These days, murder seems to be Saravanaa Bhavan’s raison d’etre. Picture this South Indian vegetarian restaurant’s shady reputation: * Saravanaa Bhavan’s founder P.Rajagopal murders people, literally. * Saravanaa Bhavan founder’s son P.R. Shiva Kumar murders U.S. immigration laws, allegedly. * Saravanaa Bhavan Edison (New Jersey) murders diners, figuratively. Murder most foul, as the Ghost laments […]
Oh, no. Don’t get your hopes up. We are not doing what Padma Lakshmi did recently in Allure. No way. But ever since we espied our Tamil ponnu Padma Lakshmi favoring us with a tantalizing glimpse of her delectable orbs as she crunches down into a Hardee’s Western Bacon Thickburger, lazily throwing back her head […]
Folks, next time you order Domino’s Pizza just think of all the nice ingredients that have gone into your pizza and all the loving care and effort that your pizza maker puts into the job. Here, watch the three videos in this link. And you thought
Not for us roasted lamb, ham, hardboiled eggs or cakes this Easter. We decided to try something novel this year – Strawberry Kesaribath. Indians are no strangers to Kesaribath a.k.a Rava Kesari or Ksheera. Walk into any Indian vegetarian restaurant and there it is staring at you with that order-me-now look on the menu. Whether you […]
Back in the ol’ days, the Chettiars of Tamil Nadu had a not-so-nice reputation as usurious moneylenders. The popular perception was that members of this caste were modern-day Shylocks. Maybe. Maybe not. But we’ll forgive the Chettiars any and all vices for the gift of their sui generis Chettinad cuisine to humankind. Among the many […]
Some of our best childhood memories are of eating Sundal. Sundal at home. Sundal at the neighbors. Sundalat the Marina Beach in Chennai, Sundal in Chidambaram, Sundal in Pondicherry, Sundal in Vridhachalam, Sundal at the temple, Sundal everywhere. More a snack than a main course, Sundal is not restricted to Tamil Nadu. In Karnataka, they have […]