This biryani tour began at 8 a.m. To celebrate Madras Day, The Hindu organised a day-long curated trail to highlight the unique varieties of this city favourite’s dish. For those of you who could not join us, here’s the list

Here’s a look at what’s in store in the city for upcoming festivals  

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world but how well do you know it?

Breadway in Visakhapatnam focuses on offering authentic flavours through artisanal breads and bakes

Kerala’s much-loved cookbook author, Annamma Mathew, more popularly known as Mrs K M Mathew’s culinary legacy comes alive in a new book

Both the farmers and the agriculture department are striving to get the GI tag for the coconut, locally called as Ayyampalayam Nettai

Meet the artists turning croissants, sadyas, burgers, and more into wearable miniatures

Chennai’s thriving mess culture is dominated by families that have made it their mission to serve good quality food at pocket-friendly rates for students and working professionals

From Burmese atho to crispy lamb bhel, Sonal Ved has documented India’s classic chaat and street food in her new book India Local, with recipes from chefs and home kitchens

The Navratri thali evolved in the 1970s, reflecting changing cultural trends and diversifying across India. Today, it’s adapting to urban dining preferences with restaurants offering inventive options

The bean-to-bar chocolate brand from Udaipur focuses on using indigenous Indian fruits and berries

The Ambur Canteen serves a variety of flavours that its founders grew up on, including recipes from their mothers, grandmothers and cooks

Grunge interiors, quirky graffiti and flavour-driven dishes are the highlights of Gresham Fernandes’s new popup, Bandra Born, in Mumbai

Housed in the Le Grande Hotel in Tashkent, the restaurant is a definite stopover for tourist groups from India and is popular for its Bollywood nights

Popular wedding caterers are setting up kitchens for Deepavali, enabling customers to try, buy and post traditional sweets. We travel to each festive outpost, sampling the coffee and ladoos

GVQ Time Cafe in Kochi, derives from the anti-café movement where customers pay for the time they spend there

Sales of organic vegetable is gradually picking up in the Nilgiris owing to the changing mindset of people towards healthy eating.

FSSAI ban on using newspapers to serve, wrap or store food has made many look for food-grade alternatives; affordability and rising cost is one of the key factors for food sellers using newspapers

In Kolkata, there’s always room for you at the Christmas party. And a slice of rich plum cake

The hampers will have handmade, homemade products made by the women entrepreneurs in Thiruvananthapuram

Located on the 10th floor in Egmore, and spread across 4,500 square feet, Irida Skky Lounge focusses on technique-driven dishes and cocktails

The Pizza ATM at Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake is popular for it’s ready-in-three-minutes pizza. Rohit Shekhar Sharma tells us how he built it, and why he wants to keep it running

The menus delve into different aspects of history — the heritage of a city, of a place, ingredients that have stood the test of time, and even, classic drinks

The menu, featuring 100 dishes, is a diverse mix of cuisines with dishes like spanakopita, Thai curry, muttai 65 and avakkai urulai

The Bombay Canteen, as part of its their annual Independence Day Daawat, has collaborated with Nature:re [Nature Rebalance], an RPG Foundation initiative to transforming Mahalaxmi’s Captain Namdev Lotankar Park into an ecologically-driven urban oasis.

Brewers have taken exception to the draft notification on it and demanded its withdrawal

The legendary wedding caterer Mountbatten Mani Iyer who was known for cooking memorable traditional wedding feasts passed away peacefully on September 22 in Chennai

Circars Bistro, Visakhapatnam’s newest American and continental dining space, offers a smorgasbord of offerings for the palate

Take the ‘Death Stairs’ if You Dare  The New York Times

1. STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US  The Associated Press
2. Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023  CDC
3. At Long Last, the Surge in S.T.I.s May Be Leveling Off  The New York Times
4. ‘Been a long time since I felt that way’: Sexually transmitted infection numbers provide new hope  POLITICO
5. There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing  CNN

1. Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from California  Spaceflight Now
2. SpaceX morning rocket launch in Cape Canaveral: What time is liftoff of Starlink satellites?  Florida Today
3. SpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video)  Space.com
4. Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches customer payloads, China to fly resupply mission to Tiangong  NASASpaceflight.com
5. SpaceX launches and lands Falcon 9 rocket deploying 24 Starlink satellites  KTLA Los Angeles

1. Last Supermoon Of 2024 Emerges This Week—Here’s What To Know About The ‘Beaver’ Moon  Forbes
2. November supermoon will rise this week, and here's why it's so special  NBC Chicago
3. The Next Full Moon Will Be the Last of Four Consecutive Supermoons  Science@NASA
4. Beaver Moon 2024: See the final 'supermoon' of the year rise next to the 'Seven Sisters'  Livescience.com
5. Be sure to catch this week's full supermoon, the last one for a year  MLive.com

1. Fantasy football rankings Week 11: Sleepers, projections, starts, Russell Wilson, Calvin Ridley and more - The Athletic  The New York Times
2. Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Quarterbacks For Fantasy Football Week 11  Sports Illustrated
3. Week 11 Waiver Wire: Top Pickups, Drops Likely Available After Reviewing Box Scores  Bleacher Report
4. Fantasy Football Week 11 Defense (DST) Rankings and Streamers  NBC Sports
5. Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 11  The Associated Press

1. Big Ten dominates latest College Football Playoff rankings  CNN
2. Oregon, Ohio St., Texas, Penn St. CFP top four  ESPN
3. College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia bumped out of bracket while Oregon, Ohio State hold steady at top  The Athletic
4. Georgia’s Omission From 12-Team CFP Projection Shows Strength of Schedule Is a Myth  Sports Illustrated
5. 12-team playoff is already BROKEN + Heisman contenders & pretenders | College Football Power Hour  Yahoo Sports

1. South Korean actor Song Jae-lim dead at 39  CNN
2. South Korean Actor Song Jae-rim Dies in His Seoul Apartment at 39  PEOPLE
3. Song Jae Rim death: South Korean actor's last Instagram post sparks concern among fans  The Economic Times
4. Tragic K-drama star Song Jae-lim's cryptic final Instagram post before his death as sister's funeral plans rev  Daily Mail
5. South Korean actor Song Jae Lim dead at 39  BBC.com

1. Liberty Media to spin off assets; CEO Greg Maffei to step down at year-end  CNBC
2. Charter Communications to Acquire John Malone’s Liberty Broadband in All-Stock Deal  Hollywood Reporter
3. Breaking: F1 owner CEO announces departure  Racingnews365.com
4. Charter Communications announces buyout deal for Liberty Broadband at terms above its previous proposal  MarketWatch
5. Greg Maffei to step down as CEO of F1 owner Liberty Media  Motorsport.com

1. Annual inflation rate hit 2.6% in October, meeting expectations  CNBC
2. Live: Analysis of US CPI Report for October  Bloomberg
3. Right before the election, inflation rose to 2.6 percent annual rate  The Washington Post
4. CPI Report: Live Updates on Inflation  The New York Times

1. Fact check: Amsterdam video doesn't show attack on Israelis  DW (English)
2. Opinion | A Worldwide ‘Jew Hunt’  The New York Times
3. Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans  ABC News
4. VIDEO: Tram set ablaze after violence erupted again in Amsterdam  CNN

1. IDF: ‘New Hezbollah targets’ reached in expanded south Lebanon ground operation  The Times of Israel
2. A new deterrence for Lebanon is needed to avoid a long war with Israel  Al Jazeera English
3. Lebanon awaits truce proposals after US envoy expresses hope  Reuters
4. Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: 'No cease-fire' in Lebanon, defense minister says  ABC News
5. While Israel Seeks Deal in Lebanon, IDF and Hezbollah Escalate Their Attacks  Haaretz

1. UPDATE: At least 2 people dead after massive factory explosion in Louisville  WHAS11.com
2. 2 people confirmed dead after large explosion in Louisville facility  WLKY Louisville
3. Video Investigation after explosion at Kentucky manufacturing plant kills 2  ABC News
4. 12 hospitalized, 2 in critical condition after workplace explosion in Clifton neighborhood  WAVE 3
5. Louisville explosion: 2 in critical condition, no fatalities  Courier Journal

1. US defense contractor to pay former Iraqi detainees $42 million for its role in torture at notorious Abu Ghraib prison  CNN
2. Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages  Al Jazeera English
3. US jury awards $42m to ex-detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib  BBC.com
4. How a Troy lawyer convinced U.S. jury to award $42 million to 3 Iraqi prisoners  Detroit Free Press
5. U.S. Jury Awards $42 Million to Iraqi Men Abused at Abu Ghraib  The New York Times

1. How will Donald Trump’s plans for education affect Chicago Public Schools?  Chicago Tribune
2. Trump pledged to close the Education Department. What would that mean?  The Washington Post
3. Could Donald Trump eliminate the Department of Education?  WCNC.com
4. So You Want To Abolish The Department Of Education? Here’s What You Need To Know.  Forbes