Year-end festivities call for something special. Ring in 2022 with loads of food, drinks and beautiful views at the best spots in town. From cool new restaurants, hip bars to casual cafés…
Some of the best Yuletide meals on offer around India. It’s that time of the year again when festivities are in the air, spirits are high, and there are new beginnings to…
Learn how to make four wonderful cocktails that truly define Christmas and winter in the best possible manner. Having spent over a decade at The Blue Bar at Taj Palace, New Delhi,…
A gin cocktail made of figs and apple juice, dry fruits and nut whiskey liqueur with some cinnamon smoke truly defines winter. Aptly named ‘Kissed By Winter’ and created by Joel Scholtens…
The Liquid Chef at The Blue Bar at Taj Palace, New Delhi makes a fig and sandalwood infused cocktail that’s perfect for this season. Christmas is the time to whip up some…
While the base ingredients seldom vary, mulled wine is made in many different ways. Christmas connoisseurs, have a go at the one that the Liquid Chef at The Blue Bar, Taj Palace, New…
Appropriately named Renaissance, this cocktail by the Liquid Chef at The Blue Bar, Taj Palace, New Delhi infuses different cultures into a single, heady glass. Joel Scholtens Lindsay, the Mixologist and Liquid Chef…
Chef Ashish Bhasin, Executive Chef at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram Hotel & Residences prepares a Shepherd’s Pie but gives it a very special Christmas touch. Chef Ashish Bhasin gives a Christmas twist…
Vanshika Bhatia, chef and co-owner of Petite Pie shop, combines two Christmas classics to come up with this dessert with a twist — a coconut & marshmallow fluff pie. Think Christmas and pies…
From warm, spice-infused drinks to iced, flower-based ones, Christmas tipples across the world give a high to the holiday season. Getting into the Christmas spirit requires just that — whipping up a…
The Christmas specialities so inextricably tied with this festival evolved over the centuries in different countries into the delicious cakes and puddings that we enjoy today. Andy Williams’ song, ‘It’s the most…
Ravioli needs no introduction — This Italian stuffed pasta dish is popular across the world. Here Chef Daniele Macioce shares an authentic recipe that counts among the dishes Italians feast on at celebration…
Talk of Italian food in India and Ritu Dalmia’s name is usually on top of the list. Her restaurant Diva in New Delhi has been winning people’s hearts for over two decades with its…
When in Italy, drink as the Italians do. Have a cappuccino with your breakfast, choose the perfect wine to pair with a pasta at lunchtime and end the day with a liqueur — savouring the…
Did you know that pizza is regarded as street food in Italy? Also, that it is never sliced but served whole? And that regional dishes rule this much-loved cuisine ? Chef Daniele Macioce, Italian…
The world’s best-loved cuisine is well represented in India. Restaurants too have matured and gone beyond pasta and pizza to offer regional Italian specialities. These are some of the best Italian restaurants…
While the whole world seems to be in a rush, Italy’s culinary culture stands apart, preserving tradition, using local produce and treating food as an experience that needs to be savoured slowly. …
The complex subject of Italian wines can be overwhelming but Gaurav Dixit, Beverage Manager and Sommelier at The Leela Palace New Delhi, breaks down everything quite simply! It takes a skilled wine…
Italy produces some of the best wines in the world, but the huge variety can be confusing for a beginner. Gaurav Dixit, Beverage Manager and Sommelier at The Leela Palace New Delhi…
Dhruv Oberoi, the Head Chef of Olive Delhi, likes to call this recipe ‘Amalfi Meets the Coast of Bengal’ after two coasts famous for their lemons, Amalfi in Italy and Bengal in…