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13. So what did happen? The frightening thing is that we have no idea. It’s possible that there was a fault in the fuel valve or that the switch was defective and indeed there have been reports of ...
Almost everyone you speak to will tell you that the London of today is not the same as the London of ten years ago. What that ...
As most reviewers have pointed out, this is the only kind of Superman who makes sense in today’s complicated world. Though ...
But regardless of which hot sauce you use, the chilli trend is here to stay. And ironically enough the impetus to add more ...
The Four Seasons, Florence, is steeped in history. Though the construction dates to the 15th and 16th Century, most of the decorations come from the 18th and 19th Centuries. The walls are filled with ...
Though we don’t often admit it, most Indians are always a little annoyed by the global tendency to treat our food as a cheap and cheerful ethnic cuisine. That characterisation is probably the legacy ...
How excited can you get about cheese toast? Or even a grilled cheese sandwich? The answer is: A lot! In America, the grilled cheese sandwich has assumed legendary proportions and every chef brags ...
It is a story that has passed into foodie legend. In 1971/2, when the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai was planning its new tower wing (which eventually opened in late 1972), Camellia Panjabi, the hotel’s ...
Very rarely does the cooking of a single dish become a craze or dominate popular culture and social media. But something like that has happened with the omelette from Season two of The Bear. It is now ...
Much of the analysis that suggests that the government at the Centre is in trouble and is heading to defeat in the next General Election is not analysis at all. It is wishful thinking. The argument is ...
How do you respond when people say that there is no room for dissenting ideas in Indian politics? That mainstream television media is so cravenly sold out to the ruling establishment, and social media ...
Ask me what my favourite convenience food is and I’ll tell you that it is the sausage. At any given time, my fridge is full of sausages. I have all kinds: spicy Italian sausages, meaty-but-sweet ...