Anvar Alikhan

Dawns Over Petersburg

Jun 22, 2016 Anvar Alikhan

A run through the enlightened despots who ruled the Russian empire

Man Who Stayed In The Cold

Mar 10, 2016 Anvar Alikhan

A complex, ambiguous world where the laws of gravity work slightly differently

Goa Restaurant: Thalassa

Jan 18, 2016 Anvar Alikhan

Serves the best Greek meal east of Mykonos.

Thinking Global, Eating Local

Nov 09, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Tapri’s USP is its surprisingly extensive chai menu, covering over 40 different varieties

Slurping And Schlooping

Sep 21, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Good old spaghetti is probably one of the most sensory and pleasurable eating experiences in any culinary...

Macau Diary

Aug 24, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Almost every Las Vegas company has built a casino in Macau—swankier than the original—and their earnings...

In A Lagan Nu Custard

Jul 27, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

This is a place designed for only one thing, and that is the serious enjoyment of food.

“Help, The Termites Are Spreading”

Jun 29, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

The grotesque, the barbaric and the kiss of death.

In Amitav’s Thriving World

Jun 29, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Kim Ling’s food is reminiscent of the theme of Ghosh's Ibis trilogy, being a cultural collision of Chinese...

Stagecraft Was One Job

Jun 22, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

How an abrasive genius wisened up, learnt to respect talent and lead a creative cohort towards great things

The Irresistible Rise Of The How To

May 04, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

A rehashing of top CEO profiles leads up to the pieces de resistance: inspiring quotes

A PP Meal For Our Ex-Ed

Apr 20, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Vinod Mehta was a champion of small, unpretentious, bullshit-free eating joints...

Multi-Cuisine A La Mode

Mar 23, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Johnathan's Kitchen is essentially what used to be called a 'multi-cuisine' restaurant, except that they do...

A Glitazar In The Sky

Feb 23, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Harvard Diary

Jan 26, 2015 Anvar Alikhan

Harvard was founded in 1636, while Galileo was still alive, and academia believed the sun revolved around the...

A Cantata For Cantare

Dec 22, 2014 Anvar Alikhan

A charming joint housed in an old Portuguese-style home, down the lane from where artist F.N. Souza once...

In Defence Of Completeness

Sep 29, 2014 Anvar Alikhan

A talented Bangladeshi mathematician’s incredible sad story includes, as in Sebald and Eco, many worlds

SMS Audacious

Sep 22, 2014 Anvar Alikhan

In 1914, a lone German warship spread terror and bombed Madras

Last Man In The Tower

Sep 01, 2014 Anvar Alikhan

A scholarly investigation into the top-sec­ret visit of Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s second-in-command, to...

Pilgrimage To Triplicane

Jul 07, 2014 Anvar Alikhan

The ‘Crown of South India’ is a sprawling two-storey maze of eating and cooking spaces, wafting the...