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What’s cooking, Praveen?
Reviving forgotten recipes of South India is what Chef Praveen Anand is passionate about, says SHONALI MUTHALALY


A balladeer’s journey
Rabbi Shergill’s quest is to become a ‘complete’ artiste
Columns

GOING NATIVE
At home and happy here
Frenchwoman Patricia Mandaiker is content with life in Chennai
MUSIC MATTERS
My Five -- Spadika Jayaraj

This is a song that epitomises Blink 182’s music. Recorded before the band came into the mainstream, the scratchy vocals, and insanely quick drumming give you a perfect glimpse of the band’s character. ‘Dammit’ is the ...


THE RELUCTANT GOURMET
Enter the gastrosexual
Marketing men take aim at the upwardly mobile young male to push a new range of kitchen products
QUICK FIX
Mediterranean fish soup

Wash the fish bones in cold water and cut them into small pieces. Dice the vegetables.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add the fish bones and sauté them over a low flame till the bones are half done. ...


SIGNATURE DISH
Golden roasted prawn
This dry dish is a trifle spicy, but an excellent snack or starter or even side dish. The quantity is fairly respectable too, with more than a dozen pieces of assorted small and medium prawns, coated in chilly-powder blended batter and then fried ...
CHEWON THIS
Adobo

A hugely popular dish in the Philippines; in fact, you can call it the national dish. Usually made from pork or chicken or a combination of both, it is slow cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns. It may then be ...


CAMPUS HANGOUT
For a quick cuppa
Where it’s at: Right opposite the sports ground, by the parking area and under a sprawling old tree.

What’s to love:

The cheerful red and white canopy has seen better days and the stainless steel shelves ...


METRO WORKOUT
Steps so stylish
It takes practice to perfect the steps, but they come in handy at a party, discovers PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY
TRAINING ROOM
All about crunches
For those who want taut abdominal muscles
QUICK TIP
On warming up
Weight training, when used properly, can improve flexibility, according to the ‘Scientific Basis of Athletic Conditioning.’ The key is to train every muscle through its full range of motion.

Changing the training routine once ...
Beauty And Wellness

Surf, style, shop
Zapelle takes online shopping to a new level by offering custom sizing and styling options. You can now visit the store too and get a feel of the clothes before making customised changes
Food

Bread as art
La Boulangerie now has a third outlet at Harrisons


FOOD BYTES
http://dirtysugarcookies.blogspot.com/
“I wasn’t born this omnivorous, this game to devour ant eggs on sticky rice, barbecued eel, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, fresh durian, reeking cheese...”

Talk about gripping beginnings. That’s the opening to ...
Books

Beyond 22 yards
Tuhin Sinha’s “22 Yards” is a fictional story on cricket
Cinema

Best of Kieslowski
A festival of Kieslowski’s films from November 10


Reach out through movies
A couple of documentaries on TB and kidney disease will be screened during the premiere of “Vaaranam Aayiram” on November 13
Music

Party with Mika
T- Series launches a foot-tapping Party Special with Mika
A celebration of life
Colombian band Mediterrano brings Latino numbers
Television

Safari in South Africa
Nat Geo takes viewers on a live safari in Kruger National Park
Miscellany


Profiles

A cut above
Hairstylist Jawed Habib on his expansion plans and winning a business award in Malaysia
Bicycle around!
The Madras Bike Hashers have rollicking fun on weekends
Travel

TIME OUT
Coffee in a tree house

Swim in the pool, play games in the recreation room, read a book on the hammock.

Go boating on the lake in Thekkady, take a drive and drink in the beauty of the forest in the reserved area.

Parunthumpara, en route to Kumily, is an ...
Events

Let them have fun with numbers
Sudoku contest for school children on November 15


Calling theatre buffs
On comprehensive voice training
YOUR WEEK
Charming cashmeres

Collage showcases the Pashma range of cashmere, pashmina wool, Chantilly lace, crochet and knits. The display includes saris, dresses, scarves and tunics.

Venue Collage

Address Angson Centre, 153, Greams ...


Musical evening

The Alliance Francaise of Madras and The Madras Musical Association organise an evening of Western Classical music, featuring Bernard Wacheux on the violin and Arul Siromoney on the piano. Entry is free.

Venue St. Andrew’s ...


NOW SHOWING
QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in the 22nd instalment of the super-successful franchise. Craig as Bond is on a mission to hunt down the person responsible for the suicide of his beloved Vesper. The semi-clad girls from the title sequence ...


Rustic Images

DakshinaChitra presents an exhibition of paintings by S. Jayaraj, a contemporary artist based in Chennai. His present series of mixed media paintings ‘Faces of Rural Folk’ captures the various moods of Indian rural folk. ...


Home accessories

There’s a variety of branded tableware, crystal, home accessories from around the world, hotelware, corporate gifts and more on display at Kudos. Among the brands available are Haviland, Moser Crystal, Missoni Tableware, David Redman ...


The World’s President

The special feature allows the viewers to get a sneak peek into the Barrack Obama’s journey from — from his childhood to his coming of age as a leader, his years of struggle and finding his place in politics to this historcal win. ...
Wired In

TECHNO STREET
Finger-typing good
Some are smooth and curvy, others slim and stylish: gadget makers are exploring new ways to make their QWERTY phones more attractive and user-friendly. Janani Krishnaswamytries her hand on a few and tells you what to look for


Polished looks, easy touch Nokia E71

Nokia’s latest and the slimmest business model, with a smooth metallic finish, polished looks and the bright interface. Nokia has been shipping phones with QWERTY keypads for some time now, and they’ve got their formula right with ...


Try this for a change Palm Centro

If you are bored with rectangular and square designs, you may like this one. It’s curvy, smooth, sports a metallic finish, and feels much smaller than a BlackBerry or a Nokia E Series device. The QWERTY keypad is however not too user ...


A classy package HTC TyTN II

HTC created a place for itself in the touch market, but how good is it as a QWERTY phone? Bright display, black matte back and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard — that’s the TyTN for you. Unlike other HTC phones that rely on large ...


Experience the difference Asus M930


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