Writing

Select published articles.

Did a Flatbread Help End British Rule in India? — BBC Future 

The Hearth of the Matter: A Personal Reckoning with Ancestral Kitchens and the Way in Which we Occupy them — Himal Southasian

Why India Still Loves its Multi-Cuisine Restaurants — The Juggernaut

The Urban Resurgence of Offal   — The Juggernaut 

The Weight of Parsi Toddy — The Juggernaut

The Unlikely Resilience of the Calcutta Chop — Food52  

Indian Curry is Largely “Unmappable”—But This Writer Found Her Way Home Through One Recipe — Saveur

India’s Beautifully Bitter Foods — Saveur 

The Festive Parsi Pantry — Saveur   

The Legendary Story of Thangam Philip: Food Scientist, Nutritionist, Chef and Mentor — Food52

In Uzbekistan, the Last Remnants of an Ancient Civilization — Here Magazine

Looking for My Ancient Religion in Uzbekistan — Catapult

Looking for My Ancient Religion in Uzbekistan — Catapult

Best things to do in Uzbekistan, an unmissable gem of Central Asia — CNN Travel

India’s brilliant Bombay duck — BBC Travel

A new frontier in Bollywood — BBC Culture

Sign of the times: Mumbai’s typographical treasures — The Guardian

20 of the best food tours around the world — The Guardian

The Quiet Renaissance of India’s Community Cookbooks — Lithub

Tracing a Parsi trail through Gujarat — Condé Nast Traveller

The Paneer I Love Most, and the Small, Intrepid Community Who Makes It — Food 52

“Egg on Something” Is the Actual Name of This Parsi Dish — Food 52

The British Couldn’t Take India’s Heat, So They Imported Ice From New England — Gastro Obscura

Tasmania on the tongue — Live Mint

Foodprint: Wining, dining in Beer country — Live Mint

Cooking with the Time & Talents Club — Contingent Magazine

The Parsi Sweet Tooth — Life & Thyme

The Stray Dog and the City  — Stranger’s Guide

Bombay Chinese Food Sets Fusion on Fire — Plate

Mumbai’s Irani Cafe Breakfasts Will Get You Out of Bed — Extra Crispy

Essential Indian Street Food: Must-Try Dishes From Around the Country — Serious Eats

City Guide: Eating Out in Mumbai — Goya Journal

A Very Mary Poppins Christmas — Goya Journal

Bacon And Sausage To Soothe A Homesick Soul — Roads & Kingdoms

Walk, talk, eat Parsi — The Hindu

Winter Harvest — The Hindu

Love letter: To my dog — Asiaville News

The Food Writer As Double Agent — Paper Planes

The best places to eat Bhel Puri in Mumbai — Evening StandardR