Amit Dixit

Amit Dixit has been writing on travel and food for two decades now. He loves trying out new dishes, interacting with chefs and teasing out their stories and going behind the scenes to see what makes our best restaurants tick. His culinary adventures have taken him to heritage distilleries in Ireland, Australia's inventive wineries, the tapas bars of Madrid, royal tables in Rajasthan, and the lanes of Old Srinagar redolent with the aroma of freshly baking bread. When he has time left over from wining and dining, he also likes to cook. He is also interested in a sustainable approach to food.

Aish park hyderabad

Aish at The Park Hyderabad is back

The Park Hyderabad’s speciality restaurant Aish, shut since the pandemic, reopened recently with an evening to remember. Before we fed our stomachs, we fed our minds. And, even before that, we fed…

House of ming

Eight Delhi restaurants to watch

There has been a flurry of activity on the restaurant front in Delhi in the last year. Many projects that were delayed by the pandemic finally saw the light of day. Others…

Hapusa gin

Celebrating Hapusa at Megu

How do you celebrate the launch of Hapusa Gin in Delhi? By curating a cocktail dinner at Megu, of course. The Hapusa x Megu collab, put together by Gagan Sharma of Indulge…

Sonargaon bengali thali

The best Bengali thali in Kolkata

Although it’s styled on a Northwest Frontier Province village, with food to match, one of the best-selling dishes at Taj Bengal’s Sonargaon restaurant is its Bengali thali. This is an experience not…

Miss margarita new dishes

Miss Margarita is everything a Mexican restaurant should be

In the mood for some authentic Mexican? Look no further than the revamped menu at Miss Margarita in Delhi’s GK-2. And don’t forget to pair the food with their progressive cocktails while…

Kikkoman soy sauce

Kikkoman’s big India push

Can Kikkoman, the over 350-year-old Japanese brand and maker of artisanal soy sauce, swing the Indian market fond of its chemically produced soy sauce? Last year, Japanese food manufacturer Kikkoman, the largest…

Sanadige chanakpyapuri

Stunning seafood and more at Sana-di-ge

For some of the best Mangalorean seafood — and other coastal delights — in Delhi, come to Sana-di-ge in the centrally located Commercial Centre on Malcha Marg. Sana-di-ge is something of a…

Laduree khan market french toast

Ladurée: A Parisian tearoom in Delhi

We love Ladurée for its perfect macarons, but there’s a lot more cooking at this luxury tearoom in Khan Market. And now Gurugram is getting a taste of it too. The entry…

Editor’s Letter – 9th September, 2022

Amit Dixit Deputy Editor It warms the cockles of my heart to see a health food revolution brewing everywhere I look. I think we’re done with fried-to-death, over-salted and sugary foods making…
Omo cafe gurugram

OMO: More community than café

Every once in a while, a place comes along that rewrites the rules of the game. Chef Vanshika Bhatia’s plant-forward OMO Café in Gurugram is all about healthy food made with local,…

Beat cocktails

BEAT Cocktails is rocking the ready-to-drink space

Convenience has trumped craft, and consumers are increasingly embracing ready-to-drink cocktails. BEAT Cocktails saw an opportunity here and plunged right in. In conversation with Vidur Relan, Co-Founder, BEAT Cocktails.  Making cocktails can…

Kale-arity at noon

Noon’s exciting bar programme

From a saffron kehwa to a kale-based cocktail, Noon at BKC is ringing in the cocktail revolution — one drink at a time. India’s cocktail revolution has been brewing quietly for a…

Fig at malcha

Fig at Malcha is everything you’d want a café to be

Riding the trend of cafés serving mindful, healthy fare, the just-opened Fig at Malcha in Delhi is an ambitious effort which could come to define the category in the days to come.…

Savya rasa onam sadya

The mother of all sadyas is coming to Savya Rasa

Onam is a celebration, among other things, of food, and the perfect occasion for a sumptuous vegetarian feast — the legendary sadya. Savya Rasa’s version is up there when it comes to…

Editor’s Letter – 2nd September, 2022

Amit Dixit Deputy Editor Ganesh Chaturthi is observed all over the world, but celebrations reach a crescendo in Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai. I live in Delhi NCR, far from the frenetic heart of…

Editor’s Letter – 26th August, 2022

Amit Dixit Deputy Editor Ilish or Hilsa has something of a cult following in Bengal and Bangladesh. As someone who grew up in that part of the world, I completely see the…
Hara bhara kabab

Freedom from fried this Independence Day

Amit Kocharekar, Executive Chef, The Resort, Mumbai, comes up with healthier versions of three popular dishes to give you ‘freedom from fried’ this Independence Day. Chef Amit Kocharekar recently took the helm…

Mardan restaurant

The real frontier food

You don’t know Northwest Frontier food until you have eaten at Mardan at the Heritage Village Resort & Spa, Manesar. When I was first invited to check out Mardan, I couldn’t help…