Comments on: Work in Progress

By: lindsay

lindsay — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:33:59 +0000

mmm… i like your site! i ended up here from beck’s and posh.

that’s really interesting about the drinking and socializing BEFORE eating! i always wondered why the extremely popular indian restaurant by my house is PACKED at 9 and 10 o’clock at night but when i go at 7 or 8 (which is what i consider to be dinnertime) it’s nearly empty.

By: supriya

supriya — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:09:59 +0000

oh my my…. this is a lovely site:) how did i miss this for this long!!! wow… beautiful pics, presentation….
cheers
supriya

By: Mallika

Mallika — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:36:11 +0000

So sorry guys, I got terribly drunk at two Bond parties on Thursday and couldn’t bear to think let alone write about alcohol yesterday. So this is still work in progress.

The consumer lovelies from my office come over for a live Indian cooking demo tomorrow so what better way to finalise my recommendations that to use them as guinea pigs?

Do pls drop by soon to check the results okay?

By: CookingChat

CookingChat — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:47:31 +0000

I know some people do say a red like syrah or zin, with a bit of spice, can match well with a curry or other spicy food. But for me, I like a crisp white like a sauvignon blanc, or one with a bit of sweetness like a riesling. In this posting, I suggest a riesling that went very well with a vindaloo dish I made.

http://cookingchat.blogspot.com/2006/11/ode-to-indian-food.html

By: Ashwini

Ashwini — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:14:29 +0000

I tried Sula wines in India and they were good. Chateau Indage is another up and coming winery.
You know pair wine with Indian food is a real dilemma. I have heard that the recently released book “What to drink with what you eat” by Andrew Dornenburg et al has some suggestions.
In my experience crisp beers go well with fish fry and kababs etc. Do share your observations.

By: Mallika

Mallika — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:07:05 +0000

Hi Amanda – I think you meant Sula is a brand. It’s funny you mention it, I know the family in India that owns the company really well. They are also based in Calcutta, where I’m from.

More later…

By: eyecandy photoblog

eyecandy photoblog — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:27:59 +0000

Shiraz or Syrah is a variety of grape not a brand

I prefer a strong Belgian beer like Duvel (www.duvel.be) with Indian curries.

By: Amanda B.

Amanda B. — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:25:24 +0000

Hi–

There is an Indian sommelier in San Francisco who swears by curries with Syrah, especially Sula, an Indian producer. Can you find that brand there? I’ve tried it, and with certain curries it actually stands up quite nicely. Sula also makes a good white, though the varietal is escaping me right now.

nice posts.

Amanda