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Bachchan�s Birthday Banquet
As a special treat for his birthday, UpperCrust assisted JAYA BACHCHAN in hosting dinner at China Garden for AMITABH. MARK MANUEL reports from the banquet table.

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Haven Of Life
ON an exclusive beachside setting in Thailand's royal resort of Hua-Hin, the philosophy of Chiva-Som is embodied in the hospitable Thais who, in line with Buddhist teaching, value reflective social grace and understand the merits of a more relaxed approach to life.

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Oh, Calcutta!
GASTRONOMICALLY, that really ought to read, "Wow Calcutta!", for there is so much to be pleasantly surprised about the cuisine of The City of Joy, that even a simple dining experience there can be a celebration.

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Fisherman's Cove
ONE thing I can tell you with authority about Fisherman's Cove in Chennai. The tide's definitely turned at this leisure beach resort since the time I was last there in the late 1970s.




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'tis the season
The Forbidden Fruit!
Tis the season for the forbidden fruit. Red, luscious, juicy apples with shiny red or green skins and firm white flesh, considered the most perfect fruit in the world.

eating out
Riding On A Food High
BUSYBEE offers a hot tip for the Bombay Racecourse. Go to Gallops for the best Continental food in town. You don't have to be a racegoer, or own a horse, anybody can dine at Gallops... and everybody should.

cooking for uppercrust
Come Into My Kitchen
Usha Uthup, the Indian singer with the international voice, is a veteran junk food eater, discovers SANDY ARCHER. And a great cook of 18 Tamil-Kerala-Bengali-Parsi recipes.






Mukesh Ambani
Feedback
Mukesh Ambani, vice-chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.

Vithal Kamat
The Idli-Sambar King
I�ve never sat at the cash counters of any of my restaurants, because my father always believed the owner�s place was in the kitchen.

SUNITA KUMAR
The Savvy Hostess
Sunita paints, and she's done a beautifully expressive series on Mother Teresa recently.

Sohrab Chinoy...
Say Cheese!
�Technically, I am not supposed to call my cheeses Emental and Gouda and what not, because these are patented names.





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