
Making my first trip to the farmers market by Grand Army Plaza this year, I picked up some fresh mackerel from the fish stand. Mackerel is the type of fish you want to get as fresh as possible since it has a poor shelf life. Now I usually cook this very flavorful fish in a [...]

On my recent trip to India, we took a day trip down to Agra from Delhi renting a car and driver for under $100. It was my first time visiting Agra in over 10 years and it’s always a breath-taking experience. To see the Taj Mahal up close is truly an incredible experience that leaves [...]

Continued from Day 1. Day 2 10:30 PM The Spice Box offers a great introductory Indian cooking class (also featured in the Lonely Planet) where the cooking instructor, Shakti Singh, explains the basics of curries used in most Indian dishes in a very lively and amusing manner. He makes up for his grammatically incorrect English [...]

Udaipur is a beautiful little city tucked away in the southern parts of Rajasthan, India. This state is well known for its exquisite architecture, abundance of old forts and palaces, unique history and brilliant colors. The historical old city, often referred to as the City of Lakes due to the predominance of a few large [...]