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Mumbai Restaurants Must Disclose Cheese Analogue
FDA enforcement begins May 1 after industry deadline
Maharashtra Mandates Cheese Analogue Menu Disclosure
Restaurants must declare fake paneer use from May 1
The Lunch Hour That Stopped Coming
A Fort sandwich was built around a 1 pm rush that no longer exists. The cylinders cost three times what they did. The clerks work from home on Fridays. And the man with the butter knife is still showing up at 8 am.
Konkan Alphonso Harvest Down 75% This Season
Unseasonal rains reshape Maharashtra's Alphonso season
Four New Stars Crown Québec Culinary Scene
Michelin Guide Québec 2026 recognizes emerging talent alongside established excellence
FSSAI Bans Fake Paneer Labeling Nationwide
Food regulator cracks down on cheese analogues sold as paneer
Everhome Cafe Opens in Century-Old Bandra Bungalow
New spot brings rustic charm to Ranwar Village
The Kadhi That Crossed a Border
A 75-year-old Sindhi cafe in Chembur. A vegetable price that doubled in May. A community that lost a country and kept the recipes. And what happens when the kokum gets expensive.
Chowman Launches Mumbai's First Great Asian Festival
Month-long celebration spans six Asian cuisines at two locations
Hyderabad Cracks Down on Food Adulteration
H-FAST warns dairy suppliers, bans loose oil sales
Hong Kong's The Chairman Tops Asia's 50 Best
City makes history hosting prestigious restaurant awards for first time
Flint Grill Café Opens at NCPA
Fire-focused dining arrives in Nariman Point's cultural hub
The License That Built Bombay's Night
A 1949 Prohibition Act that nobody really enforced. A lounge bar that opened the same year. A cafe that survived eleven bullets. And the small, stubborn rituals of drinking in a city that was never supposed to drink.
Kolhapur Restaurants Hike Prices 20% Post-LPG Surge
Commercial cylinder costs jump Rs 993, forcing menu price increases
Two Belgian Restaurants Earn Two Michelin Stars
Cuines 33 and The Jane lead Belgium's 2026 Michelin gains
Chef Manish Mehrotra Opens Nisaba in Delhi
Indian Kitchen's former chef returns after two-year hiatus
Thane's Iconic Mamledar Misal Building Transforms
70-year beloved food landmark makes room for Tehsil's modern chapter
The Dosa That Held the Line for Eighty Years
A coastal town in Karnataka. A famine in 1336. A property tax revision in 2025. And a sixty-rupee filter coffee in Matunga that is doing the work of three generations.
The Thaal That Learned to Speak French
A 1,400-year-old eating tradition in Bhendi Bazaar. A wholesale inflation rate of 2.13 percent. A chicken sushi roll where the kheema samosa used to be. And a generation of cooks deciding what stays and what goes.
Michelin Thai Restaurant Hed Expands to NYC
San Francisco's acclaimed Thai fine dining opens West Chelsea location