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Georgia Trend Magazine. Oct 2024. For a cup of coffee to be called specialty coffee, the beans must have received a score of more than 80 points (out of 100) on the Coffee Review scale. The grading scale is set by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), an organization dedicated to make specialty coffee a thriving, equitable, […]
Georgia Trend. Sept 2024. When I walked around the Vining Farmers Market on a recent Thursday afternoon, I was amazed by the selection of prepared international foods available. Entrepreneurs were selling Caribbean ginger juices, Filipino style empanadas, lucuma fruit ice cream and ube baked goods. As I browsed through the offerings, an eager woman invited me to […]
Khabar Magazine. September 2024 print. In the mood for the familiar spice and heat of Indian food but tired of the same old chicken tikka masala and paneer makhani? We point you to just the right spots in town to satisfy the craving for “familiar but different”—restaurants specializing in cuisines from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, […]
Georgia Trend Magazine. August 2024. From Switzerland and Belgium to Ecuador and Indonesia, I have had the privilege to taste some of the best chocolates in the world! I have visited countless chocolate factories, taken chocolate-making lessons and met renowned chocolatiers. But what I recently saw right here in Suwanee, is mind blowing in terms […]
Khabar Magazine. May 2024 PRINT. It’s past midnight, and throngs of friends and family have gathered on the streets of Surat in the western state of Gujarat in India. They have come out for their “second dinner”—where the star ingredient is the egg. The large, hot tavaas of the many street cart vendors are sizzling […]
Khabar Magazine. April 2024 PRINT. Or Samosa Day? Chai Day? National Curry Week? A short primer on how we can be ambassadors of desi delicacies in the U.S. I am guilty of waiting in line for a free Krispy Kreme doughnut on National Doughnut Day. My personal favorite is the original glazed, always served hot. […]
HuffPost. Feb 2024. Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef and writer who serves as curator and spokesperson for the food and climate programming of The Great Northern festival held in Minneapolis and St. Paul. He hosts the show “What’s Eating America” on MSNBC and authors a newsletter on Substack called Spilled Milk to educate people about the […]
Khabar Magazine. Feb 2024 print. A retired couple strives to bring Indian flavors to schools across the U.S. As an Indian kid growing up in the U.S., taking pungent curries and oily achar in your school lunch box may have been a head-turner in the past. Today, a growing diversity of student population, along with […]
Georgia Trend Magazine. Jan 2024. As the new year begins, we start with new resolutions – some of which may be to eat healthier, spend less money, or exercise more. Lately, matcha has become a popular health drink offered at coffee chops, as an alternative to specialty coffee and tea. You may have seen matcha […]
Khabar Magazine. January 2024 print issue. Whenever I visit India, I can’t help but admire the slim waistlines and petite figures of the beautiful ladies who cook and clean around homes. I asked one of them what her secret was, other than the fact that she is quite physically active all day long. The woman, […]
Georgia Trend Magazine. November 2023. If you are a novice homebrewer or ever dreamed of having a profession in beer, be inspired by Robert Young, III. Young is an Atlanta native, who started drinking beer in college (as many do) and discovered his true love for the drink as he traveled through Germany and Czechia […]
HuffPost. August 2023. Mexican chef and restaurateur Richard Sandoval has been a key player in teaching the world about traditional Mexican cooking. Over the last two decades, Sandoval has broken the stereotypes surrounding Mexican cuisine through his 60-plus concepts across 11 countries, two cookbooks, and a children’s book that teaches the importance of food systems and sustainability. […]
HuffPost. July 2023. Samantha Fore is the owner/chef at Tuk Tuk, a Sri Lankan pop-up and restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. With no background in the culinary industry, Fore carved her own path, starting as a website designer for high-end restaurants. She learned her way around food by tasting and observing, and was invited to cook at […]
Khabar Magazine. May 2023 print. Over three decades back, they started out by selling wet grinders for making idli and dosa batter. Now, thanks to the ingenuity of this husband-and-wife duo, they are designers and manufacturers of innovative stone grinders that are revolutionizing the bean-to-bar chocolate industry. Andal Balu, in her conversation with Khabar, talks […]
Khabar Magazine. March 2023 print. Besides being a festival of colors, this is also a festival of flavors. Here are some classic food customs associated with this joyous thewaar. Holi is all about play, laughter, celebration, vibrant colors, and… food! This joyous Hindu festival marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the triumph […]