There is no such thing as “Indian food.” It’s a fabrication of the West. Each state has its own regional cuisines: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bengal. And then even the states have subcategories — there’s coastal Maharashtrian, inland Maharashtrian, Muslim-influenced. Sadly, what most of the world knows today as Indian food is bastardized, trivialized — tandoori chicken, […]
A recent survey by restaurant guide Zagat reveals some unwelcome news for Indian restaurateurs in the U.S.: Most Americans don’t give a flying f*ck for Indian cuisine. Hell, No, Say Americans Cuisine Favorites According to the survey, Italian is the most popular cuisine, with 27% of respondents nationwide citing it as their favorite, followed by […]
After the great New Jersey Samosa lawsuit, the stage is now set for the Mother of All Biryani Battles. Big Indian legal fights in the U.S. are all about life-changing things like Samosas, Biryanis and, who knows, maybe in the future, even Gulab Jamuns and Jalebis. 😉 No kidding, guys. And the venue for the […]
For some odd reason, Biryanis have become a big thing on the East Coast lately. From Massachusetts to Georgia and perhaps even beyond, it seems like every other day a Biryani place is opening up in one city or the other on the Eastern seaboard. In Edison, New Jersey, the two well-known Biryani places are […]
Holy Cow! Break the coconuts, sound the Tabla, play the harmonium. Sing that Badwa-Randi song Chamak Challo. 😉 Yea, three NYC Indian restaurants have won the coveted Michelin star. The 2012 Michelin Guide for New York City restaurants has added Tulsi, Junoon and Tamarind Tribeca to its prestigious list. Each of the Indian restaurants won […]
SI likes crappy pizzas. That’s why we gobble up Domino’s pizza, gorge on Papa John’s mess and gormandize at the forlorn Pizza Hut buffet. So, when we espied an ad for Domino’s new Artisan Pizza today it didn’t take us long to fire up our Firefox 7 browser and order a Spinach & Feta Artisan […]