Hindustan Times
One consequence of shooting an episode on spas in Asia for my Discovery Travel & Living show is that I get massaged a lot. So far I have been to the Oriental Spa in Bangkok (the trend-setter for day spas all over the world), the Dhara Dhevi spa in Chiang Mai (quite spectacular), several spas in Hong Kong (many of which have mastered Chinese medicine) as well as spas in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai and Phuket. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Asia for my Discovery Travel & Living, Bangkok, Delhi, Dubai and Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Mughal in Agra, Singapore
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
(5 votes, average: 2.6 out of 5) Loading ...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 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
(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ...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
According to estimates, Chinese is the world’s most popular restaurant cuisine. It’s not just that the Chinese themselves – in the mainland, in Taiwan, in Singapore, in Hong Kong and all over East Asia – love eating out, it is also that non-Chinese have taken to their cuisine at all levels. Read more
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Cantonese, China House, China Kitchen, Chinese, Chinese Cuisine, Chinese Food, Chinese restaurants, Chinese Restaurateurs, East Asia, Hong Kong, Indian Food, Indian-Chinese Food, Made In China, Non Chinese, Peking, Sichuan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vegetables
It’s a dish that has always mystified me. Sometime in the 1970s, I first heard of the “famous Indian fish head curry” in Singapore. I had to say that I knew nothing about this ‘famous Indian’ curry. I was aware that there was a tradition of eating fish heads in Bengal. Read more
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:11 am
Filed under Rude Food · Tagged Bengal, Bengalis, Chennai, Chettinad Curry, Chinese, Dal, Dish, Fish Curry, Fish Heads, Indian Fish, Muthu’s, Non-Vegetarian, Restaurateur, Singapore, Singapore Tourism, South Indians, Tamil Community
