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Wine & Dine

March 01, 2024

“For me, food is a medium for creating life bonds in a personal space”: Daksha Salam

Text by Ranjabati Das. All interviews by Asad Sheikh. Photography by Angus Guite.

Eating together is the pivotal activity around which Imphal-born Daksha Salam’s elaborate gatherings operate. As he prepares to host an exclusive luncheon for Verve, he talks about his early influences and how he’s demystifying North-Eastern cuisine
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“For me, food is a medium for creating life bonds in a personal space”: Daksha Salam

Text by Ranjabati Das. All interviews by Asad Sheikh. Photography by Angus Guite.

Eating together is the pivotal activity around which Imphal-born Daksha Salam’s elaborate gatherings operate. As he prepares to host an exclusive luncheon for Verve, he talks about his early influences and how he’s demystifying North-Eastern cuisine
Read more

“For me, food is a medium for creating life bonds in a personal space”: Daksha Salam

Text by Ranjabati Das. All interviews by Asad Sheikh. Photography by Angus Guite.

Eating together is the pivotal activity around which Imphal-born Daksha Salam’s elaborate gatherings operate. As he prepares to host an exclusive luncheon for Verve, he talks about his early influences and how he’s demystifying North-Eastern cuisine
Read more

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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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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