What the Fork: Sweet Melon in Salad or Cold Soup is Best Hydrating Weapon This Summer, Writes Kunal Vijayakar

The city is hot, muggy and scorching. It’s literally like spending your afternoon in front of…

What the Fork: Kunal Vijaykar Explores the Elegance, Grandeur of Uttar Ki Biryani

When you imagine luxury and grandeur in food, it’s here in the north. Life itself was…

What the Fork: Kunal Vijayakar Treads on ‘Dangerously Volatile Ground’ to Explore Biryanis of the East

I am now trading on dangerously volatile ground. I am about to explore the Biryanis of…

What the Fork: Dum Technique, Spices Rule the Roost in Biryanis from South, Writes Kunal Vijayakar

The biryani is probably the most egalitarian food in India. From the wealthiest and most privileged…

What the Fork: Khichdi to Kesari Bhaat to Laddoos, Spring Flowers & Festivals are Here, Writes Kunal Vijayakar

As the month of February ends and winter cusps towards spring and harvest, as nature renews…

What The Fork: For Kunal Vijayakar, Bhel Puri and Not Vada Pav is Quintessential Mumbai Food

Food eggheads, vloggers, bloggers, journalists and reviewers often talk about the Vada Pav being the archetypal,…

What the fork: Pav bhaji industry is now the bread and butter of Mumbai bakery, writes Kunal Vijaykar

The bakery does not have a name. “Just keep driving on the Alibaug-Rewas road that takes…

What the Fork: Kunal Vijaykar immersed in Dhansak and other Parsi delicacies at The Rippon Club

Whether we’re condemning the latest architecture that’s been nestled on the city’s skyline, or lamenting the…

What the Fork: Foie Gras to Khema Kaleji, Kunal Vijaykar on the Fine Things in Life

There are certain foods that are banned in India, and I mean beyond the belligerent ban…

What the fork: India’s winter cuisine as rich as ghee, as bright as leafy greens, writes Kunal Vijaykar

Winter never comes in Mumbai, where I live, but in most parts of North India and…