This week I've been eating...
Travel challenge: A two-week tour in South India
Saturday 03 September 2011
Every week, we invite three companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a two-week trip to South India in early November. Prices are per person based on two sharing.
Takeaways can be dangerous, survey reveals
Saturday 03 September 2011
Many takeaways contain dangerous colourings, bogus meat and potentially lethal nuts, according to analysis of chicken tikka masala and sweet and sour chicken from 223 takeaways.
The 10 best chutneys
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Whether it’s for a saucy sandwich, serving with a cheeseboard or taking the the bite out of a fearsome curry, we’ve got the perfect pickled condiment for the job.
Singh whips up a grand expansion
Sunday 20 February 2011
US sitcom about Indian outsourcing is racist, say critics
Wednesday 29 September 2010
A new US sit-com set in Mumbai and being shown on primetime US television has kicked up a dust-storm of controversy amid claims that it is insensitive and even racist about Indians.
The Ambrette 44 King Street, Margate, Kent
Sunday 29 August 2010
Anthony Rose: 'Curry can be an enemy of wine but it need not be, if the spicing is subtle
Saturday 03 July 2010
I'm not sure who decided that the only drink for curry is lager. It's true that chilli, like chocolate and vinaigrette, can be an enemy of wine. But if the spicing is subtle, as it often is in better Indian restaurants in the UK, or, dare I suggest, in ready-made Indian meals, a good choice of wine can be a thoroughly satisfying partner.
Album: K'Naan, Troubadour (Polydor)
Sunday 20 June 2010
K'Naan has generated plenty of interest of late, due to a backstory of struggle and survival in the Somali civil war and his "Wavin' Flag" being played during ITV's World Cup coverage.
It's a Wonderful Afterlife (12A)
Friday 23 April 2010
From the director of Bend It Like Beckham, a painfully misjudged serial-killer comedy: Indian mother can't find husband for supposedly obese daughter, starts murdering people with food.
Vijay 49 Willesden Lane, London NW6
Sunday 03 January 2010
Healthy Indian food: Curry's healing powers
Thursday 19 November 2009
A spicy little vintage: Can wines tailor-made to suit Indian food persuade us to ditch the lager?
Thursday 05 November 2009
It's National Curry Week again next month, and aficionados of Indian restaurants may be startled to find themselves being coaxed to reconsider their choice of drinks by waiters newly appointed as sommeliers. For the reflex choices of old, lager and pinot grigio, are not necessarily the best accompaniments to fine food from the subcontinent. At least, that's the belief of two competing factions who say the ideal partner is a purpose-designed wine.
Chinese food ousts Indian as Britain’s favourite
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Sales of Indian food have been surpassed by Chinese fare in the UK, signifying that Hoisin sauce and not curry sauce is the nation’s favourite du jour.








