Japanese Ichiju-Sansai
The Japanese believe that table manners are more important to their culture than the food itself. While they do not necessarily use matching sets of [...]
Fasting, The Feeling Of Home
Ruchita is a product designer from India currently based in France. Eager to apply her knowledge of design thinking to thr world of food, she [...]
Thali of North India
Thali is a popular choice that informs the eating ritual across several states in India. The big round steel plate is lined peripherally with small [...]
Langar of the Sikhs
All visitors share holy offering in the form of a communal meal at the Sikh Gurudwara - this is called Langar. For the Sikh community, [...]
Mumma’s Potato Fry
I met Farah at Ministry of New, the beautiful oasis we both work out of. Recognising people's half-covered, masked faces has become a current challenge [...]
Sadhya of South India
‘Sadhya’ is the traditional meal of South India; meaning ‘banquet’ in Malayalam. Banana leaves are not easy to digest if eaten directly. But food served [...]
Winning The Battle Of Better Condiment
On Oct 28, 1986; the morning after the Boston Red Sox lost the World Series, Barry Levenson embarked on an unusual kind of personal therapy. [...]
Why Table Setting Is Important At Home
Overheard at home before meal time, "What's the fuss all about? It's just us eating, don't bother with it." Setting the table is so much [...]
Why Table Setting Is Important For Restaurants
British marketing tycoon David Ogilvy stated, "A well-run restaurant [...] takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service." The food was presented beautifully, [...]
Grandma’s Mango Chutney
You know how there's some things you see and they immediately remind you of somebody or a time or place in your life? I've always [...]