Fueled by curiosity and appetite, in this blog, I explore people, products, processes and perspectives that create the greatest culinary experiences. I am a cook -- I've been studying at the Culinary Institute of America since March!
How To Pick Someone Up Using Indian Food
IPP Petite Gateaux
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It’s a beautiful thing to walk through San Fransisco to meet an old friend and have your first coffee as the city’s still in slumber.
My final stop before culinary school in Hyde Park, New York.
@ Blue Bottle Coffee Co, Ferry Building Farmers Market, San Fransisco
Tamil Nadu has a great coffee culture. Thanks to coffee, I find that Chennai and Pondicherry are the only places on my travels through India where shops open before 9 AM.
Lucky for me, there is a coffee shop at every corner! The wet market in Pondi even has a delicious smelling coffee roaster, which reminds me of the Kuru Kahveci Mehmet Efendi store between the Tahtakale Markat and the Egyptian Bazaar in Istanbul. The smell infuses the entire block with the best smell in the world. I love food markets. I love food markets with coffee roasters even more.
Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India
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The puttu here is made of mung beans and jaggery. When beans are used in halvas such as this, the texture remains slightly grainy but it makes a satisfying post-work-out dessert. I find it fun that the puttu was molded in the cups that they serve coffee in!
Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India
Finding a greek salad, a perfect croissant, and perfect baguettes in Pondicherry is a delight! Enjoying a coffee eclair and a strong latte to polish it off just throws you off a little bit… Alright back to where I left off tomorrow… Indian food it is!
Baker Street
Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India
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Celebtrating the apocalypse with a lucky double-yolked fried egg, a Turkish coffee latte, strawberries and clotted cream with carob molasses
I don’t think I really miss anything in Istanbul. It would be nice, though, to have good radio (i.e. NPR) with breakfast, good espresso from Little Amps for lunch, and good ales with dinner.
