Snow Monkeys in Japan
"The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a highly intelligent species native to Japan. It is well known for its beet-red bottom and affinity for soaking in hot springs." In the news…
Tastemaker Julie Sahni
Julie Sahni is something of an anomaly in this age of celebrity – she is famous, but few in India, her land of birth, know of her. She was born Deepalakshmi Ranganathan Iyer, on…
Infinite Kitchen
Spyce Kitchen
In the summer of 2018, a fast-casual restaurant called Spyce opened in Boston’s Downtown Crossing. The eatery, powered by a robotic kitchen, was—fittingly enough—the brainchild of a team of young engineers from the Massachusetts Institute…
Quark
Quark, a boardless eatery at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, was an insider destination. Deep within the campus, flanked by hostels, the canteen would open late in the evening. As students, we went…
Point 5, Non Alcoholic Beer
Many health-conscious beer lovers, who have been looking for suds without the buzz, just haven't found the right brew. The problem is that alternatives, with less alcohol, don't taste like the real thing — not…
The Hospital Rooftop Farm
One evening during this summer of record high temperatures I went on a free public tour of a large farm right in the heart of our fair city. To reach this destination, I took the…