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Are Oysters Really An Aphrodisiac? Or Is It Just A Shucking Myth?
“We sucked them [oysters] in, one by one, after placing them on each other’s tongue. Voluptuous reader, try it, and tell me whether it is not the nectar of the Gods!” That’s a quote from the diary of Casanova, the famous Italian playboy who left a trail of love and heartbreak as he hopped from…
Read MoreWHY JAPAN IS THE LEAD INFLUENCER IN FOOD TRENDS THESE DAYS
“I’ve found that if you sat at a table with eight or nine of the world’s best chefs – from France, Brazil, America, wherever – and you asked them where they would choose if they had to eat in one, and only one, country for the rest of their lives, they would ALL of them…
Read MoreINFERNO IN A BOTTLE: LIST OF TRENDY HOT SAUCES YOU HAVE TO STOCK UP ON
For a spice junkie born with the red devil on my tongue, it was a day to remember when a tiny Thai restaurant in Ithaca, NY, offered me – not “4 Star Hot” or “5 Star Hot” on the 1-to-5 scale, but a mind-numbing, coma-inducing “Bangkok Hot”. It was indeed the kind of satisfying heat…
Read MoreWHY STEAKHOUSE SIDE DISHES HAVE BECOME CELEBRITIES OF THE AMERICAN FOOD SCENE
What do you call “comfort foods” that are so richly and deliciously “comforting”, you ought be going through a tragedy of epic proportions to deserve even a mouthful of it? You call them “steakhouse sides” – a quintessentially American array of vegetable add-ons that come with a mammoth steak, and
Read More3 WAYS TO MAKE TURMERIC LATTE – THE HEALTHY AND HUGELY TRENDY COFFEE ALTERNATIVE
After coconut oil, ghee and homemade yoghurt, the next super ingredient we’re borrowing from the South Asian pantry is turmeric. You may have heard of turmeric – or haldi as the Indians call it – as the cure-all spice that fixes everything from a pimple to common cold.
Read More6 TRENDS THAT WILL INFLUENCE YOUR RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE IN 2017
Eating out is never the same experience from year to year. Cuisines keep reinventing themselves to ensure that loyal customers return to the same establishment again and again. Old menus are trashed, seasonal menus are crafted, and the décor is re-glamorized to keep the clientele visually entertained. A whole lot of hard work, thought and…
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