During one of my many trips to Kochi, Aishwarya Maria Manjooran (read Manjoo) spoke to me a great deal about her ancestral property at Mavady. Her conversations held plenty of emotions, from stories of her father’s upbringing there to the number of times she had visited the house with her parents. I had drawn an …
When people talk about their passion, there is this light that radiates from their eyes which falls on the other. They get excited, twiddle, and can speak without a pause. As I write this , I can picturize how Joel spoke about his future plans of setting up a smokehouse in Kochi. 2 years later …
The transition from cutlet burgers and egg puffs to packets of biscuits were rather quick in my life. I was moved to live with my grandmother when I was 8 years old and was brought back to the city by the age of 10. My strongest memories of biscuit ‘reviewing’ are from that period. From …
Even though the lockdown was long overdue, it did take us all a while to accept the fact that we would be staying within the four walls of our home for 21 days. Looking on the brighter side, this can be those three weeks we get to do the things that were kept aside for …
The whole world is fighting the pandemic that is Covid-19 and it is utmost important that we all stay at home to protect ourselves, our family, the nation, and ultimately the humankind. Being in quarantine is difficult, let us be honest. It isn’t that colourful nor is it going to be easy on our mental …
Through this article, I would like to make it up to our dearest vazhayila (banana leaf) for all the times a few of my North Indian friends attempted eating out of it using a spoon. I apologise to you, I know it tore you apart! The feeling of devouring a neatly packed pothichoru during a …
