Tag Archives: food

‘China can’t win a trade war; it will be massacred’

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with economist and fund manager Richard Duncan, on the prospects of a trade war, and its implications, was published in DNA edition dated November 29, 2010.) Venky Vembu In his first book, The Dollar Crisis, published in 2005, … Continue reading →

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Bunty and Bubli in Beijing and Bandra

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated June 23, 2010.) Venky Vembu The writer Mark Twain recommended travel as an antidote to “prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” Stirring out of one’s comfort zone and interacting with other cultures, he believed, … Continue reading →

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All the President’s cooks

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated June 4, 2010.) Venky Vembu There’s a story that’s told of a staunch Hindutva leader who, while once travelling abroad in the tireless service of the motherland, was seen to be heartily … Continue reading →

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Khana Sutra: Food-for-sex recipes

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Venky

(This article, about an Indian chef in Hong Kong who was offering lessons in ‘Khana Sutra’ – the art of aphrodisiac cooking – and rustling up steamy food-for-sex recipes, was published in DNA edition dated February 6, 2008, a week … Continue reading →

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The Mahatma and the masala dosa

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Venky

(This article, about a charity buffet organised by the Woodlands restaurant in Hong Kong on October 2 every year, which is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, was published in DNA edition dated October 2, 2006.) Venky Vembu An eat-all-you-can … Continue reading →

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