Suvir

One dish, one pot, pressure cooking, fuss free indulgence

I am a purist for the most part. Fads and trends are happily and easily ignored by me. What occupied many today, and then is dropped by them tomorrow, for another momentary passing indulgence, is often not even a thought that I contemplate.

El Naranjo mobile - Iliana De La Vega's Mexican Cuisine. Served with Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity, Style and Passion

The flavors Iliana De La Vega shares at her "humble" food truck in Austin, TX, are far from HUMBLE. There is NOTHING Humble or modest about what Iliana does. I say that in a good way. Her food has a personality that SHINES. A taste that SINGS Clearly, with HIGH Notes, deep LOW gut-pleasing tastes and pleasurable middle, side and any and all notes, flavors and sensations that come together bringing forth a culinary discovery, that speaks of a kitchen alchemy that needs to be savored, shared, celebrated and perpetuated. The only thing Humble about the experience Iliana shared with me last night, was perhaps the concept of savoring Haute cuisine around a food truck.

Is this India? Mad Over Donuts brings the Dunkin way to India

On my maiden visit to a mall in India, it was not the designer stores that caught my eye, but this brightly designed donut store that made me stop in my tracks. I bought a box of a dozen donuts. Colors of the store are not very different from Dunkin Donuts. The pink is missing. What happened to India's love with pink? Diana Vreelend let the world know decades ago that pink was the navy blue of India. With MOD opening stores around India, I guess India is not that India which seduced Diana Vreeland anymore. Is the missing pink telling of what will soon be missing in India?