
Chef Sayed Alam of the Leela Palace explains the recipe of a healthy carrot cake. ...

11:15 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Jaipur: Actor Akshay Kumar, who will soon be seen in his action avatar in 'Rowdy Rathore', says he is totally focused on Bollywood for now and will not be able to devote time to the small screen. "I want to focus on Bollywood projects this year, so no small screen for me at least for the next one and a half-years. My upcoming projects are taking all my time," Akshay...

10:41 AM, May 27, 2012

CNN-IBN's Megha Mamgain presents some tasty and healthy eating tips. ...

01:01 PM, May 25, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: A few inmates of the Poojapura Central Prison in Thiruvanathapuram have been making their way into the community's hearts through their stomachs. They make chapattis and chicken curry and sell it to eager citizens for Rs 25. Superintendent of the Central Prison B Pradeep said, "This was started as a welfare program and was a great success. About 25,000 chapattis and 2,000 chicken curries are sold daily. And there...

10:46 AM, May 22, 2012

Small changes to our lifestyle and eating habits can make a huge difference to the waist line. ...

09:10 AM, Apr 27, 2012

New Delhi: Something is cooking in the country's largest paramilitary force CRPF! The proverb amply suits the about 2.5-lakh personnel force as more than 12,000 cooks in the forces' 200 battalions will be sent to train under the chefs of five-star hotels run by the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) to learn to prepare delicious and nutritious food for the jawans and officers of the paramilitary. An exclusive training centre--School...

01:24 PM, Apr 11, 2012

Washington: India's celebrated chef Sanjeev Kapoor was given a rare insight into the historic kitchen of the White House, which prepares the food for US President Barack Obama, his family and the large number of guests invited to the residence of the first family every day. Kapoor was not only given the tour of the historic kitchen, but also had an intensive discussion with the team of White House chefs...

11:04 AM, Apr 09, 2012

Madurai: Narayanan Krishnan, a former five star chef who left his job, to feed the homeless was CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2008 and went on to become a CNN Hero in 2010. It's been 10 years since the former five star chef decided to leave his promising career and dedicate his life to feeding the homeless. In 2008, Narayanan Krishnan was recognised as a Real Hero by CNN-IBN for his...

09:32 AM, Mar 28, 2012

London: The owner of a popular Indian eatery joint in Kent has bought an unusual vehicle to ferry his curries around the world - an Iraqi fighter jet. Rob Abdul, who owns Cafe Taj in Gravesend, Kent has started taking flying lessons. Abdul came up with the idea with a pilot friend, has earmarked about 35,000 pounds for buying and restoring the plane, which Abdul says is needed because his...

07:54 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Find out some of the delicious delicacies prepared at foreign-chef headed restaurants in New Delhi. ...

08:48 PM, Jan 21, 2012

New Delhi: It could not have been a better start in 2012 for Shipra Khanna from Shimla who Sunday night walked away with the title of 'MasterChef' in the second season of the cooking reality show 'MasterChef India'. The 29-year-old single mother beat Joseph Rozario from Siliguri and Salma Shazia Fathima from Bengaluru to win the show that started off with 12 contestants. The grand finale was telecast over Saturday...

10:37 AM, Jan 02, 2012

Gurgaon: A district court here Saturday restrained Star India Pvt Ltd from exhibiting and telecasting shows under the trademark 'Master Chef India 2' on Star Plus, and 'Master Chef Australia' and 'Master Chef USA' on Star World channel till further orders. The stay was granted on the suit filed by Wings Entertainment Ltd. Pankaj Yadav, advocate for Wings Entertainment, said that stay was granted by the Additional District Judge Vimal...

05:27 PM, Dec 25, 2011

New Delhi: The second season of competitive cooking game show MasterChef India kicked off this month with the conspicuous absence of actor Akshay Kumar, the host of the first season. It isn't a bad thing for the show that has tried to keep the essence of its international counterpart but has diluted much of their form and content. The second season is being judged and presented by Chefs Ajay Chopra,...

07:34 PM, Oct 31, 2011

Having hosted MasterChef India season 1, Chef Kunal Kapoor is not just a seasoned Chef, but a seasoned judge too. This time around, he says MasterChef India 2 will be bigger, better and bolder while obviously keeping the fun quotient intact. Working as Senior Sous Chef for The Leela Kempinski, Chef Kunal will be exploring new horizons along with the contestants while following his passion for cooking. He can't wait...

05:53 PM, Oct 20, 2011