Vision India 2020: Thakur

In June 2008, I was in Kolkata for my aunt’s funeral. As ever, our (very large) family congregated over several meals. Whether it was birth or death, or any other family event, these meals had always acted as catalyst for our bonding, and held for us a place of supreme importance.

Merry Christmas

I don’t know about you, but I am in the holiday mood. Music. Dance. Food. Travel. Shopping. So, let me point you to some of my writings on those subjects, in case you are reading: * In What’s after Starbucks? I fantasized about a day when anywhere you are, you can go to a great

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Buenos Aires Trip: Lele de Troya

In terms of restaurants, I found Lele de Troya in Palermo the most interesting, and not only for the food, which is delicious. My friend Maria Teresa and I danced until 1:30 am one night, and then went to Lele de Troya for dinner at 2:00 am. The restaurant is set in a large, three

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What’s Cooking on the Internet?

Morning after Thanksgiving, so I hope all of you, American Readers, are well stuffed. Here’s a research report called What’s Cooking on the Internet? surveying the Food and Cooking websites, celebrating America’s greatest food-oriented tradition. And here’s a link to food blogs on the internet.

CNet’s Savvy Steps

CNet buys baby site, car site, and expands beyond tech, reports Rafat Ali. Earlier, they bought food site Chowhound. I conjectured in a previous post how a next generation new media empire would be built. Well, CNet could roll up a lot of great micro-media web properties, including Rafat Ali himself, to become the next

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Food, The New Phenomenon

Reader’s Digest’s acquisition of AllRecipes – some supporting figures.