I have always been told that one of the distinctive features of the Internet is that it is an interactive medium. This sounds okay in theory, but ever since I’ve launched my personal website, (virsanghvi.com), I’ve discovered what it means in real terms. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Blogs, Copenhagen, Denmark, Food Blogs, Hotel in India, Hoteliers, HT, Hyatt at Paris, Malaysia, Mandarin Oriental, Oberoi, Potato Crisps, Rude Food, SAS Royal, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thai, Thai Hotel Industry, Udaivilas
I woke up in a strange hotel room last Sunday and reached for my morning paper. Bleary-eyed, I worked out that I wasn’t at home, wasn’t even in India and that therefore, I would not get to see that week’s Brunch. Well, yes and no. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:25 am
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Aaloo, American, Bacon, Bhatura, Breakfast, Brunch, Champagne, Chefs, Chhola, China Kitchen, Eggs, Fried Fish, Grand Hyatt, Hotel, Hotel Business, HT, India, Indian Food, Kitchen, Lunch, New York, Newspaper, Pasta, Pizza, Puri, Steak, Waffles
I’ve lost count of the number of people who have raved about Trishna to me recently. If you live in Bombay, then you know all about Trishna already. If you are reading this in one of the HT’s other editions, then you may have heard friends from Bombay bragging about Trishna. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 10:13 am
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Aishwarya Rai, Bombay, Bombay House, Business, Chicken, Chinese, Crabs, Dakshin Restaurants, Delhi, Dosas, Fish, Garlic Butter, HT, Hyderabad, Hyderabadi Dal, Idlis, ITC, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kingfisher, Mangalorean, Meat, New York Times, Oberoi, Restaurant Business, Restaurants, Restaurateur, Sea Food, Shilpa Shetty, Sunil Shetty, Taj, Tandoori, Tata, Traditional Recipes, Trishna, Urban India
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