Tropical Tipsy Last time, we explored two sour-type cocktails in Embury’s list of six basic drinks, with a detailed look at brandies, before concluding with a brief mention of the third sour cocktail in that list, the daiquiri. In the present article, we will spend some more time on the daiquiri, delving into the wonderful…
Month: August 2022
Dosa in a Time Warp
Vidyarthi Bhavan, located in the Gandhi Bazaar area in Bangalore, is a students’ eatery established in 1943, serving South Indian breakfast staples like idli, vada, and dosa. It constantly pops up in lists of “must-try restaurants in Bangalore”, and I’ll have to admit, I was a tad skeptical. I knew this place has a huge…
Farmlore : Reviving the Art of Slow Dining
Farmlore is a farm-to-table restaurant in Bangalore headed by Chef Ebenezer Johnson, that focuses on the performance art of the degustation menu. You book a ticket in advance and reach at a stipulated time. Like a piano recital or stand-up gig, you’re robbed of choice in terms of actual content, except for some basic options…
The Exactitude of Recipes
Recipes are everywhere these days: from cookbooks to websites, from television to magazines. A recipe contains instructions to make a dish, but how detailed must those instructions be? Which recipe is better, the one that goes into excruciating detail or the one that is more open to interpretation? Can you cook without a recipe? To…
The Argument for Authenticity
A well-established culinary stereotype is of the angry Italian pissed beyond belief at the insensitive American massacring their sacred cuisine. “Mamma mia! No gar-a-lic in-a carbonaaaara!” they would-a say with-a burning enthusiasm. Italia Squisita and Vincenzo’s plate in particular are two channels which feature angry Italians furiously gorging on sacrilegious YouTube content, and verbally bashing…
The Gourmet Glutton 