Hindustan Times
The Baked Alaska was one of the great show-off desserts of the 1970s (and perhaps the 1980s). Unfortunately, chefs don’t bother with it much these days.
At university, we were divided first, into colleges, and then, within the college, into staircases marking the blocks where we actually lived. Each staircase had about a dozen undergraduates and possibly, a don or two. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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I have just finished a large meal built around duck. The amuse-bouche consisted of variations of a foie gras terrine with apple, dark chocolate and raspberry. The next course was caramelised foie gras with tomato powder. Then came slow cooked duck confit with truffle risotto with slices of summer truffle. Read more
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I first met Vijay Karan around 1993. He had retired as Director of the CBI but his real claim to fame was as one of the best commissioners of police Delhi ever had.
It was Karan who told the Delhi police that they were perceived as being rude and insensitive and began the process of sensitivity-training that still continues. (All that “Delhi Police – With You, For You” stuff is his legacy.) He also stopped the police from beating up suspects routinely and cleaned up the force. Read more
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