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What's the right serving temperature for wine? Should you have a decanter? Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal demystifies the vino lifetsyle
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What do the doyennes of design, Sussanne Khan, Farah Khan Ali and Simone Arora, have in their homes?
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Whether you wish to have an afternoon of wine tasting with your girlfriends, or an evening of wining it up with your favourite couples, we take you through 10 steps to throwing a successful wine (tasting) party
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It is the attention to detail that makes for great dishes – whether rustled up at home with infinite care or in a professional kitchen. Now, get the larger picture – place your perfect meal into perfect platters – the ones that reflect the cuisine and concern that you have bestowed. Larger still – the flawless setting, the impeccable backdrop. Give your meal a context, whether of stylish coordination or quirky mismatch. Go the whole hog, for visuals should always enhance great taste. Maithili Ahluwalia of chic lifestyle boutique Bungalow 8, photographer and furniture designer Shahid Datawala and fashion designer Payal Singhal show you how to lay out a mean meal....
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Fisherwomen greetings, Avatar lamps, old barber chairs – three party planners, Gurleen Puri, Neelabh Kapoor and Dave Chang, relive experimental themes in entertainment
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Verve’s louche Tinkerbell flits through the party scene and reports, unscathed, on the merry goings-around
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