Samar Halarnkar

Science fiction is like cooking, using fragments of alternate realities to create multiverses between flame and flavour, a form of mental transport and refuge from the grind of daily life

How fast, flavourful Chinese-style cooking around two sauces can be the secret glue of a weekday routine

From Mumbai’s finest steamed fish to a modest home oven, a case for cooking whole fish that is healthier, tastier and dramatically cheaper. Here’s a barramundi that feeds a family and rejects the tyranny of restaurant prices

New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Seafood for me is hearth and health: a nod to my seafaring ancestors, childhood memories, family traditions-and a reminder of cardiovascular glitches.

Cooking Iranian food while thinking of a jovial naval officer, a sword called ‘shamsheer', and a frigate that never made it home

Read this exciting story from Mint New Delhi May 09, 2026 issue. Any country that has a department of public service for eating deserves a visit.

In a country where the home ministry runs a department of public service for eating, and food is everywhere, the best meal is a quiet repast at a Vietnamese home

As Delhi battles the shock of the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, this INDIA TODAY investigation from 1997 underlines the pan-India problem of flouted fire safety

You may spend years teaching children things they appear not to learn. Then, one day, you find she has done her own learning

As Mexico's World Cup dream ends, a household in India finds solace in rhythm, passion and a bowl inspired by El Tri—a reminder that the beautiful game does not end after the final whistle