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Mumbai Restaurants Must Disclose Cheese Analogue

FDA enforcement begins May 1 after industry deadline

1 min read 9 May 2026
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Maharashtra Mandates Cheese Analogue Menu Disclosure

Restaurants must declare fake paneer use from May 1

1 min read 9 May 2026
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Investigating how the generational street vendors offering iconic Mumbai sandwiches and chaat in the Fort and Nariman Point business districts are economically adapting to the sustained reduction in corporate lunch demand, spurred by hybrid work models, while simultaneously battling escalating ingredient costs, threatening the economic viability of their long-standing operations. — Fort and Nariman Point, Mumbai

The Lunch Hour That Stopped Coming

A Fort sandwich was built around a 1 pm rush that no longer exists. The cylinders cost three times what they did. The clerks work from home on Fridays. And the man with the butter knife is still showing up at 8 am.

7 min read 8 May 2026
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Konkan Alphonso Harvest Down 75% This Season

Unseasonal rains reshape Maharashtra's Alphonso season

1 min read 8 May 2026
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Four New Stars Crown Québec Culinary Scene

Michelin Guide Québec 2026 recognizes emerging talent alongside established excellence

1 min read 8 May 2026
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FSSAI Bans Fake Paneer Labeling Nationwide

Food regulator cracks down on cheese analogues sold as paneer

1 min read 8 May 2026
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Everhome Cafe Opens in Century-Old Bandra Bungalow

New spot brings rustic charm to Ranwar Village

1 min read 8 May 2026
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Investigating how Sindhi home chefs in Chembur are economically adapting their traditional monsoon comfort food menus to cope with fluctuating seasonal ingredient prices and changing consumer preferences, impacting the preservation of their culinary heritage. — Chembur, Mumbai

The Kadhi That Crossed a Border

A 75-year-old Sindhi cafe in Chembur. A vegetable price that doubled in May. A community that lost a country and kept the recipes. And what happens when the kokum gets expensive.

8 min read 7 May 2026
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Chowman Launches Mumbai's First Great Asian Festival

Month-long celebration spans six Asian cuisines at two locations

1 min read 7 May 2026
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Hyderabad Cracks Down on Food Adulteration

H-FAST warns dairy suppliers, bans loose oil sales

1 min read 7 May 2026
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Hong Kong's The Chairman Tops Asia's 50 Best

City makes history hosting prestigious restaurant awards for first time

1 min read 7 May 2026
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Flint Grill Café Opens at NCPA

Fire-focused dining arrives in Nariman Point's cultural hub

1 min read 7 May 2026
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A Mumbai bar story — a specific bar, a cocktail origin story, a bartender profile, a drinking neighbourhood, or a cocktail recipe. Write in Little Little voice: intimate, nocturnal, knows the city after dark. — Colaba, Mumbai

The License That Built Bombay's Night

A 1949 Prohibition Act that nobody really enforced. A lounge bar that opened the same year. A cafe that survived eleven bullets. And the small, stubborn rituals of drinking in a city that was never supposed to drink.

7 min read 6 May 2026
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Kolhapur Restaurants Hike Prices 20% Post-LPG Surge

Commercial cylinder costs jump Rs 993, forcing menu price increases

1 min read 6 May 2026
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Two Belgian Restaurants Earn Two Michelin Stars

Cuines 33 and The Jane lead Belgium's 2026 Michelin gains

1 min read 6 May 2026
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Chef Manish Mehrotra Opens Nisaba in Delhi

Indian Kitchen's former chef returns after two-year hiatus

1 min read 6 May 2026
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Thane's Iconic Mamledar Misal Building Transforms

70-year beloved food landmark makes room for Tehsil's modern chapter

1 min read 6 May 2026
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Investigating how Matunga's iconic, decades-old Udupi restaurants are economically struggling with escalating commercial property taxes and the generational shift in patronage towards modern quick-service restaurants, threatening their unique cultural role as affordable community dining spaces. — Matunga, Mumbai

The Dosa That Held the Line for Eighty Years

A coastal town in Karnataka. A famine in 1336. A property tax revision in 2025. And a sixty-rupee filter coffee in Matunga that is doing the work of three generations.

8 min read 5 May 2026
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Investigating how generational Bohri home chefs in Bhendi Bazaar are economically grappling with the rising costs of traditional, specialized ingredients and community-specific meat sourcing, while simultaneously adapting their renowned thali experience for a growing, diverse clientele, thereby impacting both their pricing strategy and the cultural authenticity of their culinary heritage. — Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai

The Thaal That Learned to Speak French

A 1,400-year-old eating tradition in Bhendi Bazaar. A wholesale inflation rate of 2.13 percent. A chicken sushi roll where the kheema samosa used to be. And a generation of cooks deciding what stays and what goes.

8 min read 5 May 2026
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Michelin Thai Restaurant Hed Expands to NYC

San Francisco's acclaimed Thai fine dining opens West Chelsea location

1 min read 5 May 2026
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