Archives: '08 Issue 08

When two culinary maestros from dramatically different cuisines come together, sparks tend to fly in the kitchen. Conjuring up a delectable dish with one common ingredient, foie gras, these chefs prove that two many cooks don’t spoil the broth! Check out the first in a series of chef jugalbandis as Verve tastes up a storm

Jazz evenings, vines dripping fruit, cheese on a platter. Verve goes on two languorous road trips

For the third year in a row, Munich Airport has been named Best Airport in Europe, a hat-trick distinction bestowed by the International Skytrax World Airport Awards

Empowering street children in India and making them aware of their rights has been Surina Narula’s life’s mission, resulting in her being awarded the MBE by the Queen of England. Verve meets the unassuming do-gooder, in Delhi, for a chat on her ongoing work

On the famed Mumbai eatery’s ninth anniversary, Avantika Akerkar, sister of the owner Rahul Akerkar, quizzes him and wife, Malini, on their success story

At Verve, we love to eat, we live to eat. India boasts some of the best restaurants in the world and each city across the country nurtures its own individual havens which make it their business to tickle discerning palates. Presenting Verve’s very subjective list of 30 iconic restaurants that continue to sizzle

Verve meets with her literary idol, wonders at her recent disenchantment with her and relates an anecdote that leaves her choking with embarrassment

She embodies Bollywood’s new sexy. With her caramel skin, melting eyes and smouldering intensity, Chitrangda Singh would be striking in any age. Her strong individualism and unconventional roles add to the actor’s sensuality, making her an interesting study in what makes a woman hot on 70 mm today, discovers Verve