As I start experimenting with Kerala food (I have already planned a few adventures with my mom this upcoming holiday season), I’m scouring the internet for good Indian food blogs. Any recommendations? Any South Indian ones in particular?
I came across a few recently, and three caught my eye:
Amma’s special
Mahanandi (Nice photography)
REDCHILLIES (I was [...]
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Indian food blogs?
Posted in Food, Weblinks on 15 December 2009 | 1 Comment »
Right on, Marin Nestle
Posted in Food, News clippings, tagged Bay Area, Books, NPR, Organic on 1 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite reservations I have about the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sunday Food section (see here, for one example), and the limitations to Michael Pollan’s book, Omnivore’s Dilemma, I found today’s column by Nestle to be right on.
Today, Nestle addressed the recent controversy over Omnivore’s Dilemma: many universities and colleges are distributing it as required reading for [...]
What’s “good” food?
Posted in Food, tagged Bay Area on 19 October 2009 | 4 Comments »
The San Francisco Chronicle recently did a tasting and review of Korma curry sauces. The verdict: all of them were overly salty and sub-par.
My favorite line from the piece is the following: They may be popular, but, at least by the panel, they were not beloved.
If they –and other foods– are so popular, yet [...]
In honor of World Food Day, two stories from the Hindu
Posted in Environment, Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, TV and film, tagged GMO, the Hindu on 16 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Protests against genetically modified eggplant (bt brinjal).
Kerala’s Chief Minister reasserts his position against GMOs
And, randomly: the most expensive Malayalam film hits theaters today. Worth the money?
On NPR: Organic Farming in Punjab
Posted in Environment, Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Farmer suicides, NPR, Organic on 3 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In India, Bucking The ‘Revolution’ By Going Organic
Interesting quote from the article:
Environmental groups in India estimate that more than 300,000 farmers like Sharma have switched to organic growing methods in recent years, or have started the transition from conventional to organic farming. Comparisons between India and the U.S. are difficult because their economies and cultures [...]
Organic mango festival!
Posted in Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic, the Hindu on 18 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had meant to post this earlier.
Organic Mango Fest
Unfortunately, I think I reach Kerala just as the mango and jackfruit seasons end.
Indian restaurant reviews
Posted in Food, Orientalism, We All Live Downstream on 20 February 2009 | 1 Comment »
I recently complained about an Indian restaurant review I had read in the San Francisco Chronicle –I had found it uncreative and even insensitive.*
Entitled, Dosa grows up – second restaurant is bigger, bolder, the article began like this (pay attention to the words that are in bold):
Walking into the new Dosa feels like entering an [...]
Organic Food Sales Still Growing Despite Economic Woes
Posted in Food, News clippings, Sustainable agriculture, tagged Organic on 1 February 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From TreeHugger.
Quote from the article:
while the organic industry is still growing the growth is slowing.
A Kerala cookbook
Posted in Food, Resources, tagged Books on 22 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure many more excellent cookbooks on Kerala cuisine exist out there, but I wanted to recommend one that I have: The New Tastes of India by Das Sreedharan.
Sreedharan was the founder and chef of Rasa Restaurants in London (our local one was the one in Stoke Newington).
