shivajinagar
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Broadway at night
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
A porotta assembly line
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Suleimani tea at Makkah Café
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Mutton Maria at Shawarma King
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Brain masala and spicy chicken liver at Windsor Pub
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Lagansara lamb and salli kheema at Daddy’s Deli
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Seafood delights at Coastaal Express
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Fanoos is a hot spot at night for a variety of reasons
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Strawberry cheesecake at The Egg Factory
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Hemvati Bai (right) serves hot thalis at Marata Darshan
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Chateaubriand steak at Millers 46
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Suleimani chai
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Fresh lime soda at a nameless stall across the road after bingeing at Fanoos
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 30, 2012
Pastries at Albert Bakery
- Varun Sreenivasan
Oct 23, 2012

-
Oct 23, 2012
Tunday kebab
-
Oct 23, 2012
Koshy Restaurant
-
Oct 18, 2012
Platters of sugar cookies bearing the likenesses of President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, are available for sale on the counter at the Oakmont Bakery in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
- AP Photo/ Keith Srakocic
Sep 26, 2012
Pierre, Jeremie, Antonia, Cafe Suzette, Mumbai
A creperie-cum-cafe, Suzette has already made a name for itself through its traditional French buckwheat crepes.
- Apoorva Salkade
Sep 26, 2012
Mozhgan Karimi, Sufi, Bangalore
Fine dining joint specialising in Persian cuisine, but also serves north Indian staples.
- Nilotpal Baruah
Sep 26, 2012
Naser Barakat, Kunafa, New Delhi
Jars of authentic West Asian confectioneries and stylish Arabian decor set the mood
- Sanjay Rawat
Sep 18, 2012
Vegetable vendors wait for customers at a market in Kolkata. India agreed to open its huge market to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart as part of a flurry of economic reforms aimed at sparking new growth in the country's sputtering economy.
- AP Photo/ Bikas Das
Sep 11, 2012
Diners at Gordhan Thal
- Amit Dave
Sep 11, 2012
Paya for breakfast at Kutbi Restaurant
- Amit Dave
Sep 11, 2012
Bohra pilgrims, who are regulars at this establishment, round off a hearty breakfast at Kutbi Restaurant with some sweet, milky tea and toast
- Amit Dave
Sep 11, 2012
Tourists tucking into thalis at Agashiye
- Amit Dave
Sep 05, 2012
WHAT
The veil on Barack Obama’s famed honey brown ale has finally been lifted, after thousands of Americans asked for the ‘secret’ recipe via a petition.
WHY
Everything is charmingly homemade about the “first ever White House beers”—the Honey Ale and Honey Porter—right from the president’s personal brewing kit down to the honey, a product of the White House beehive. A masterstroke in diplomacy, agree observers. Perhaps not potent enough to swing an entire election, but the beer fest could sure give teetotaller Mitt Romney a slight buzz in the head.
-
Aug 19, 2012
A vendor selling vermicelli ahead of Eid during the holy month of Ramzan in Kolkata.
- PTI Photo
Aug 14, 2012
Cheap and best pancakes
-
Aug 14, 2012
Vermicelli or sewai being prepared at a unit in old Lucknow during the holy month of Ramzan. This is later cooked in sweet milk and is one of the most important sweets consumed during Eid ul Fitr.
- PTI Photo/Nand Kumar
Aug 14, 2012
Breakfast at Café del Sol, Koh Tao
-
Aug 14, 2012
Paos emerge from the oven at St Anthony’s Bakery
- Jyothy Karat
Aug 14, 2012
Saturday night at Myx
- Jyothy Karat
Aug 14, 2012
La Confiserie, the popular bakery in Candolim
- Jyothy Karat
Aug 14, 2012
Some delectable Spanish tapas
-
Aug 14, 2012
A roast suckling pig at the Sobrino de Botín restaurant
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller August Issue, 2012)
Aug 14, 2012
El Duque in Segovia
-
Aug 14, 2012
Chocolate production
- Amit Dixit
Aug 14, 2012
Cocoa beans at the Maison Cailler
- Amit Dixit
Aug 14, 2012
All aglow on a full-moon night, Bon Appetit in lower Karzoo near Changspa
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Khambir
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Tomato preserve at Dzomsa
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Breakfast at Open Hand; Its cheery interiors; Cakes at Open Hand.
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Kulchas at a Kashmiri bakery
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Budshah Inn’s rogan josh and gushtaba
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Clockwise from left: the true colours of Desert Rain in the Main Bazaar area; an evening at Changspa’s Café Jeevan; the modest counter at Lala’s Café in the old city; and a busy afternoon at the World Garden Café
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
A modern take on Ladakhi architechture at Bon Appetit
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
A traditional brass steamboat or gyakko at The Tibetan Kitchen
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
A pan-Asian spread at Chopsticks
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 14, 2012
Chocolate momos
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Aug 05, 2012
Manav Adhikar Samit supporters hold banners and protest against the State Government for vegetable and groundnut oil price hike in Ahmedabad.
- PTI Photo
Jul 17, 2012
Street vendors
- Julienne Schaer
Jul 17, 2012
Norma's Very Berry Brioche French Toast
-
Jul 17, 2012
The grapefruit givré at Boulud Sud
-
Jul 17, 2012
Sweets in a roadside shop in Bishramnagar on the road to Udaipur
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Jul 17, 2012
The eponymous beet salad at Beets, with mesclun, hazelnuts and raspberry vinaigrette
- Manidipa Mandal
Jul 17, 2012
Annalakshmi’s lunch buffet is popular, and the ‘onion’ warning labels on the dishes are thoughtful
- Manidipa Mandal
Jul 17, 2012
Veganburg’s creamy pepper shrooms meal with fries and juice
- Manidipa Mandal
Jul 15, 2012
Dates displayed for sale by a Pakistani vendor, not pictured, at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Dates form an essential part of Iftaar, the meal which ends a Muslim's fast during the holy month of Ramazan which is to begin from the 20th of July.
- AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi
Jul 04, 2012
Joey Mathews
-
Jun 10, 2012
A thali at the resort
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Jun 10, 2012
Kalley Bhai makes a fresh fish fry
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Jun 10, 2012
A kachori vendor in Chanderi's Sadar Bazaar
- Puneet K. Paliwal
Jun 10, 2012

- Ahtushi
Jun 10, 2012
An array of vessels at Vijay Curry Point containing boti, gunde kayalu, nalla, alakaya kura, chicken and goat liver, chicken curry, guddu fry and guddu pulusu
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Sarva pindi at Sri Lakshmi Telangana Pindi Vantalu
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
R. Pramada Reddy, an outpost of authentic Telangana snacks
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Guddu fry at Vijay Curry Point
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
A tray of R. Pramada Reddy's pally laddus
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
'Sakinalu' Savitramma (in the centre) and her workers at Sri Devi Swagruha Foods prepare a a couple of hundred kilos of Telangana sweets, savouries and pickles every day.
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Rolling out dough for karijelus at Sri Devi
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Their lunch thali is made solely from the traditional millets of Telangana; dishes include a tamarind gravy, korra pysham and kandipappu, gongura with peanuts and chana dal, mudapappu sambhar, jonna pelala laddu, korra khichdi and sajja roti
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Café Ethnic in Zaheerabad.
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Telengana mamsam vepudu
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Telangana soumf kodi masala
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Telangana natu kodi pulao
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Kaara poosa
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Savitramma's daughter-in-law and a worker carrying a platter of ready sarva pindi
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Sweet karijelus ready to be fried
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Red chillies being dry-roasted in R. Pramada Reddy's huge kitchens
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Ariselu made with Telangana's favoured sesame
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Telangana natu kodi pulao at Horizon Restaurant
- Ananda
Jun 10, 2012
Pote Asturiano, a traditional stew, paired with cider
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2012)
Jun 10, 2012
Isan-style sausages
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2012)
Jun 10, 2012
Spicy fish soup
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2012)
Jun 10, 2012
Budding chefs at the Palate Sensations cooking school
- Courtesy: Palate Sensations Cooking School
Jun 10, 2012
Dindigul biryani, Chennai
- R.A. Chandroo
Jun 10, 2012
Sawantwadi fare: a thali at Chaitanya
- Jason Mendez
Jun 10, 2012
A meal at Amrita
- Jason Mendez
Jun 10, 2012
Rosogolla shop in Pahala
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Jun 10, 2012
A Sicilian pizza topped with anchovies, capers and olives
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2012)
Jun 10, 2012
A hunk of Pecorino
- Dinodia Photo Library (From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2012)
May 24, 2012
Greenpeace activists, dressed as Orangutans, staging a demonstration outside a KFC outlet in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist
May 16, 2012

- PTI
May 14, 2012
Street eats in Shanghai
-
May 14, 2012
Vendor pulling barley-sugar twists in Zhou-zhuang
- Manidipa Mandal
May 14, 2012
Grinding fresh soya milk at the apiary cottage
-
May 14, 2012
Stinky tofu and rice balls
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller May Issue, 2012)
May 14, 2012
Bright Chinese dessert baskets
-
May 14, 2012
Wonton soup
-
Apr 26, 2012
Potatoes getting sorted at a potato processing plant of Himalya International at Sultanpur in Mehsana district, about 110 kilometers from Ahmedabad. The plant, inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has facility for growing mushrooms, processing potatoes and other vegetables and processing of milk to produce mozzarella cheese sticks, and frozen yogurt.
- AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki
Apr 26, 2012
Iliangna Haralu layers hers
-
Apr 25, 2012
Milkmen pour milk on their leaders during a protest against the decision of milk products producing companies to reduce the purchasing price of milk and a minimum support price for milk procurement, in New Delhi.
- AP Photo/ Manish Swarup
Apr 25, 2012
Bayiravi Mani frosts her cupcakes
- Jitender Gupta
Apr 25, 2012
Kishi Arora pots her cakes
- Jitender Gupta
Apr 25, 2012
Creative release Madhuri Kumar busts stress by baking
- Nilotpal Baruah
Apr 21, 2012
Milkmen from Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh pour milk during a protest against the decision of milk products producing companies to reduce the purchase price of milk by 37 per cent, in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
Apr 17, 2012
The Terrace Restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Apr 17, 2012
Eatery on Chitwan's main drag
- Rohini Mohan
Apr 11, 2012
Crab Apples

Not that it requires any great skill to catch crabs in Manhattan, but curing the meat is a lesson best learned from experience. Masters in the art descended on nyc from the US northeastern seaboard to showcase their skills at the Varli Food festival. Of those partaking, Padma Lakshmi played the bait.
- Courtesy: varli Magazine

Apr 09, 2012
Farmers unload cucumbers from a boat as they take them to market in Allahabad.
- AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh
Mar 08, 2012
Did Not Shoot No Deputy

There are probably better ways for a Delhi boy to celebrate a promotion, but few as (ful)filling as roasting mutton seekh kababs at Khan Chacha’s. While KC isn’t the same hole-in-the-wall anymore, vice-cap Virat Kohli may just have the stuff to plug that void left by the Wall.
- Atul Chowdhary

Feb 08, 2012
My Mission Is To Devour You

The mother of all naans might have overshadowed the Teutonic jawline and muffled the throaty pithy-isms, but Ahnold’s India debut had enough to suggest that he’ll be back.
-

Feb 01, 2012
A woman looks at a 2 meters high and 3 meters long heel made of 60 kilograms of chocolate on display for the upcoming Valentine's Day at a department store in Seoul, South Korea.
- AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man
Jan 01, 2012
Bruschetta with ricotta and figs
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller January Issue, 2012)
Jan 01, 2012
A butcher stand at Mercato Centrale, Florence
- AFP (From Outlook Traveller January Issue, 2012)
Jan 01, 2012
Bistecca alla fiorentina
-
Dec 21, 2011
Mother of invention A Bhilala woman looks to lunch
-
Dec 21, 2011

- R.A. Chandroo
Dec 21, 2011

- Dinesh Parab
Dec 21, 2011
Andhra full meal At the Vijayawada Ramiah mess
- A. Prabhakar Rao
Dec 21, 2011
Family affair A Hyderabadi meal
- A. Prabhakar Rao
Dec 21, 2011
Grub tub Chakuli and ghugni at a dhaba in Bhubaneswar
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Dec 21, 2011
Eats Wall painting in Bhubaneswar
-
Dec 21, 2011
The ubiquitous chakuli
-
Dec 21, 2011
Orbs to gorge on Vats of rasogolla at roadside shops in Pahala, Orissa
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Dec 21, 2011

-
Dec 20, 2011
Glass menagerie The way India drinks tea
-
Dec 20, 2011
Snack on these Putharo, pukhlein and pusla rice cakes
-
Dec 20, 2011
Chew the fat Pandi curry, a Kodava pork and pepper delicacy
-
Dec 20, 2011
10 items or less A Karaikudi lunch at The Bangala
- R.A. Chandroo
Dec 20, 2011
When in Madurai My mami’s roadside idlis are the best
- R.A. Chandroo
Dec 20, 2011
Jalebi junction It’s breakfast hour on a Benares street
- Nirala Tripathi
Dec 20, 2011
Kabab platter Tundey Miyan at Aminabad in Lucknow
- Nirala Tripathi
Dec 20, 2011
Lavish spread A dastarkhaan at a Lucknow household
- Nirala Tripathi
Dec 20, 2011
Extreme fusion Bhavnagri ganthia, a savoury, served with jalebis as a breakfast combo, sets up a clash of taste-buds
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 20, 2011
Local bird? A ‘Kutchi’ chicken masala and fish masala
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 20, 2011
Bowled over The Kathiawadi thali at Adingo, Rajkot
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 20, 2011
Staple The Malvan thali is the order of choice at Ruchira’s
- Outlook Archives
Dec 20, 2011

-
Dec 20, 2011
Appetising Chris Agha with one of Sublime’s creations
-
Dec 20, 2011
The iconic Sarafa bazaar in Indore is pure street theatre
- Jitender Gupta
Dec 20, 2011
Durbari khana Tasneem Khan serves her chicken rizala
-
Dec 20, 2011
Fowl’s the word Madhav Bhinde with his black chicken
-
Dec 11, 2011
A fine local spread
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 11, 2011
Papaya ice cream
- Jyothy Karat
Dec 11, 2011
Fruit served with breakfast
- Sankar Sridhar
Dec 11, 2011
Paturi sandesh, a sweet served in a banana leaf parcel.
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Dec 11, 2011
Chinese breakfast at Tiretta Bazaar.
- Photograph by Swapan Nayak
Dec 11, 2011
Steaminghot Chinese breakfast
- Swapan Nayak
Dec 11, 2011
'Arbi' haleem vendor
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Dec 11, 2011
Generous bowls of haleem
-
Dec 11, 2011
Mangsher Singara
-
Dec 11, 2011
Rrum balls at Nahoum's
-
Dec 11, 2011
Apanjan, for its banana flower-filled patties
-
Dec 11, 2011
Bandel cheese in New Market
- Swapan Nayak
Dec 11, 2011
Gur'er rosogolla
-
Dec 08, 2011
Innovator Lalit D. Meisheri
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 07, 2011
Gokul of the moor Sanjay Tanna, ISKCON’s organic dairy head, with an Ahimsa cow
- Marianne Landzettel
Dec 07, 2011
The shut-ins A feeding scene in Indiana mega dairy Oak Farms, which houses 32,000 cows
- Marianne Landzettel
Nov 21, 2011
Traffic jam on a road during a protest by the members of all DYFI against hike of bus fares and milk prices, at Central Railway Station in Chennai.
- PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar
Nov 16, 2011
Grilled sea bass is just one of the delights that await the palate here
- Corbis (From Outlook Traveller issue November, 2011)
Nov 08, 2011
Volunteers make kimchi, traditional pungent vegetables, to donate to the needy neighbors for winter preparation in front of Seoul City Hall, South Korea. About 2,000 housewives made 270 tons of kimchi. Made with cabbage, other vegetables and chili sauce, kimchi is the most popular traditional food in Korea.
- AP Photo/ Ahn Young-joon
Nov 03, 2011
Dishy TV Jaya TV’s Masterchef-style Samayal Champion is all the rage in TN
-
Oct 18, 2011
Table for two Gautam Aurora and Smita Singh at their bakery Elma’s Tea Room in New Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village
- Sanjay Rawat
Oct 18, 2011
Bountiful Varun Tuli, 28, owns the New Delhi-based Yum Yum Tree diner
- Jitender Gupta
Oct 18, 2011
From the lab Courtesy: Sandesh Reddy, 26
- R.A. Chandroo
Aug 26, 2011
Matt Preston
-
Aug 26, 2011

- Narendra Bisht
Aug 18, 2011
“I’ve made it through but couldn’t have done it without my family.”

Milly Juneja, 29, Delhi

Juneja modelled and dabbled in fashion. She made it to New York’s Parsons, but a chance interview landed her a job as a stylist, and she stayed back in India. “After a year, they sacked me...the slowdown forced their hand,” she says. Milly has more than bounced back. She’s a fashion designer and in charge of all matters “creative” at Delhi’s boutique restaurant Harem.
- Jitender Gupta

Aug 04, 2011
Thinning herd Patrons take in a bite at the Cross Maidan khau gali
- Amit
Aug 01, 2011
Dinner-time at Ladakh Sarai in Sabu
- Parth Sanyal
Aug 01, 2011
Pulao and accompaniments at the palace
- Shankar
Jul 29, 2011
A Thai waitress takes order from a customer in Bangkok, Thailand.
- AP Photo/ Sakchai Lalit
Jul 29, 2011
Goodbye, dear Samosa. Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab sees in its triangular form symbols of the Christian holy trinity, bans snack in the parts of Somalia it controls.
-
Jul 27, 2011
‘Oh my gosht, Jalfrezi is No. 1’, said The Sun. Survey by British Curry Club mag Chaat finds the fiery Chicken Jalfrezi is top, Tikka Masala down at No. 8.
-
Jul 14, 2011
The Wazwan trail starts
- Waseem Andrabi
Jul 13, 2011
Understated Greatness The Bade Miyan restaurant at Horniman Circle in Mumbai
- Apoorva Salkade
Jul 13, 2011

- Apoorva Guptay
Jun 23, 2011
Speyside signpost
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ RUCHIR JOSHI
Jun 23, 2011
At the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ RUCHIR JOSHI
Jun 23, 2011
Seafood to order on a sampan in Causeway Bay
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ PABLO BARTHOLOMEW
Jun 23, 2011
Dim sum breakfast
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ PABLO BARTHOLOMEW
Jun 23, 2011
Steamed dumplings
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ PABLO BARTHOLOMEW
Jun 23, 2011
Opening a whiskey cask
- Amit Dixit
Jun 23, 2011
The final product
- Amit Dixit
Jun 23, 2011
The Old Bushmills Distillery
- Amit Dixit
Jun 23, 2011
An open mash tun
- Amit Dixit
Jun 23, 2011
Escargots at Le Vaudeville
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ MADHU KAPPARATH
Jun 23, 2011
Bread and wine at Angl'Opera
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ MADHU KAPPARATH
Jun 23, 2011
Many-flavoured macarons at Ladurée
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ MADHU KAPPARATH
Jun 23, 2011
Berry pulao at Britannia
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR
Jun 23, 2011
Jimmy Boy Restaurant
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR
Jun 23, 2011
Masoor gosht
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR
Jun 23, 2011
Parsi wedding feast
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR
Jun 23, 2011
Biriyani and other Mappila classics at Paragon
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SANJOY GHOSH
Jun 23, 2011
Kalamakai at a beach stall
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SANJOY GHOSH
Jun 23, 2011
The Thalassery fish markek
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SANJOY GHOSH
Jun 23, 2011
Hauling in the catch at Kolaghat, on the outskirts of Calcutta
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ NILAYAN DUTTA
Jun 23, 2011
The fish market in Gariahat
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ NILAYAN DUTTA
Jun 23, 2011
Ilish paturi
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ NILAYAN DUTTA
Jun 23, 2011
Posto ilish
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ NILAYAN DUTTA
Jun 23, 2011
The Katz’s kitchen
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SUMEET INDER SINGH
Jun 23, 2011
Daniel Boulud’s French twist to the burger
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SUMEET INDER SINGH
Jun 23, 2011
Inside Katz’s
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SUMEET INDER SINGH
Jun 23, 2011
Doughnut Plant
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ SUMEET INDER SINGH
Jun 23, 2011
At New Visalam Coffee
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ JYOTHY KARAT
Jun 23, 2011
A Sri Lankan meal at Heritage Madurai
- PHOTOGRAPHS/ JYOTHY KARAT
Jun 16, 2011
‘Fries With That?’ Children role-playing as fast food employees
- Getty Images (From Outlook, June 27, 2011)
Jun 15, 2011
Preeti Mistry, 34 Chef and owner, Juhu Beach Club in San Francisco

“Indian food speaks to me most in my cooking.”
- AP

Jun 15, 2011
In New Madras Ethem Aydemir, executive chef of the ‘ethnic and eclectic’ Mediterranean restaurant Azulia
- R.A. Chandroo
Jun 15, 2011
Chef Will Wilson, founder of Greek food restaurant Kryptos
-
Jun 10, 2011
Pakistani men react while seen sitting on the back of a vehicle loaded with fruits and vegetables, moving along a road on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
- AP Photo/ Muhammed Muheisen
May 29, 2011
A vendor arranges watermelons at his shop in Old Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
May 25, 2011
WHO
The clown mascot of global fast-food giant McDonald’s.
WHAT
Ol’ McDonald’s has been hit by scandal once more with over 550 US health groups taking out paper ads, stating, “Doctors’ Orders: Stop Marketing Junk Food To Kids.” “It’s a Flabby Meal, not a Happy Meal”. Their one-point demand is that the clown go into premature retirement.
WHY
Ironically, this time, it isn’t the fast-food king who’s turned red in the face, but the health groups themselves. It turns out the burger craving fans of the clown are in no mood to be told what to eat, as they huffily go around defending their “right to choose”. So, Ronald gets to keep his job for now, sitting outside the golden arches and luring the kids.
-
May 25, 2011
Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL in a funk after a Cadbury ad campaign for a new product compares her to a ‘chocolate diva’. This one looks like it’s bitter.
-
May 11, 2011

-
May 02, 2011
A Coorg meal spread.
- Jyothy Karat
May 02, 2011
Okra curry and spicy country chicken curry.
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Apr 29, 2011
Cakes celebrating the Royal Wedding by Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton are displayed at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
- AP Photo/ Kin Cheung
Apr 29, 2011
Fiona Cairns, stands next to the wedding cake that she and her team made for Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in the Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace in central London.
- AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool
Apr 28, 2011
A kitchen-factory at an Indian wedding
- P. Anil Kumar
Apr 28, 2011
Kunal Vijaykar
-
Apr 28, 2011
Minimal Merriment A Pakistani wedding feast
- AP
Apr 28, 2011
Farmers sorts tomatoes after harvest on the outskirts of Allahabad.
- AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh
Apr 20, 2011
Squeezed A Coco Loco outlet in Delhi
- Tribhuvan Tiwari
Apr 20, 2011
Cane-o-La makes fresh cane juice in Bangalore
- Nilotpal Baruah
Apr 14, 2011
Dajki Yamamoto, of Japan, performs with his dough during the freestyle event, part of the Pizza World Championships, in Salsomaggiore Terme, northern Italy.
- AP Photo/ Marco Vasini
Apr 14, 2011
Holy Snacks! South India Snack Centre
- Sanjay Rawat
Apr 01, 2011
Newly modish At the Bliss Chocolate Lounge, Bangalore
- Nilotpal Baruah
Mar 26, 2011
Exile Tibetan Buddhist monks help at a food stall selling popular Indian snack 'golgappas,' or water balls, during the annual spring fete at the Tibetan Children's Village school in Dharamsala.
- AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia
Mar 22, 2011
Sweets bearing different political symbols displayed at a shop to attract customers at Howrah district in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections.
- PTI Photo
Feb 24, 2011
Eatopia! Chhappan Dukaan, Indore’s iconic street food junction
- Photograph by JITENDER GUPTA
Feb 24, 2011
Roll along Tandoori nites at Minara Masjid
- Photograph by APOORVA GUPTAY
Feb 24, 2011
Slurrrp Paani-puri at Khan Gali, Jhaveri Bazaar
- Photograph by APOORVA GUPTAY
Feb 24, 2011
Tuck-a-tuck Evening at Hill Road
- Photograph by APOORVA GUPTAY
Feb 24, 2011
Chef de chaat Prince Chaat Corner at DLF Saket
- Photograph by SANJAY RAWAT
Feb 24, 2011
Tea-totallers Kulhad chai at Spice Mall, Noida
- Photograph by SANJAY RAWAT
Feb 24, 2011
Paan-Indians Prince Paan stall at DLF Saket Mall
- Photograph by SANJAY RAWAT
Feb 24, 2011
David Abraham, Fashion designer
- Photograph by TRIBHUVAN TIWARI
Feb 24, 2011
Jwala Gutta, Badminton player
- Photograph by P. ANIL KUMAR
Feb 24, 2011
Roopa Ganguly, Actress
- Photograph by SANDIPAN CHATTERJEE
Feb 24, 2011
Subhan Allah Bade Mian’s kababs at Charminar
-
Feb 24, 2011

-
Feb 24, 2011
Phuchka Nation Outside Victoria Memorial
-
Feb 24, 2011
Need we say more? Nizam’s kathi rolls
- Photograph by SANDIPAN CHATTERJEE
Feb 24, 2011
Gimme momo Chinese breakfast at Tiretta Bazaar
- Photograph by SAIBAL DAS
Feb 24, 2011
“I thought street food was only for non-vegetarians and was not hygienic. Not true.” Chinmayi Sripada, Playback singer, TV presenter
- MARTIN LOUIS
Feb 24, 2011
Kunal Vijaykar, TV food show host
- DINESH PARAB
Feb 24, 2011
Chinese bhel Mumbai mainly
- SANDIPAN CHATTERJEE
Feb 24, 2011
Yours truly Rajinder ka Dhaba in South Delhi
- SANJAY RAWAT
Feb 24, 2011
Brekka on the fly ‘I am learning that every corner of this country can be taken on the tongue’
- SAIBAL DAS
Feb 24, 2011
Dhabanomics Paneer pakodas and shikanji at Jain Shikanji at Modinagar, UP, on NH-58
- Photographs by TRIBHUVAN TIWARI
Feb 24, 2011
Karnal Haveli on the Delhi-Chandigarh stretch of NH-1
- Photographs by TRIBHUVAN TIWARI
Feb 24, 2011
Kiran Rao, Director (with actress Kriti Malhotra, left)
- NARENDRA BISHT
Feb 11, 2011
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, BJP President Nitin Gadkari and former Chief Minister N D Tiwari distributing food packets to beneficiaries under Atal Khadyan Yojna in Dehradun.
- PTI Photo
Feb 04, 2011
In this photo of Feb. 1, 2011, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) cooks soup in a villager's home in Hetang Village, Shuanghe Town of Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, . Wen made a tour in Jinzhai County in the Dabie Mountains area, former revolutionary base, to know about local economic and social development, and spend the Spring Festival holiday with local officials and residents.
- Xinhua/ Yao Dawei
Feb 01, 2011
Yogini Rammacher, Villa Blanche
Famous for her Sunday brunch, cakes
- Assavri Kulkarni
Feb 01, 2011
Kornelia Santoro, Sangolda
A cookbook author, she also gives cooking lessons
- Assavri Kulkarni
Feb 01, 2011
Elizabeth Sall, Lila Cafe
Vijay Mallya is a regular at this German food joint
- Assavri Kulkarni
Feb 01, 2011
Mariketty Grana, Thalassa
Delicious Greek food between the clear sky and turquoise ocean
- Assavri Kulkarni
Jan 10, 2011

- Sandeep Adhwaryu
Jan 08, 2011
If you want a night of great music, BLUE FROG is the place to be. Live performances six nights every week—Afro, Latin, folk or soul…this is music heaven. And then there’s the food. If you get so engrossed in the music, you forget to eat, head back for a Sunday brunch.
- Apoorva Salkade
Jan 08, 2011
One of Bangalore’s favourite hangouts, THE PUB WORLD, is actually four clubs clubbed together. Th at means four times the beer, and four times the fun.
- Jagadeesh NV
Jan 08, 2011
@LIVE has a live band (well, duh!), which may even belt out your requests if you’re lucky. And it has a mouthwatering menu, from irresistible tangri kebabs to kai yat sai that will leave you asking for more. It’s cosy but never too crowded, so if you want a romantic evening with that special someone, you know where to head.
- Saptarshi Biswas
Jan 08, 2011
HARD ROCK CAFÉ lives up to its name. With rocking music and memorabilia of stars like Madonna, U2 and Springsteen this is the place for rock fans to be.
- Saptarshi Biswas
Jan 08, 2011
It’s got music you recognise, a crowd that’s mostly still in office wear, interesting Thai nibbles and beer at prices that don’t equal your home loan EMI. And turquoisepainted ceiling and walls. No wonder TURQUOISE COTTAGE rocks.
- Vishal Koul
Jan 08, 2011
The average Chennaiite may survive on filter kaapi through the day, but nights are a different matter altogether. If you thought this city of mathematicians and Carnatic musicians can’t let its hair down, hit any of the nightspots—PASHA, DUBLIN, FLAME LE CLUB, PLATINUM—and have your misconceptions blown away.
-
Jan 08, 2011
It’s a light-riot out there! In just four years the hip and trendy NIRVANA has carved a niche for itself with the it-crowd. And no wonder—the dance floor, lit up with colourful light patterns, is irresistible.
- A Prabhakar Rao
Jan 08, 2011
Bangaloreans have a simple motto: “work hard, party harder”. And the city is teeming with LIVE BANDS whose choice of tunes will keep you on your feet all night long.
-
Jan 08, 2011
Power lunch here by day and burn up the dance floor once the lights come on. Q’BA’S fibre optic lights, the split level design with two (two!) terraces and live music have made this a favourite hangout for anyone looking for a buzzing evening.
- Saptarshi Biswas
Jan 07, 2011
Hundreds of tomato-laden trucks get stranded outside Attari-Wagah border after Indian exporters refused to export any vegetable to Pakistan in protest against its onion export ban, near Amritsar.
- PTI Photo
Jan 07, 2011
New Delhi : Food Inflation during Six Weeks ended December 25, 2010.
- PTI GRAPHICS
Jan 06, 2011
a Rajasthani thali
- Abhinandita Mathur
Jan 06, 2011
Cheeses at the Himalayan Cheese Factory
- Saptarshi Biswas
Dec 17, 2010
Glass Apart Farzana and her glass at the Dome
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 17, 2010
'Raja Mirchi' or king of chillies on display at a stall of the Nagaland Horticulture Department during the NE Agri Expo 2010 in Dimapur, Nagaland.
- PTI Photo
Dec 16, 2010
A woman and her son admire a replica of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel made from five tonnes of sugar during the annual cake show in Bangalore.
- PTI Photo
Dec 15, 2010
Mind Palette Bartenders work their magic at the Blue Frog, Mumbai
- Apoorva Salkade
Dec 15, 2010
No Dead Hands Regulars take their seats at the Oly Pub in Calcutta
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Dec 15, 2010
Double Or Nothing: A patron finishes up at Pub World, Bangalore
- Jagadeesh N.V.
Dec 15, 2010
Cocktails & Dreams Yangdup shakes it up
- Jitender Gupta
Dec 15, 2010

- Sanjay rawat
Dec 15, 2010
Heard This One... The ladies cosy up at Olive Bar, Delhi
- Tribhuvan Tiwari
Dec 13, 2010
Kashmiri man Manzoor Ahmed prepares 'Harisa' before serving it to customers in Srinagar. Harisa is a winter dish which is sold early mornings at shops called Harisa Van in winter.
- AP Photo/ Mukhtar Khan
Dec 08, 2010

-
Dec 02, 2010
The India cuisine called Nawabi Bhojan is displayed at the Hin Ho Curry Restaurant in Hong Kong after the restaurant is awarded one star by Michelin. Michelin launched the third edition of the Michelin guide to Hong Kong and Macau.
- AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Nov 24, 2010
Austrian-born Thomas Figovc, Executive Chef of The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon, poses with the 26 feet (8 meter) chocolate eclair pyramid that he and 24 others created in New Delhi. The Pyramid is made from 16,000 Eclairs and is purportedly India's biggest chocolate Eclair pyramid.
- AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi
Nov 19, 2010
In ruinsAn abandoned Chinese restaurant in Makum
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Nov 14, 2010
People throng a market place to buy snacks on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha festival, in Srinagar
- PTI Photo
Nov 10, 2010
Eat Play Love

Yummylicious! An elaborate Gujju thali, fit for skipper MSD and wife Sakshi. But the sad rose bud drooping from his ear tells a tale. Away from home and playing the Kiwis wasn’t exactly the way they’d have planned their first Diwali.
- PTI

Nov 09, 2010
Ibiza:stuffed cuttlefish
- PHOTOGRAPHS: DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY
Nov 09, 2010
Diu: fish strung out to dry at Vankabada Jetty
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY SOUMIK KAR
Nov 09, 2010
Armenia: a khoravats platter
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY APOORVA PRASAD
Nov 09, 2010
Armenia: a traditional musical performance at Our Village restaurant
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY APOORVA PRASAD
Nov 09, 2010
Armenia: A dried fruits stall in Yerevan’s old bazaar
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY APOORVA PRASAD
Nov 09, 2010
Armenia: a dried fruit stall
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY APOORVA PRASAD
Nov 09, 2010
commemorative editions of the Inniskillin Ice Wine
- PHOTOGRAPHS: DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY
Nov 09, 2010
Niagara: At Balzac’s Coffee
- PHOTOGRAPHS: DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY
Nov 09, 2010
Lunch at one of the log huts at the Tepesia resort.
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: hurung at Paradise restaurant
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: smoked pork with bamboo shoot at Khorika
- CHEF ATUL LAHKAR
Nov 09, 2010
diners, also at Khorika
- CHEF ATUL LAHKAR
Nov 09, 2010
roast duck at Khorika
- CHEF ATUL LAHKAR
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: banana flower and ou tenga at Beltola market
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: fruits at Beltola
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: the fiery bhot jolokia chillies at Beltola
- PHOTOGRAPHS BY DHRUBA DUTTA
Nov 09, 2010
Guwahati: mua patot diya at Maihang
- PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY: MAIHANG RESTAURANT
Nov 03, 2010
Dhoni enjoys traditional Gujarati food with wife Sakshi Rawat at a hotel in Ahmedabad .
- PTI Photo
Nov 02, 2010
Feeling The Eat: American fast food chains are at home in India now
- Dinesh Parab
Oct 20, 2010
Rajinder da Dhaba: It took its current shape after Rajinder’s death in 2002
- SANJAY RAWAT
Oct 20, 2010
Skewer treatment Left, the original Rajinder da Dhaba across the road
-
Oct 20, 2010
Wine ’n tikkas RDX, Rajinder Dhaba’s new fine dining restaurant and pub
- Narendra Bisht
Oct 18, 2010

- Sandeep Adhwaryu
Oct 13, 2010
Bobby Chinn
-
Oct 12, 2010
Thai Food: "tom kha gai" or chicken and galangal in coconut milk soup arrives in a real coconut bowl.
- AFP (From Outlook Taveller October 2010 Issue)
Oct 12, 2010
Waiting for customers to arrive at yet another thukpa-momo restaurant on the arterial M.G. Road
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Oct 12, 2010
Fresh catch on the sale near the open-air restaurants in Fort Kochi
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
A fishmonger peddles the day's haul by the waterfront
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Casa Maria Cafe, Fort Kochi
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Masala dosas at South Thindies
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Idlis at Upahara Darshini
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Breakfast at Upahara Darshini
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
The open Kitchen at South Thindies
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Just another busy day at MTR
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
A plate of rave vada at Halli Thindi
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
A stack of masala dosas at Vidyarthi Bhavan
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Dosa at Vidyarthi Bhavan
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
A waiter with a plate of Jackfruit kadabu at Halli Mane
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Halbai and ghee at South Thindies
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Kara bath and rava kesari at Vidyarthi Bhavan
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Outside the cherry V.B. Bakery
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
Malnad kashaya at Halli Thindi
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
V.V. Puram's food street-by-night
- Jyothy Karat
Oct 12, 2010
A bajje seller on that road
- Jyothy Karat
Sep 16, 2010

- sanjay rawat
Sep 06, 2010
A laborer rests on a heap of sweet limes in Hyderabad.
- AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.
Aug 27, 2010
A vendor selling cucumber melon, locally known as "timun suri." a type of fruit popular during the fasting month of Ramadan to be served as sweet drink, takes a nap as he waits for the time to break fast at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah
Aug 06, 2010
Taiwan: Steamed shrimp dumplings
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Aug 06, 2010
'President's fish' on the shores of Sun Moon lake
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Aug 06, 2010
Salmon and dragon fruit with passion fruit puree
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Aug 06, 2010
Dongpo Meat at the Silks Palace
- Sandipan Chatterjee
Aug 06, 2010
Hongkong: The Michelin-starred Tim Ho Wan
- DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY
Aug 06, 2010
hongkong: A street food vendor
- DINODIA PHOTO LIBRARY
Aug 06, 2010
Coonoor: Products at the Green Shop
- Jyothy Karat
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Diners at Aaheli
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: The non-veg thali at Aaheli
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Mealtime at Tero Parbon
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: A tempting spread at Sholo Ana Bangali
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Gondhoraj bhekti at Oh! Calcutta
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Jhuri-bhaja, also at Calcutta
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: 6 Ballygunge Place-The restaurant’s mourala maachher peyaji
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: 6 Ballygunge Place-Kankra gal pethechi
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Kewpie’s Ilish bhaja
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 06, 2010
Kolkata: Kewpie's
- Nilayan Dutta
Aug 04, 2010
Bon appetit Sandhya and her mother Lourdes Tirouvanziam, the author of two cookbooks on Pondicherry cuisine
- R.A. Chandroo
Aug 02, 2010

- Illustration By Sandeep Adhwaryu
Jul 27, 2010
An Israeli Orthodox Jewish man mimics putting a locust into a boy's mouth, during a kosher meal in a restaurant in Jerusalem. The men behind a unique six-hour eating marathon in Jerusalem want diners to know two things about locusts: First, they taste great stir-fried, and second, they're kosher.
- AP Photo/Olivier Fitoussi
Jul 23, 2010
Afghan army soldiers have dinner at the joint US-Afghan base at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Jul 22, 2010
A girl shows a fondant cake in the pattern of a handbag at the Yinxiangcheng Shopping Mall in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. Various kinds of fondant cakes were displayed at the shopping mall.
- AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Yu
Jul 01, 2010
Chennai: A thali at Saravana Bhavan
- Jyothy Karat
Jul 01, 2010
Chennai: Women preparing kuzhi paniyaram at The Grand Sweets and Snacks
- Jyothy Karat
Jul 01, 2010
Chennai: Vazhaipoo vadai and idiappam star in this thali at Rasam
- Jyothy Karat
Jul 01, 2010
Chennai: Neem-flower rasam, paruppu thogayal, manathakkali, sundaikkai, thamara thandu vathal, all at Annalakshm
- Jyothy Karat
Jun 24, 2010
Chatkharay restaurant in Karachi
- Danish Khan
Jun 24, 2010
More sambar? The masala dosa is now the popular item on the menu here
- Danish Khan
Jun 24, 2010
Veggie paradise Mirchi serves up sev puri, chana chaat, dahi puri and masala aloo
- Danish Khan
Jun 16, 2010
Vietnam
- AFP (From Outlook Traveller June Issue)
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Tourists at a café in Old Manali
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Drifters’ Café
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: pancakes
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Trout with vegetables and rice
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Bibimkuksoo noodles
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Vietnamese fresh spring rolls at Lazy Dog
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali Food: Dongas at Yun Café
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: A view of Il Forno
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali Food: Fiametta
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: The Russian restaurant, People’s Café
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: The lawns of Johnson’s Café
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali curry thali at the Mayur Restaurant
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
Manali: Sepu bada at the Mayur Restaurant
- Sanjoy Ghosh
Jun 16, 2010
A quail egg
-
Jun 08, 2010
Pizzas and football. Rob Mylo, general manager of the Papa John's Pizza on West Market St., in Akron, Ohio, preparing dough to be made into pizzas. Papa John's International Inc. has become the official pizza sponsor of the National Football League and the Super Bowl. Papa John's said it posted its largest single sales day in brand history on Super Bowl Sunday this year, selling more than 900,000 pizzas at its more than 2,700 U.S. restaurants.
- AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Ed Suba Jr., File
May 21, 2010
A vendor displays sweets with different political symbols at his shop to attract customers ahead of the Municipal Corporation elections in Kolkata.
- PTI Photo
May 17, 2010
Kashmir: Khyam Chowk.
- SANKAR SRIDHAR
May 17, 2010
Gujarati Food: Patrons at Shree Thaker Bhojanalay
- Henry Chinaski
May 17, 2010
Gujarati Food: Gujarati thali at Friend’s Union Joshi Club
- Henry Chinaski
May 17, 2010
Gujarati Food: Khichdi Samrat
- Henry Chinaski
May 17, 2010
Gujarat Food: One of its masterpieces
- Henry Chinaski
May 17, 2010
Gujarati Food: Dhokla at Swati Snacks
- Henry Chinaski
View All Thumbs | Click here to see Old Format
  
   
 
 
  
Follow us on Twitter for all updates, like us on Facebook for important and fun stuff

  
  
ARCHIVES
 
THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2012
FEATURED
THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2011
ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SUBSCRIBE | ADVERTISING RATES | COPYRIGHT & DISCLAIMER | COMMENTS POLICY

OUTLOOK TOPICS:    a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   
Or just type in a few initial letters of a topic: