My Floyd Cardoz story

For Chef Thomas Zacharias, Chef Floyd Cardoz -- who sadly passed away last week after being infected by coronavirus -- was a partner, mentor, friend, colleague. And family. IMAGE: Chef Floyd......

Farewell, Floyd

Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday. IMAGE: Floyd Cardoz, the legendary chef, at work at his restaurant Tabla in the early 2000s. All......

Why is the Left unwilling to deal with history?

'The Left brands any criticism of Islam -- its history, its dogmas -- 'Islamophobic', conflating criticism of an ideology with criticism of a people,' notes Vikram Johri.Illustration: Uttam......

Indian-origin Michelin-star chef sacked over anti-Islam tweet

  IMAGE: Michelin-star chef Atul Kochhar. Photograph: Kind courtesy @chefatulkochhar/Facebook Atul Kochhar, a popular Indian-origin chef in the United Arab Emirates, was on Wednesday......

Discover India's poshest homes

These exist in a unique world of by-invitation-only properties -- those that are never advertised and which money alone cannot buy.One cannot simply walk in for a tour of these apartments.A buyer......

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

The iconic hotel opens after Rs 6-billion revamp At noon, a speck of sunlight is piercing the hazy sky that has become symbolic of the Delhi winter.   An angular façade, intrinsic part......

Why Indians should worry about Brexit

Flight of high-paying banking jobs to other European cities will hurt the prospects of Indian real estate developers and desis in the hospitality business in the UK, says Kunal Bose. IMAGE:......

The world's best airlines in 2017

Asian and Middle Eastern airlines -- but no Indian names -- dominated the Top 10 slots at the World Airline Awards. Asian and Middle Eastern airlines have once again dominated the list of Skytrax's......

Review: Chef is too dull to be delicious

In a premise begging for food porn, there’s a shocking scarcity of sensory pleasure or vision. You’ll see more gastronomic delights in the two-minute trailer of the......

'I am happy to be known as a cook rather than an actor'

'I come from a humble background and didn’t even know how to speak Hindi, let alone English. I used to feel apologetic about this until I realised that food has its own language and that......

'Om Puri is a rascal'

'One take may be completely different than the one before. That's why he keeps you on your toes... Every time I was with him I was learning something,' Indian-American actor Manish Dayal tells......

'Om Puri deserves to be nominated for an Oscar'

Author Richard C Morais tells Arthur J Pais/Rediff.com he is amazed how Om Puri and Helen Mirren have brought his characters to life in the film The Hundred Foot Journey. An American born in......

Nadal weds longtime girlfriend Perello

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal married his longtime girlfriend Maria Francesca Perello in a private ceremony at the British owned La Fortaleza estate. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images for ATP Tennis......

F1: Vettel, Rosberg and a lucky escape

‘Things like that are not allowed to happen. Full stop’ ‘If it happened 200 metres earlier, I am not standing here now’ Ferrari's Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of......

'Why is Alonso such a bad loser?'

The Formula 1 Championship battle has never been more alive, with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso tied on points, and Michael barely ahead by the merit of winning seven races to Alonso's......

'Michael should just keep racing'

It was a Ferrari fan's dream. Not just did the scarlet cars effortlessly dominate the German Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso could only make it to 5th place, making the Championship race......

'Will Schumacher go to Renault?'

It's official: Michael Schumacher still rules Formula One.Column: Just call it Schumi MarinoAs the German pulled off a stunning win at the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday, race fans crowded the......