Blog - Page 9 of 14 - Kaveri Ponnapa

Plantation Style

February 22, 2015

MINUTAE

Image Credits: Nithin Sagi

The Coorg Table

February 5, 2015

A Recipe Lost – And Found

Some food knowledge travels serenely, passing from generation to generation without any fuss. Everyone has the ingredients and instructions written down safely somewhere, or an..

Plantation Style

January 28, 2015

RITUALS

“a pot of tea, milk and sugar, brought to your bedroom on a tray complete with lace-edged table-cloth by a sleepy bearer long before dawn..

Plantation Style

January 22, 2015

Indian Pink

Indian Pink – almost. Image Credits: Nithin Sagi

Plantation Style

January 12, 2015

STILL LIFE

Real dusk would not arrive for many hours;but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb…. – Henry James Image Credits: Nithin Sagi

The Coorg Table

January 5, 2015

Breakfast for Two

Last year ended and the new one began with indulgences –and there were far too many of them –Austrian smoked ham; prawns big enough to..

Food

December 21, 2014

The Belly of a City

Black and white cookies; chocolate-coated pretzels with sea salt; a mobile garden of sunflowers; a miniature picnic basket complete with ale and soda pop; a..

Wine

December 14, 2014

In Conversation with Sommelier Erin Ryan White

Erin Ryan White brings 33 years of experience to her job as sommelier at August, Chef John Besh’s New Orleans restaurant. Having expanded her knowledge..

The Coorg Table

December 7, 2014

Ancient Evenings and a Promise of Plenty

Year after year, the beauty of puthari just takes my breath away. The nights are cold and clear and from the hilltops, the stars shine..

The Coorg Table

November 7, 2014

Finger Food and Small Feasts

We love our feasts in Coorg. At weddings, festivals and family gatherings, not to mention innumerable other occasions when generous feasts are cooked up at..

Art and Heritage

October 28, 2014

Oman- A Desert Rose Blooms

The first surprise is from the air. Instead of the flat ripples of desert sand that I was looking for, there are miles of crenellated..

Food

October 25, 2014

Mad About Mackerel

What’s not to like about the mackerel? An excellent swimmer, sleek and stripy, it cuts through seas with great ease. Firm-fleshed, full of flavour and..

The Coorg Table

October 19, 2014

Queen of All She Surveys

Ranee Vijaya Kuttaiah’s table, where I have dined many times, overflows with delicious food, fascinating anecdotes and memorable conversations, fuelled by an extraordinary life lived..

The Coorg Table

October 8, 2014

The Scent of Coffee in the Air

Travelling on a bus on the Algarve coast between Albufeira and Faro in Portugal, I once heard a romantic legend as we drove past groves..

Wine

September 25, 2014

Bourgeoning Wine Bars

Toscano’s is a name Bangaloreans love. Launched in 2008 by Jean Michel Jasserand and Goutham Balasubramanian, this success story has branches in U.B.City, Orion Mall,..