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Amplifying Foods Life

What keeps bread mould-free and salad dressings from separating, helps cake batters rise reliably during baking and keeps cured meats safe to eat?

Nutritious Seeds

Pulses are integral part of Indian diets. In fact, without them our dinner tables do not have a ring of completeness. Pulses are healthy, nutritious and easy to cook. They taste good, if prepared well, and they are nutritious.

A Chef who Loves to Create Magical Food

Chef Amit Kumar Singh, Executive Chef, Renest Jaipur

Liquids for Health

With rising health consciousness in the urban Indian society during the recent years, apparently it seems that the health drinks market in the country is likely to soar impressively. But it is not happening in reality. However, the future for health drinks in India is full of potential, which needs to be creatively explored.

Flavours of Italy

The mere mention of Italian food conjures up tempting images of cheese dripping pizzas, spaghetti and pastas. However, the authentic Italian cuisine is a lot more than these sumptuous and popular dishes. They represent only a miniscule part of the diverse and multiregional styles that make up Italy's holistic gastronomic scenario.

Flavours from Liguria

History, culture and geography distinguish the cuisine of one region from another. La semplicità, i.e. 'simplicity' characterises Italy's famed gastronomy. Simple and fresh ingredients are the key to Italian cuisine. Geographically, the coastal region of Liguria forms a long narrow crescent along the Ligurian Sea towards the northern part of Italy. Here it deserves a mention that Liguria is the only Italian region that borders with the sea to the south, the Alps to the north, and the Apennines to the east. Liguria shares its western border with France, and the eastern and northern side of Liguria are flanked by Italian regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, which have had influences on the local culinary culture of the region.

Engineering the Menu

\"How can I create higher profit items in menus?\" It is a perennial question that frequently hovers on the minds of the F&B professionals, be they owners or F&B Managers. The question has also been the topic of discussion in many seminars and conferences. From logical comprehension, one understands the answer lies in the key term, i.e. 'Menu Engineering.\"

Unrolling Saucy Terrain

The choice of identifying a good sauce is becoming difficult at a time when new flavours are emerging like Vidalia onion, raspberry, Beaujolais and so on.

Gadgets for Professional Kitchen

Fixing daily meals for an audience that can number in the thousands is no easy task. For non-commercial chefs, fancy gadgets and tools are nice, but when it comes to preparing menu items in mass quantities, the clear favourites are big players.

Fall In Love With Bengali Cuisine

If you taste Bengali food you are sure to say, "ami tomake bhalo bashi", which, in Bengali, means "I love you".

Milk - A Healthy Choice

Human being is the only mammal who drinks the milk of another mammal and this drink is most pleasurable at a cold temperature when the mercury rises.

Growth In Healthy Eating

People in India are increasingly becoming more health conscious soon after the pandemic and its effects, which is reflected in their lifestyle and diet.

'One8 Commune' Opens at Late Kishore Kumar Bungalow

The brand new casual dining and bar space called 'One8 Commune' is all set to open its doors in the Juhu locality.

'Thoughtful American Bistronomy' at Phoenix Mall

American’ cuisine was typically defined by visuals of cheesy pizzas, buckets of fried chicken, hot dogs, and hamburgers.

FHA-HoReCa 2022

FHA-HoReCa 2022 closed to a resounding success after four exciting days of B2B exchange among the hotel-restaurant-café industry players.

Potatoes for Chips

As a world food, potatoes are second in human consumption only to rice.

Allure of Campari

Nobody can be indifferent to Campari - you either love it or just don't want personality and a unique taste which brings out strong approval or disapproval for the beverage.

Display Kitchen

Display kitchens require a great deal of conceptualizing and vision so that they are future proof.

India Bakery Expo (IBE) 2022

India Bakery Expo (IBE) 2022 was recently held at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai TN, during 9-11 September, 2022.

'Big F Awards' at Gurgaon

The 9th edition of Big F Awards, organized by Indian Food Freak held on the  31st of August, at  The Westin, Gurgaon.

'The Ghost Chef' New Cloud Kitchen

Mumbai’s newest cloud kitchen - The Ghost Chef – is now delivering all across Mumbai.

Bombay Brasserie’s Menu Offers a Culinary Travelogue

With signature dishes and the brand being recognized by world renowned chefs like Marco Pierre White, Bombay Brasserie, the award-winning all-day bar and eatery has launched its all-new menu that promises to take the diners on a culinary journey across India as they dive into its all-new culinary travelogue themed and flavour packed menu.

Gola Sizzlers Unveils Revamped Look

Gola Sizzlers has revamped and refurbished interiors spread across different locations in NCR.

Diversity of the Indian Cuisine

Indian cuisine is an epitome of diversity. Each of the country's region has its own cuisine. Indians, thus have ample choice to divulge in different cuisines within the country. The specialty and attraction of Indian cuisine, as compared to that of food from other countries, is its intoxicating aromas, fresh blend of spices and rich ingredients. The cuisine, besides being flavour some and appetizing is also considered to have several health benefits as it uses spices like turmeric, ajwain, ginger, garlic, cardamom, and green chilies, which are beneficial for health. Ashok Malkani examines the cuisines of different regions within the country, how Indian cuisine differs from that of other nations and various other issues related to Indian cuisine.

Essential Hygiene Practices

As the nation steps out of the relentless restrictions imposed by the authorities (due to Covid-19) and the people step out to venture to places that they cherish, like F&B outlets, but could not visit due to the restraints, there is still a clinging fear in their minds about the virus. The restaurants have thus to adopt strict Clean and Hygienic conditions to help diners overcome their fears and increase the footfall in the establishments. Ashok Malkani takes a look at some of the methods adopted by the industry, in different areas of the premises, to create a safe environment for the diners as well as offer food cooked in a hygienic manner.

A Bouquet in Your Plate!

The concept of edible flowers in food preparation has been embraced wonderfully by our chefs though our traditional kitchens have been using several flowers in grandmothers’ recipes in Indian households.

Spice up

There’s nothing to beat the aroma of herbs when introduced to ingredients it is to be cooked with. Most herbs are easily available but one should look out for those with a vibrant colour and aroma, keeping in mind that it goes with the food in totality.

Prawns for all Seasons

Prawns are an important part of the food-chain in estuary areas of rivers and a popular menu item with fish as well as humans.

Know your Cheese!

It was perhaps in the pastoral phase in the evolution of human civilization that people started making cheese.

Pasta Simplified

People eating pasta once in a week or even once in a month are very few. Pasta is now eaten not just for a change of taste and to sound trendy but as a preferred meal among millennial. Pasta Salads has become integral part of the Indian Buffets.