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  • Culture - Food - Weekly Features

    “Chef Arun; Wong” by Shruti Goel

    12 July 2026

    I lifted my maroon apron from the cold marble slab. Its golden embroidery curled into spelling my name, Arun; Wong. Most people stop at Arun.

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    “A Garlic Pedagogy” by Lina Krishnan

    21 June 2026

    A loud hissing sound came from the kitchen, followed by the most divine fragrance that filled the house.

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  • Culture - Food - Humour - Society - Weekly Features

    “For the Love of Pani Puri” and “Swearing: An Act in Nine Parts” by Aditi Surana

    21 June 2026

    This woman, who wasn’t local, wasn’t new to pani puri. She didn’t even have to taste all the flavours to know which ones she wanted.

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    Few Grains of Sesame

    5 October 2025

    Shobha Ramani — Excerpt: I had never viewed sesame through the lens of grief until that year.

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    In Salamanca, Spain

    31 August 2025

    Rafaela Kottou — Excerpt: Salamanca, Spain is where I had the best steak of my life. It was at a restaurant in the center of the city, which they call the Plaza Mayor.

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