After absolute relaxation in the Himalayas for 4 days at the Ananda Spa, we arrived in Ahmedabad to a rocking thumping party with around 70 friends and family. As we pulled in to our driveway of our house in the outskirts of Ahmedabad, the party was in full swing. It was a precursor to Sanjana-Abhay’s […]
Food Highlights
Geranium, Copenhagen is the Best Restaurant in the World. Period.

For about 20 years, I have said the Bukhara in New Delhi is the best restaurant in the world. In fact, I have maintained that Bukhara is so good that there is no restaurant in even second or third place. That changed earlier this week in Copenhagen. Move over Bukhara because there is a new […]
The best ice cream in the world

It was an amazing day today. Binita and I went for a long walk with Missy all the way from our rented home through the main drag in Santa Barbara down to Shoreline Drive. We started early in the morning and walked and walked and walked. We had lunch at the Fishouse in the lovely […]
The best hummus in the world is in Lindos, Greece

Tower in Lindos Once again, the day started late for the family today. Coordinating 17 people including two small children is not trivial; especially when the night before includes games where everyone is drunk and drinking goes on well into the night. I have no recollection of what the games last night were called but […]
Sweet November in Nashville

We celebrated Sweet November in Nashville last night. The holiday season is here. It is bitter-sweet for me. I love the holidays, but I miss my Simi. It will be the first season without her in 14 years. Her stocking will hang on the fireplace. It will be stuffed by the time Christmas arrives. It […]