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Hungry State of Mind
Bombay sensibility, global appetite
Wed, 12 Aug
The Woman Who Poured First
Forty years ago, a Bombay bar was a room women walked past. Then Shatbhi Basu stepped behind the counter, and the counter never looked the same.
Bombay sensibility, global appetite.
Bhajiya stalls and ryokans in the same breath. Stories from Bombay, from India, from anywhere a bhukkad's curiosity lands.
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