Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, marks the Hindu new year, and is celebrated with great ceremony among Houston's large South Asian community, with the lighting of candles and sparklers, ...

There’s something magical about Diwali. Long before you make rangolis and decorate your home with diyas and fairy lights, the Indian kitchens come alive. Filled with the fragrance of ghee and sugar, ...

Younger South Asian cooks are riffing on these classics, turning them into cookies, pies and ice cream, and (gasp!) adding salt. By Priya Krishna The brightly hued sweets at a mithai shop — ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Diwali is the season of gifting and receiving. And now, even as the festive hangover rages on in full force, those boxes of mithai and dried fruit staring you in the face present the formidable choice ...

How do you see Indian/South Asian restaurants in New York right now, and how do you think the scene will evolve in the next several years? I am extremely proud of our new generations of chefs, by ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is a time for joy, celebration, and family gatherings. This vibrant festival, however, often revolves around sweets, rich feasts, and treats that ...

Around 2,500 years ago, someone in India had the inspired, world-changing idea to extract granulated sugar from sugarcane juice, thereby creating joy. True, it was not the most long-lasting sort of ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is India's grandest and most important holiday of the year. Much like Christmas is to Christians, Diwali holds great importance to Hindus and other faiths, as it honors ...