It was the Aug 15th weekend and this time we were headed to Bombay for a couple of days. I was looking forward to catching up with a friend & maybe my cousin as well. Laks, my cousin had just started college and was in Bombay, away from home for the 1st time as...
What is the 1st thing that pops into your head when you hear “Chettinad?” For me, it is the gorgeous huge houses, beautiful sarees with patterns unique to the region & of course the food. Chettinad Cuisine belongs to the Chettinad [Karaikudi town] area...
We don’t often think of routine as something worth celebrating. It feels mundane, almost dull – the same breakfast at the same table, the morning walk on the same road, the cup of tea brewed just the way you like it. And yet, there’s an unexpected tenderness in these...
A bunch of women who’d recently travelled together decided to catch up for lunch. Then came the discussion about where we wanted to meet, making sure it was mid-point for all of us, served alcohol and had decent to good food. We narrowed it down to a few options...
Ever since moving to Pune, I have been exploring cafes both in and around my locality and in other parts of the city as well.. the book I was a part of used to meet at a cafe in Koregaon park or in Baner depending on the people who came for the meeting. Thanks to this...
![The Chettiar Table, Savya Rasa, Pune [June 29 – July 13]](https://aartikrishnakumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_20230708_150449-1.jpg)
