Daily Archives: February 17, 2011

Northeast festival explores the role of literature in promoting peace

February 17, 2011 – 3:39 pm

by Rohini Haldea WHAT’S HAPPENING Can literature and culture mend rifts to put an end to age-old violence? Organisers of the recently held Culture of Peace: A Festival of the Northeast in New Delhi seem to think it’s possible. The event was organised by Zubaan, a publishing company focusing on writers from the Northeast and other violence-torn […]

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Arab street food is luring Chennaiites

February 17, 2011 – 3:33 pm

by Sajita Krishnan WHAT’S HAPPENING Gastronomes in Chennai hungering for exotic cuisines have never had it so good. From traditional idli-vada-dosa-sambar-chutney, Chennai’s restaurants are moving to authentic global cuisines. The newest kid on the block is Yalla Yalla (meaning ‘let’s go’ in Arabic) at GRT Chennai, featuring cuisines from the Middle East. The themed restaurant […]

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One World Night helps Mumbai’s expats connect

February 17, 2011 – 2:28 pm

by Rohini Haldea WHAT’S HAPPENING The expatriate crowd in Mumbai now has a cure for its homesickness. Shiro, a tony midtown nightclub, has launched its One World Expat Evenings. (MissMalini.com, 20 December 2010) Hosted on the first Thursday of every month, the evenings serve as a common ground for the city’s foreign residents to network […]

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Wordplay goes vernacular with a Hindi version of Scrabble

February 17, 2011 – 1:34 pm

by Rohini Haldea WHAT’S HAPPENING Scrabble in Hindi? It’s possible. MadRat Games, a company started by three IIT graduates, has launched Aksharit, an Indian-language version of Scrabble. While the basic rules mirror Scrabble, some gameplay mechanisms have been adapted to deal with the complexities of Indian languages like matras (vowels) and half letters. To get […]

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HARDLINERS COOL TO V-DAY IN INDIA

February 17, 2011 – 1:28 pm

by Sumaa Tekur Valentine’s Day in consumerist India has turned into one big party. Plain walls of hip cafés were decorated with blood-red heart-shaped balloons, and every table was occupied by smitten couples gazing into each other’s eyes as they dug into heart-shaped chocolate pastries or bright red strawberries floating on thick milkshakes. Every mall, […]

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Minnesota’s food banks cater to a growing immigrant population

February 17, 2011 – 11:48 am

by Lisa Parks WHAT’S HAPPENING Food banks are struggling to keep their shelves stocked. When catering to the tastes of immigrants, Minnesota’s food banks work especially hard to serve diverse food needs (TCDailyPlanet.net, 10 January 2011). The Emergency Foodshelf Network, located in New Hope, distributes the “African Pack,” which includes plantains, sardines and palm oil […]

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Fish leather helps fashionistas live the new sustainable luxury

February 17, 2011 – 11:44 am

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING Fish leather is showing up in bespoke shoes, handbags, purses and anywhere else that conscientious fashionistas want an unusual texture without endangering exotic animals. Designer Marianne Kooimans creates high-fashion, handcrafted shoes and accessories made from custom-dyed tilapia, perch and salmon leathers. At $425, her shoes are a one-of-a-kind purchase of […]

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Culinary life coach: Happy Kitchens holds novices’ hands

February 17, 2011 – 10:45 am

by Charlotte Beal WHAT’S HAPPENING Cooking classes tend to leave clients hanging out to dry along with the crusty pans once the session ends. Happy Kitchens, created by Iconoculture contributor Tory Davis, strives to be an ongoing coach in the game of eating well. The service begins with a sit-down interview about habits and goals, […]

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Roving Mammoth takes the food truck trend to the ski slopes

February 17, 2011 – 10:31 am

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING So you’re on one of the Mammoth Mountain ski runs. You’re hungry. You’re thirsty. Are you really gonna give up and head down the hill? Nahhhhh. Listen for the rumble of one of Roving Mammoth’s food snowcats, a slope-appropriate food truck tricked out for easy ski-up access. Roving Mammoth rolls […]

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HAPPY HEART DAY, SIENNA

February 17, 2011 – 10:26 am

by Stefania Revelli In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to share a relationship story. With a third child en route, I recently traded in my 2004 Toyota RAV4 for a pre-owned Sienna. Endless room, heated seats, built-in entertainment, bumper-to-bumper sensors, easy entry, alloy wheels — and yet I felt unmoored. Becoming a so-called minivan […]

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