From Murakami’s classics to Harry Potter, iconic novels have inspired two foodies to dish up culinary themes.
Ever wondered what would it be like to relish a six-course meal inspired by your favourite book? That is what Shirin Mehrotra and Shriya Shetty had in mind when they formed The Literary Table, which conducts a series of pop-up dinners every quarter, featuring menus inspired by famous books.
Take for example, Murakami’s Kitchen Table—an elaborate, six-course, pop-up dinner inspired by Haruki Murakamis’ books and his riveting obsession with food. The starter is a colourful plate with pomegranates, steamed peas and fresh greens, reminiscent of the beautiful landscape with bright red birds and lush greenery from Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. Toru and Naoko, the young lovers in the novel, come across a bottomless well, which is depicted beautifully by dark molasses and a balsamic reduction in the centre of the plate, peppered with walnuts for that earthy feel and finished off with a spray of lemon zest in a salute to the dewy grass under the couple’s feet.
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William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
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RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI
