lifestyle

“We cannot afford not to be here”

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

Only five out of 50 luxury Indian hotels passed the quality audit of acclaimed hospitality association Relais & Châteaux. Announcing the India launch of Relais & Châteaux, Jaume Tapies, international president, and Jacques-Olivier Chauvin, CEO, spoke to Open on why India is uppermost on their minds.

Ice Cream versus Gelato

Akshay Sawai

Ice cream now has a rival that is modern, lighter and warmer. There is a battle on for your affection.

About a Child Gold Smuggler

Manju Sara Rajan

As the price of gold hovers around record numbers, memories of another time when you, like Susan, were probably a gold smuggler.

Draw Yourself out over Drunch

Kabeer Sharma

It’s not lunch, it’s not brunch—it’s drunch. When you’re free and feel like stretching your drinks over good conversation and food for hours on end.

Buckwheat Noodles with Nori Seaweed

Ninad D. Sheth

If you think vegetarian food is about paneer and dal, you’re from another age. It’s now haute cuisine, costs a bomb, and comes from the most unlikely of food cultures. Welcome to the new pinnacle of luxury.

Zen by the Mandovi

Sudeep Chakravarti

One Goa port-soaked afternoon, I signed up for karate lessons and my daughter sniggered. A year later, as I scales walls Crouching Tiger style to save stranded cats, I’m the ‘cool’ dad.

Ultimately It’s Black

Kabeer Sharma

Faced with too many common folk clogging everything up, the social networking site Facebook went exclusive with a snazzy new version—only by invitation.