His wife has, famously, described him as a ‘crisis junkie’, but that’s not how Nusli Wadia likes to think of himself. He frowns a little when I remind him of the description and says, ‘ That’s very ...

Vijay Mallya provokes strong reactions. Among people who don’t know him, he is seen as a glamorous jet-set figure, fond of fast cars, fast horses and the fast life. His wealth seems limitless.His ...

Vir Sanghvi is the best-known Indian journalist of his generation. His career straddles print, television, books and now, new media. Vir Sanghvi was born in London in 1956 and educated at Mayo College ...

But these dishes were creatures of their time. Just as Escoffier was God’s gift to the dairy and milling industries because all his dishes required cream, butter and flour, the great Indian chefs of ...

The lobster has fallen out of favour these days. Until around two decades ago, it was treated as the king of fish. When chefs planned a fancy menu, they took care to include such dishes as Lobster ...

Few hotels spawn legends as easily as the Taj. Here’s one that I think will be repeated in all future histories of this grand hotel. According to British newspapers, one of the tourists trapped at the ...

There is a whole new generation that does not remember Krishna Menon which, I guess, is fair enough. Menon was forced out of Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet in 1962 and died in 1974. His glory years were ...

For years and years now, I have been listing out my favourite restaurants in Brunch and in the HT City Food. Guide to Delhi. HT City also hands out popular awards, voted for by its readers (The ...

The first time I had an authentic Peking Duck in India was at the Great Wall restaurant at the Leela Palace in Mumbai twenty years ago. I was having lunch with Captain CP Krishnan Nair, the Leela ...

In the aftermath of 26/11, politicians emerged as the biggest villains. But close on their heels were the media. Whether it was people you ran into on the streets or the hate groups on Facebook, the ...