Setting the table with Namrata Mamak
Delhi-based event planner Namrata Mamak was at our garden studio for two days, flitting around our vegetable patch to set the scene for a lovely garden brunch, transforming our pantry…
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How to: Create an intimate party nook
No gathering feels intimate from the very start, you have to set the mood for it. Event planner Namrata Mamak suggests you find a cosy spot in your balcony or…
How to: Throw the ultimate garden brunch
When it comes to brunch (or any other meal, for that matter), it’s not just about what you serve, but how you serve it. Event planner Namrata Mamak shows us…
Frequent your local flower market
Whether you’re the sort of person who always has fresh flowers in your home or if it’s the sort of thing that you save for a special occasion, there are…
Cocktail club: The Michelada
Margarita, meet Michelada, because nothing says summer like a salted rim. There are endless variations on this classic tequila-based cocktail, but the original at the now-defunct La Bodega in Delhi’…
Making the perfect pesto
Alice Mirabel Helme and Ambika Seth, the directors at CAARA, firmly believe that pesto goes with just about anything (and we agree). They use it in warm panini, on layered…
Cocktail club: the full moon martini
When the moon is full, our glasses are too. Welcome to Nicobar’s Cocktail club, where we gather around the kitchen island to do what we do best: drink. There’s a…
Cocktail club: The Gondhoraj Margarita
We need no provocation to bust out a margarita, but this particular one heroes one of our favourite things, and that’s encouragement enough. Move over kaffir lime, the fragrance of…
Cocktail club: A guide to infusing gin
Though mixologists make it look acrobatic, infusing your own spirits can be a remarkably easy at-home activity. All a good gin infusion needs is a smidge of creativity, a large…
At the table with Copper & Cloves
A backpacking trip to India at the age of 21 was the first of Sarah Nicole Edward’s many visits to India. Months volunteering at a community project in Kerala were…