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Bengaluru-based Curly Sue Pork delivers frozen pork delicacies in Coimbatore

K Jeshi Bengaluru-based Curly Sue sets up a cold chain to deliver chilli pork and pandi curry in Coimbatore

Natural course of action: Sriram Prasad ‘s team has 10 more products in the pipeline.

Meals that heal

Soma Basu Coimbatore-based start-up Keeraikadai.com has launched five ready-to-eat curries made with greens

Mockup of female hands touching cell phone with blank screen on yellow background.

Should we put ourselves on a digital diet?

Sunalini Mathew How many times do we eat in front of a screen? How many times have we used an OTT platform to dull us into sleep? It is possible that the real diet must be on screens and the screen time we’re fed on

Biryani Macha to The Void: Why Chennai’s chefs lean on simple yet familiar foods

Shonali Muthalaly As we draw closer to the end of 2020 under grey skies, buffeted by gusty winds, city chefs lean on popular, simple and most importantly, familiar foods to bring some cheer to a challenging year

‘Now, my daughter gets to relish the idlis made by my grandmother at the very same dining table I’ve spent so many happy hours eating at.’

Noshtalgia Food

My grandma, the reluctant cook

SUVASINI SRIDHARAN

Stir fried greens from Fa Yian

food spot Remembering friends and Fa Yian

Rahul Verma The good thing about the pandemic is that it has given us moments to pause and remember the friends who loved Fa Yian

donation drive Food

How chef and actor Jeevan Kumar coordinated a massive social drive during the Hyderabad lockdown

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Telugu actor and chef Jeevan Kumar helped in cooking and distributing food for 2.5 lakh people in Hyderabad, and organised essentials for those in need

Multimedia

Mondelēz launched a new variant of its popular Dairy Milk chocolate with 30% less sugar, last month. On the website, they claim the new variant doesn’t rely on artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives but instead includes more fibre.

India’s chocolate story

Watch | India’s first batch of homegrown asafoetida

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Feeling hungry? Check out these recipes for a rainy day

Options that make it easier to add greens to your diet

Could It Be That... Life & Style

Should we put ourselves on a digital diet?

Short Eats Food

Biryani Macha to The Void: Why Chennai’s chefs lean on simple yet familiar foods

Remembering friends and Fa Yian

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Here’s how to get creative with your leftover food

This Kerala joint serves puttu to suit your political inclinations

With the local body elections around the corner, the ‘political puttu’ at Amina’s Puttu Kada at Kuttichal in Thiruvananthapuram district is much in demand

Zayka Ka Tadka is an online platform for mothers to post vegetarian recipes

Founded by Vijay Haldiya and daughter, Apeksha, it has recipes specific to different parts of the country uploaded by women of all age groups

Kovalam fishermen now home deliver fresh, seasonal fish

Hanif Mohammed wants to take you out on his boat to share the wonders of the sea. He is also promoting sustainable fishing with his new online portal

In Delhi, Gourmet Couch brings Dal Bukhara home

Gourmet Couch from the ITC stable is now home delivering from some of the hotels’ restaurants

Bengaluru-based Curly Sue Pork delivers frozen pork delicacies in Coimbatore

Bengaluru-based Curly Sue sets up a cold chain to deliver chilli pork and pandi curry in Coimbatore

The Beaune identity

On one Sunday every November, all roads in Burgundy lead to the small town of Beaune. Here, the Hospices de Beaune, a charitable almshouse built in

Deepavali meal boxes you can order from home in Chennai

Too busy to plan a Deepavali meal? Restaurants in Chennai are curating festive boxes that you can order from home. This year, if you cannot go to the ladoos, the ladoos will come to you

Your freezer goes gourmet

As the city eases into festival mode, despite the pandemic, a well-stocked larder and stash of frozen food makes meal planning easier. It also enables easy midnight kebabs

Seeds for eco-friendly Deepavali celebrations

Gramart Project from Madhya Pradesh offers sparklers and barfi lookalikes embedded with seeds, and the promise of flowers, vegetables and fruits

Why home cooks are scrambling to secure licenses to keep their ventures afloat

The lockdown saw many home cooks launch businesses from their kitchen

When laddu met jangri

The pandemic has clearly not affected the Deepavali spirit, as families order their annual treats, and line up for hot filter coffee

The reign of adhirasam

As families reunite in small villages as a result of the pandemic, lockdowns and 2020’s Work From Home culture, the focus shifts from the city to a quiet, rural Deepavali

Watch | India’s first batch of homegrown asafoetida

A video on India’s first batch of locally grown asafoetida

This Deepavali, gift a box of good health

From laddus made of black rice to roasted seeds for easy snacking, this Deepavali is seeing a trend of relatively healthy treats, indigenous produce and curated hampers that claim to bolster immunity

Deepavali sweets or savouries? What gets you in the festive mood?

Help us decide the better half of the festive menu: savoury snacks to munch on for hours, or juicy sweets to gobble up in a minute

Here is how to shop safe while making online and offline purchases

With festival season on, experts offer tips to guard against fake and adulterated products that are seeing a surge

‘Turmeric Nation’ review: Flavours of a rich and varied culinary tradition

A restless narrative mars a writer’s ambitious attempt to explain the connection between food and identity in India through turmeric

Aggressive, inaccurate and unfair: How Odia food writers weaponise their culinary roots

Their approach generally refers to a long and glorious past, emphasising the inherent superiority of the cuisine, which almost blames the outsider for not having discovered it earlier

Lhasa soup for the Delhi soul

A taste of Tibet at Delhi’s Lhasa restaurant, is just right for the cold weather

Five commandments to dining out

Failing to turn up for a restaurant booking, flouting masking rules — try not to be irresponsible or tone deaf in these trying times

Remembering Tarla Dalal: The housewife who taught India how to make pasta

Ahead of Tarla Dalal’s death anniversary on November 6, her son Sanjay remembers her rich legacy

Lentils, spice, and everything nice

Podi, bursting with flavour, is that magic ingredient that transforms a dish. During the COVID-19 crisis, families found inventive ways to cook with it

Here’s what restaurants are doing to revive the charm of dining out

Restaurants reopen after lockdown with reimagined layouts, incorporating open spaces, terraces, tents and gardens for diners who feel safer outdoors

Why the country chicken is now ruling the roost

In the quest for local foods, the country chicken is now even more popular with all its free-range, easy-fed goodness

Hing with a homegrown zing. Here is India’s first batch of locally grown asafoetida

A pilot project to grow Ferula asafoetida in India may help the country’s foodies taste the spice finally cultivated in its spiritual home

World Vegan Day: Rise of veganism in Visakhapatnam

Better health choices, animal welfare and climate change — on World Vegan Day, vegans in the city explain what made them embrace the plant-based lifestyle

How ‘Junior Masterchef Australia’ judges Melissa Leong, Andy Allen, and Jock Zonfrillo stepped up to the plate for season 3

As we are well into the third season of ‘Junior Masterchef Australia’, new judges Melissa Leong, Andy Allen, and Jock Zonfrillo talk about sustainability among the next generation of chefs and their ongoing friendships

Meet this masterchef paati

Super Singer fame Shravan and grandmother Shantha Ragavan are getting popular on YouTube for their simple yet slick culinary pursuits

Now, take a sip using straws made of fallen coconut leaves

They last for hours in a drink, are compostable, and come in different sizes for bubble tea and coconut water. Straws made of fallen coconut leaves are making steady inroads into domestic and global markets

Auroville’s popular Bread & Chocolate launches in Chennai

Auroville’s popular Bread & Chocolate store is now open in Alwarpet, and offers a thoughtfully crafted menu that focusses on local talent, ethical sourcing and quality produce

Home cooks turn social media top chefs

Mothers and grandmothers are increasingly taking to the Internet to explore, relive and invent recipes

With time at hand, hobbyists are making fermented foods at home

A side effect of the pandemic, fermented foods such as kimchi, kombucha, and kefir are being made at home now that hobbyists finally have the time and energy to babysit SCOBY

Luxury hotels in Coimbatore open their kitchens for takeaways

As the city gradually opens up after subsequent lockdowns, luxury hotels innovate to keep their kitchens busy: from curated meals in a box to grand thaalis in eco-friendly packaging, they now home-deliver food

Fancy a tipple delivered right at your doorsteps?

Hyderabad-based company Booozie is setting out to deliver alcohol at doorsteps across the country

Instinct over sight: Why cooking vloggers kavithanagavlogs is seeing online success

Nagalakshmi, a cook with visual impairment, and her sister-in-law Bondala Kavitha use their cheery vlog to remind us that the best kind of food is simple

Old Delhi Foods delivers food from the Walled City

Old Delhi Foods delivers parathas, chaat, butter chicken and more, from the walled city to our homes

Veggie burgers are still burgers: EU

Plant-based products that do not contain meat can be sold, EU lawmakers rule

When your neighbours become foodpreneurs

What does it mean to start a cloud kitchen at the gated community you live in and feed your neighbours? A resident of Mantri Synergy in Padur has an answer

Indian gin’s young blood

Entrepreneurs in their 20s are pushing the Indian gin story, with six craft gins hitting the market this year. Experts weigh in on quality spirits, botanicals, and new experiments

Back in the game: Hyderabad's restaurants welcome customers

After almost six months of no activity, restaurants and night clubs in Hyderabad are set to party once more, albeit with caution

A peek into Beachville, Chennai’s first roastery cafe

Beachville launches despite the pandemic with a range of experimental coffees, inventive savoury doughnuts and takeaway toffee macchiatos

Bonding over barbecue

Gardens and balconies have become the centre of activity, as families are discovering the joys of barbecuing

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Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel

79K | Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away

Residents of Pattinampakkam, mostly fishermen, run for safety as strong winds and waves picked up pace and move huge quantities of sand up to the road, a good distance away from the waterfront, in Chennai on November 25, 2020.

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Workers make way for vehicles in pathways by clearing uprooted trees near Vaitheeswaran Koil in Mayiladuthurai district.

16K | Cyclone Nivar live updates | Section 144 rescinded in Puducherry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the All India Presiding Officers Conference via video conference, on Thursday, November 26, 2020.

14K | ‘One Nation, One Election’ need of India, says PM Modi

Rains triggered by Cyclone Nivar inundate tracks at Korukkupet railway station in Chennai on November 24, 2020. Southern Railway has cancelled all suburban trains and those bound for Tamil Nadu’s southern districts for November 25, 2020 in view of the cyclone.

14K | Cyclone Nivar updates | T.N., Puducherry on edge as Nivar closes in

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, inspects Chembarambakkam reservoir after its shutters were opened on Wednesday after a period of almost five years following heavy rains due to Cyclone Nivar on Nov 25, 2020.

13K | Cyclone Nivar: Tamil Nadu CM announces public holiday in 13 districts on November 26

A still from the Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’

11K | Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s official entry for the Oscars

Chennai's iconic Marina beach is filled with storm water due to heavy rain on Wednesday due to Cyclone Nivar.

10K | Cyclone Nivar in pictures | Heavy rains throw life out of gear in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry