Strasbourg, France

What to do and where to eat in Strasbourg – A city guide If you’re thinking of a trip to France, and have already visited Paris, go to Strasbourg. Arjun & I just returned from a little summer holiday in Strasbourg. Like every destination we’ve picked before, this trip was planned for the sole purpose […]
12 years ago

Apricot and Rosemary Crumble

I have found my dessert fix for the summer – an apricot and rosemary crumble that is dolloped with heaping spoonfuls of maple cream. I first made it a last week when we had friends over for dinner. Ever since, I’ve made it twice more, and am on my way to make it again right […]
12 years ago

Moules en Papillote

Many months ago, I was a stagiaire at a fantastic little restaurant in Paris. The food was classical,  and the kitchen packed with copper ware. I helped on the line with the appetizers and desserts  for lunch. Before service , I did the mise-en-place  which entailed cleaning squids, battling live scallops and chopping things into perfectly […]
12 years ago

Brioche Parisienne

I’ve been fascinated by brioche even before I really knew what it was. I think it was the unusual shape of a brioche à tête that charmed me at first. It wasn’t until I moved to France more than 2 years ago that I got a taste of the real brioche Parisienne. My first brioche was from […]
12 years ago

Lavender Milk Cake

I bring to you this cake as a good reminder of how lovely and versatile the milk cake can be. It’s soft as a pillow and moist and buttery. When it’s baking, the house is filled with the fragrance of summery lavender that’s just coming into bloom. To make the lavender milk cake, I rubbed […]
12 years ago

Breakfast Scones

I like Thursday mornings because that’s the day I get to have breakfast with Arjun after a week  of rushing out of the house at 7AM. I take the time to make a lovely little breakfast for us as we sit at the table and slather whatever we’re eating with butter and watch the boats […]
12 years ago

Meeting Pierre Hermé + Chocolate Macarons

I met my culinary hero. Live, in the flesh. I took a photo with him and he signed my book! I do look up to loads of chefs, and even stalk some of them (which may or may not have to do with their good looks), but when it comes to Pierre Hermé, it’s undying […]
12 years ago

Recent Favourites

Read 10 Commandments of Pierre Herme (French) Cooking Family-Style With Chef Greg Marchand The 15 Year Old Chef How Iñaki Aizpitarte Does Lunch at Home – his restaurant, Le Chateaubriand, is where I’ve had one of my most memorable meals in Paris. I remember when I walked out of the restaurant, and thanked him for the […]
12 years ago

Bay Leaf Milk Cake

I’m pretty good at detecting flavours in recipe. I’m even proud of it. But when it comes to identifying bay leaf, I’m foxed. I can’t seem to distinguish the subtle aroma that everyone else can. Even at school, when we made a bouquet garni of thyme and bay leaf rolled up in leek leaves and […]
12 years ago

When is the next baking class?

Thank you everyone for your overwhelming response to the baking classes in Mumbai (as always!) I had so much fun teaching some of my favourite recipes and sharing tips and tricks. I was so happy to see many of you come back year after year, and was delighted to learn from so many of you […]
12 years ago

Mumbai: The Purple Foodie Baking Classes 2014

You have visited the page for an old baking class. To be notified of new baking classes, in India and around the world, enter your name and email at PurpleFoodie Baking Classes. Hello Everyone! I am happy to say that I’m back home in Bombay for a short trip and I’m going to be conducting […]
12 years ago

I Made Croissants! (and other breads)

I’m spoiled for good things in Paris with boulangeries on either side of my building, but a train ride across the Channel changes things quite drastically. Battling Paris withdrawals I’ve been investing most of my free time in recreating the goût of boulangeries, and while I think I’m almost there with my breads, my first […]
12 years ago