Grand Mercure's Flavours of Goa festival doesn't pretend to be Goa. It simply is. Chef Ashlyn Da Cruz brought her ancestral kitchen, her grinding stone, and generations of coastal wisdom to La Utsav. From Ros Omelette to charred Kingfish, this isn't approximation. It's the real thing. With three days left until February 22nd, hesitation costs you.
Summer drops demands updates, not holding back. Here are February arrivals worth nothing. YSL's couture makeup for India's creative set, vegan hampers from Mamash Organics, next-gen sunscreens from Pilgrim and Dot and Key, TRESemmé's Polyglutamic Acid breakthrough, Auriea London's addictive Marshmallow Crush, and Levi's 568 fits. More follows – scroll and share.
Zaveri Bros Diamonds & Gold founders Naresh and Sangeeta Chetan spent years searching for a diamond polisher who understood what Hearts and Arrows meant. Most had never heard of it. The cut, born in Japan in the 1980s, remains so rare that only select international stores carry it. But bringing the Hearts & Arrows collection to Bangalore wasn't just business for this Coimbatore-based house. It was personal. Read more...
Most designers worship heritage. Ashna Vaswani remakes it. Sixteen years flipping fabric rules: brides in denim, Khadi in couture, tribal embroidery meeting sharp-cut blazers. Her new Khadi collection doesn't bow to Gandhi's cloth. It makes it seductive, coveted, impossibly chic. She calls it KISS: Keeping It Simple and Stupid. In an exclusive conversation with Rajeev Mokashi, Ashna Vaswani talks about becoming both artist and CEO, Bollywood's grip on Indian fashion, and why Khadi finally deserves diamonds.
What happens when a distiller and a brewer swap barrels? India's first stout cask finish Single Malt whisky, apparently. Amrut and Geist didn't plan this – they stumbled into it. Six barrels, eleven months of maturation, and one gulkand note that made Ashok bottle it by hand. The first batch sold out before anyone could overthink it. Sometimes the best collaborations are accidents waiting to be terrific.
Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies across Bangalore this December proved that the city's hospitality scene doesn't merely celebrate; it performs. We witnessed Bengaluru's tallest 21-foot tree at Manyata, a 12-foot Yule Log Cake at Hebbal, a Tree of Peace adorned with wishes from Bollywood royalty, and artisan-crafted ornaments carrying 300 years of legacy. Seven destinations, seven unforgettable evenings of mulled wines, carol singers, and Santa arrivals that left us utterly enchanted. Tree lighting is only act two of our Christmas trilogy. The feasting season awaits. Stay tuned!