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The Weekend Bombay Learned to Pace Itself
A Korean carnival at Kurla, a pier festival that runs until July 23, a Juhu hotel buffet with a live band playing to 4pm, and the market that has been closed on Sundays since 1869. Two days. One city. A schedule.
California Gets Two New Three-Star Restaurants
Michelin's 2026 California Guide makes history with a Mexican first
Westin Mumbai Gets New Head Chef
Mohd Faisal Qureshi brings 14 years and serious Awadhi credentials to the property
Maharashtra FDA Drops Major Food Safety Order
13+ licenses suspended within two weeks of new compliance mandate
Aspect Hospitality Opens House of Akina in Bandra
Contemporary Asian with a desi twist lands in Mumbai's west
NUÈE Opens in Pune's Kalyani Nagar
A farm-to-table fine diner where the menu changes weekly
Courtyard Mumbai Airport Names New Executive Chef
Rohin Thankappan takes the helm with 18 years of kitchen experience
The Community Hall That Became a Kitchen
In Versova and Lokhandwala, a quieter economy is taking shape. Home cooks are pooling rent, sharing gas, and putting regional India on plates that used to belong to bar menus.
Maharashtra Bans Newspaper Food Wrapping Statewide
FDA's new safety order hits every dhaba, cloud kitchen, and sweet shop in the state.
Dakshin Utsav Lands at Navi Mumbai's The Park
Ten days of South Indian regional cooking, live counters, and signature drinks
Veronica's Lands in Lower Parel
Bandra's cult café takes its stacked sandwiches to Kamala Mills
Otso Brings Nordic-Indian Fusion to Delhi
A new Delhi NCR opening is mixing Scandinavian minimalism with Indian energy on one menu.
FDA Takes Action at Six Mumbai Eateries Following Inspections
FDA inspections reveal hygiene concerns at six establishments, leading to immediate licence suspensions
EU Locks In Farmer Protections, Stricter Food Labels
Two landmark rules reshape Europe's food chain in June 2026
Maharashtra FDA Bans Newspaper Food Wrapping
New statewide order targets hotels, dhabas, cloud kitchens, and delivery platforms
The Fish Nobody Wanted Is On The Tasting Menu
Bandra and Lower Parel's fine-dining rooms are quietly rewiring a four-hundred-year-old supply chain. The middleman is losing. The mackerel is winning.
Disfrutar Is the World's Best Restaurant 2024
Barcelona's decade-old powerhouse tops the global list in Las Vegas
FDA Busts ₹52 Lakh Expired Food Racket in Bhiwandi
Operators were chemically erasing expiry dates and slapping fake stickers on rotten stock
The Saturday Night Menu Nobody Reads
A discovery bar in Khar built around one ingredient. A speakeasy pouring half-cocktails at half the price. A Todi Mill room that took the wardrobe out of the equation. Four rooms. One night. The food menu everyone forgets.
The Kitchen That Crossed a Border and Kept the Receipts
In Chembur, a generation of Sindhi home cooks is doing the maths their grandmothers never had to. The recipe survives. The margin does not.