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Wine & Dine

August 17, 2023

These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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Cloud Kitchens: Divesh Aswani, Commis Station

Text and Photography by Mallika Chandra.

These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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Cloud Kitchens: Kartikeya Ratan and Rishabh Doshi, Kiki & Pastor

Text and Photography by Mallika Chandra.

These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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Cloud Kitchens: Rehan Mehta, East 7th Pizza & Deli

Text and Photography by Mallika Chandra.

These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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Cloud Kitchens: Kunal Makhija, Arabisque

Text and Photography by Mallika Chandra.

These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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These Mumbai-based food entrepreneurs, who left their promising careers in fine dining to start their own enterprises, in interviews with Verve, talk about the process of — and challenges in — breaking free of the unsavoury practices that the restaurant industry is notorious for, while bringing the sensibilities of gourmet cooking into the delivery-only model
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January 14, 2022

Fruits Of Their Labour: Good Earth’s new fine china range represents the marriage of two distinct design perspectives

Text by Ranjabati Das. Product styling by Swati Sinha. Photography by Joshua Navalkar

Good Earth’s latest collection, Bosporus, transports the region and its culture right into our homes. We spotlight its Pomegranates & Roses tableware line – a unique collaboration spearheaded by the house’s founder and creative director, Anita Lal, and British artist Rebecca Campbell – that speaks volumes of the power of partnering up, especially in fraught times
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Aani Ek, Aditya Ishan Varshnei, Anish Varshnei, Clearly Good Gin, Featured, Feni, Gin, GinGin, Goan liqour brands, homegrown alcohol, Indian liquor brands, Jill D’souza, Karlyle Gomes, Maka di, Maka Zai rum, Online Exclusive, Rahasya, Shubham Khanna, Varna Bhat

These Goa-Based Entrepreneurs See The Glass Half Full

Text by Joanna Lobo. Photographed by Tenzing Dakpa

A spirited craft liquor industry finds a home on the state’s shores
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Crave Reviews

Text by Shirin Mehta. Photographed by Mallika Chandra

Is communal snacking a thing of the past? And what sort of comfort are we now searching for in that evening plate of chaat or bag of chips? Verve considers the time between meals during fraught days
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Amrut Distilleries, Amrut Fusion, Amrut’s MaQintosh, Featured, Fusion X, home-grown single malt, home-grown whisky, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, local alcohol, Neelakanta Jagdale, Online Exclusive, Rakshit Jagdale, Singe malt, Thrivikram Nikam

The Single Malt Revolution In India Began with this Bengaluru Distillery

Text by Sushmita Sundaram. Photographed by Wamika Gera

Amrut Distilleries shook up the scene in 2010 when their flagship single malt won global recognition in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible as the third-best whisky in the world. Ten years on, home-grown single malts are still fighting for a seat at the table, where Amrut has set the gold standard
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Sweet Somethings

Text by Shirin Mehta

Six hands-on young Indian bakers who bring scrumptious goodies and breads to sweet-toothed clients, show off their personal style, exchanging kitchen mitts for fashion gloves
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Anecdotal Craving, badami kesar pedas, Featured, heirloom recipes, Online Exclusive, Rukmini Thakkar, So Good Almond Milk, Srushti Chauhan Angane

Blogger Srushti Chauhan Angane creates almond milk Diwali pedas with her grandmother, Rukhmini Thakkar, while sharing her early memories of them cooking together and how they learn from each other
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