The science behind the warm feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice
Does Pumpkin Spice have Pumpkin?
What’s the deal with this sensation that sweeps the world each year?
The Iconic Coffee & Donut Pairing
How did this classic pairing come to be?
Celebrating 80 years of the CHEMEX Coffeemaker
Eight decades of one of the most iconic & elegant coffee coffeemakers
Nerding over a plate of Khandvi
One of the trickiest dishes in Gujarati cuisine has lots of science in it
What’s an English Tea Party?
Picking up habits from watching too much Titanic & Downtown Abbey
Beer and the Legend of Ninkasi
Uncovering the origin and the tutelary Goddess of beer
Panichu – a Unique Gujarati Mango Pickle
A mango pickle made by fermenting baby mangoes in its own juices
Why is Earl Grey Tea called so?
How did one of England’s most famous teas derive its name?
Experiment: Effect of water temperature on the coffee cup
Notes from my coffee experiments
What is Kalpasi?
If there was an award for the most mysterious spice, Kalpasi would win it
How does coffee become instant coffee?
The story of processing coffee to make it ‘instant’
Howdia Estate x Blue Tokai Coffee
Trying this Washed Light Roast by Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
The Coffee-Cannabis connection
How does coffee affect our body, compared to how CBDs affect it
Why does food that looks pretty taste more delicious?
Ever wondered why those Masterchef dishes always felt so drool-worthy?
What are ice apples?
Those translucent sweet-ish fruits sure pack a punch
Do Fox Nuts come from foxes or lotuses?
Let’s talk about one of Goddess Laxmi’s favorite foods
A childhood among Malay Gooseberries
Smaller cousins of the amla, these star gooseberries were everybody’s partner-in-crime
Memories with fennel seeds
Plucking fennel seeds straight off the stalks and relishing them is fun!
The joy of growing your own vegetables
Being a plant parent can bring you so much joy!
Top 5 places to visit in India in March
March is about here, where can you travel in India to have an awesome holiday?
How did chocolates become a Valentine’s Day tradition?
When did chocolates become such a romantic gesture & inseparable part of V-Day?
Memories of a lazy lunch at Millets of Mewar
Been a while i dined here, but I remember every minute of it
Climate Change and Coffee – II
In conversation with Rohan Kuriyan from Balanoor Plantations
Climate Change and Coffee – I
In conversation with Navin Rajes from MSP Coffee
Liberica by Subko Coffee x Kerehaklu
Trying the anokhi liberica beans from Kerehaklu estate roasted by Subko Coffee Roasters
How is sourdough different from regular bread?
The craze that made sour dough one of the most searched ‘how-to’s in 2020
Things to do in Kovalam
What not to miss when you are in Kovalam, Kerala
What are peaberry coffee beans?
The myths and realities of the peaberry coffee beans
India’s own toy story
The wooden toys of Channapatna, Karnataka are an endangered art & a legacy to behold
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