A delectable collection of writing on food and its place in our lives that
brings together some of the most significant Indian voices over the last century
From lavish meals, modern diets and cooking lessons that serve as a rite of
passage to fake fasts and real ones, fish, feni, and fiery meals that smack of
revenge, this book has something to satisfy every palate.
Gandhi's guilt-ridden account of his failed flirtation with eating meat starkly
complements Ruchir Joshi's toast to the senses as he describes his characters
discovering a truly alternative use for some perfectly innocent shrikhand. In
unique gastronomic takes on history, Salman Rushdie, Amitav