I am off to Hyderabad, home of grand cuisine, alternative centre of north Indian food to Lucknow, birthplace of famous biryani and a city celebrated in gastronomic legend. Truth be told, I know very little about Hyderabad. I was here in the ’70s, a trip I remember because it coincided with the death of Elvis Presley. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Aurangzeb, Awadhi, Azizia, Beef, Biryani, Chandrababu Naidu, Deccan, Delhi, Dhaba, Discovery Travel, Dum Pukht Biryani, Goat, Hyderabad, Hyderabadi Biryani, Hyderabadi Food, Kebabs, Kuchcha Biryani, Kurries, Lucknow, Maurya, Meat, Nizam of Hyderabad, North Indian Food, NT Rama Rao, Recipe, Rice, Saudi Arabia, TV
Why do people linger at the doors of some places even though other restaurants have tables vacant? Answer that and you’ll crack the New York restaurant scene… This has been such a rushed trip to New York that I have had virtually no time to eat properly. Nevertheless, some experiences have stood out and will linger in my memory. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged 8 PM, America, American Television, Awesome Food, Beef, Bombay, Chef, Danny Rose, Delhi, Dishes, Duck, European, Fiction, Fork, Hot Dog, Indian Restaurants, Jap Food, Japanese Restaurants, Jewish Comedians, Jews, Keith McNallys’ Restaurants, Knife, Meat, Morimoto’s Restaurant, Movies, New York, New York Diary, New York Restaurant, New Yorkers, Oyster, Pastis, Pastrami Sandwich, Peking Duck, Philadelphia, Pork, Raita, Restaurants, Sandwich, Sea Urchin, Slice of Bread, The Carnegie Deli, Wasabis, White Fish Carpaccio, Woody Allen
I always like to try something new and believe that to have old favourites is to deny yourself the pleasures of something new. So here are some of the meals and dishes that I remember with affection from last year. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged 2008, American Cuisine, Bangkok, Beef, Biryani, Bombay, Brown Onions, Calcutta, Chaat, Channa Tikki, Chef, Chicken, Chilli, Chinese Restaurant, Crab, Dhaba, Dinner, Dubai, Duck, Dum Pukht, Ethereal Food, Favourite Dish, Favourite Restaurant, Fish, Fish Carpaccio, Food Writer, Food Year Ender, Fruit, Golgappas, Hyatts, Indian Hotel Industry, Ingredients, Las Vegas, Meals, Meat, Media, Memorable Meals, Mushrooms, Pasta, Patissier, Pizza, Porcini Mushrooms, Pork, Sakura, sauce, Scallop Sashimi, Singapore, Switzerland, Thai Cuisine, Thai Restaurants, Trishna, Water
Four internationally renowned chefs - Nobu, Giorgio Locatelli, Santi Santamaria and Michel Rostang - opened restaurants at Dubai’s newest luxury resort. Will the food approach the levels it reaches at their principal restaurants? Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Asian Chef, Atlantis, Beef, Beef at Atlantis, Brown Onion, Chefs, Dubai, Emirates Flight, Executive Chef, Expensive Hotels, Fish, French, Giorgio Locatelli, Hotels, HT, HT Summit, Ingredients, Italian Chef, Japanese Restaurants, Kitchen, Las Vegas, Luxury Hotel, Michel Rostang, Mushrooms, Nobu, Pizza, Porcini, Porcini Mushrooms, Potatoes, Priyanka Chopra, Renowned Chefs, Restaurants, Santi Santamaria, Sea Food, Shangri-La, South Africa, Taj Palace, The Royal Suites, Truffle, Truffles of Alba, UK, US, Wagyu, Wasabi