BITE AND BROOD

When someone tastes wine for the first time, especially in India, they are instantly reminded of some Ayurvedic kadha (medicinal liquid) their mom or grandma made them drink. I know I was. I thought it tasted exactly like my cough syrup. Fortunately, my college held a wine appreciation course, for us hotel management students with aspirations to become a sommelier, and guess what! I actually started appreciating wine! Then, over time, I tasted some more wines, well, a little

I lost 14 kilos over the past year, not a big deal for many, but for me it was everything! Last year, during my sabbatical, since I had absolutely nothing to do, I was forced to look at how I lived my life, and it was startling! I looked in the mirror, and someone I couldn't recognize looked back at me. It was someone dependent on (ultra-processed) food to stabilize my mood, someone who couldn't get rid of her joint pains (because of Chikungunya), someone who lay in bed/on th

Instant noodles, or what us Indians like to call "Maggi", no matter what the brand is, is an invariable evening snack for most us. Maggi...

Koi (pronounced as coy) fish have become increasingly popular, as both real-life and tattoos. You see Koi fish ponds almost everywhere,...

Can you judge a book by its cover? Obviously not. However, you can judge a wine by its label. If you aim to get to know a wine by...

All those who were even briefly in India are sure to be familiar with the famously tasty and infamously unhealthy schezwan noodles. As...

Have you heard of, 'Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life'? It is a general belief that if your "passion" and your career are the same thing, you're living the dream, your work never feels like work, it feels like a lifelong picnic that gives you pleasure and money at the same time, and there's nary a worry on God's green earth for you. But, does it? When your hobby/passion isn't aligned with your career, the time you get to develop the hobby is limited. Y

Guacamole is a famous dip made from the superfood that made millennials gaga! According to Wikipedia, 'superfood' is a marketing term for...

French fries for the Americans, chips for the British, and finger chips for us Indians. This dish is unanimously loved by all. French...

Sambhar (ˈsæm.bɑːr), a kind of a lentil stew, is better described as a relish for our idlis and dosas. Without it, most of our Sunday...

Tired of your run-of-the-mill food blog with a boring story and a recipe? At Bite and Brood, you'll get to read only the boring stories...