'Memories of a simple, yet amazing childhood, long lost, but never forgotten.' Vijay Menon takes us back to a time when overnight train journeys were the most exciting events of our lives.
'So South Indian, it would be idli with... a really good sambar, and then north Indian -- probably any kind of tikka.' Hmm. You can take a girl out her mom's country, but you can't take the country out of the girl!'
Rediff reader Navneet, 30 from Vadodara tells us how he lost 15 kg with the right diet and exercise.
Readers share their food pics. You can share yours too!
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Bhumi Pednekar like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
Ahmedabad is home to the strangest of cuisines and is a city of contrasts, if you look beyond the tourist places.
Bang in the middle of Chennai, A Ganesh Nadar experiences a culinary delight that brings back fond memories of his childhood.
They will seduce your taste buds with tempting food pics of ghee idli, chicken ghee roast biryani and mysore pak.
Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.
Amit from Belgaum, Karnataka shares his weight loss journey.
Mrinal Chadha reveals how he went from weighing 120 kg in 2018 to 80 kg in January 2020.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
Follow these 10 Chennai foodies to track down the great restaurants and awesome food there!
Share your food pictures, stories and experiences of India's best cuisine with us.
'The whole state is very proud of me.' 'I have been home twice after the release of the movie and I could feel the pride in the people's eyes.'
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
'Waging battle over a jar of marmalade seemed petty beyond belief so I simply lost my craving for the preserve,' Kishore Singh writes
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
Reshma Aslam tells us how to cook a healthy, relishing breakfast.
Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign. And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it.
Devaki Vijayaraman shares her inspiring journey from a homegrown baker to being the first winner of Masterchef India Tamil.
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
Chef-turned-author Rakhee Vaswani's simple tricks to cook healthy, restaurant-style food at home.
'More and more young chefs, instead of inventing new things, are exploring more deeply inside India,' Indian Accent's Manish Mehrotra tells Rahul Jacob.
Ever thought vegetable jalfrezi & murg malai tikka would be available at the South Pole?!
'No one was allowed to meet Jaya. Whoever came, would be briefed by Sasikala's relatives that she was 'all right',' Dindigul Srinivasan said.
'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Hemant Kadam tells us how he sacrificed his love for unhealthy junk food and changed his lifestyle to be fitter and lighter.
'He has a gift none of his eight predecessors, from Manmohan Singh to Rajiv Gandhi, had: Being able to speak directly and convincingly to a large enough section of Indians who will take his word for gospel,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Presenting a bunch of die-hard foodies from Hyderabad, who are killing it in the food Instagram stakes!
Rediff reader Ramesh Menon shares his experience of eating on Indian Railways.
Three enthusiasts, who now run cycling ventures in Bengaluru, write about biking trails in and around the city
Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
Farah Ki Daawat host Farah Khan dishes out secrets of our favourite stars' food choices.
Goods like chocolates, chewing gum, shampoo, deodorant, shoe polish, detergents, nutrition drinks and marble will now attract 18% GST>
'Polish girls, who try to dance to Bollywood songs after having a little bit of wine, are quite funny to watch!' Erika Kaar gets ready for her Bollywood debut, Shivaay.
Make modern meals from ancient grains.
'These are foods that are very common in the Indian diet... Naan, chapatti, rice...' 'Those processed carbohydrates are far worse for body weight and heart health than the fats they replaced.' 'The problem with these foods is that even if there isn't any obvious sugar in them, they turn to sugar very quickly.'
