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Chaat, Chatting, Chowpatty 23 Apr 2013 | 07:52 pm
You can learn a lot about a nation’s psyche from its snacking habits, and Indian snacks are at once pure pleasure and a serious business. As we have suggested previously about mithai, just as any Indi...
Passing on the Craft – Two Interviews about Apprenticeships 15 Mar 2013 | 06:17 pm
It’s National Apprentices Week, and this Tuesday we were honoured to host a thank-you lunch Brighton City College had arranged for 50 young people on their apprenticeships programmes. Young chefs are...
Masala Chai: An Appreciation 19 Feb 2013 | 10:33 pm
India’s north-eastern state of Assam is the only place besides south-east China where tea is a native shrub. With its torrential monsoon rains and high humidity, it has the ideal climate for tea culti...
The Chilli Pickle Classical Choice Playlist 25 Jan 2013 | 11:15 pm
Indian classical music is made up of traditions and styles that have often been passed down from guru to disciple for thousands of years. We won’t pretend to sum up this vast genre: instead, ready for...
Cold Weather Survival: A Guide from the Roof of the World 18 Jan 2013 | 09:04 pm
With the snow falling, it’s not surprising that we’ve got Tibet on the mind at the Chilli Pickle. But there is a quite literally subterranean connection between India and Tibet: it’s the Indian tecton...
An Eclectic Christmas at the Chilli Pickle! 21 Dec 2012 | 10:19 pm
It may seem ironic that Christmas is informally known as budha din (big day) in India, considering that just over 2% of Indians are Christian. But this adds up to 23 million people, and many others jo...
Kodampuli: Kerala’s Seafood Secret 26 Sep 2012 | 06:09 pm
Our new Head Chef, Sundeep Bhagat, is something of a spice enthusiast. He arrived with a suitcase packed with fragrant favourites from all over India, and has had both kitchen brigade and service staf...
The Chilli Pickle Celebrates the Brighton and Hove Food Festival 2012 17 Sep 2012 | 06:11 pm
The Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival really shows how exciting and diverse the local food and drink offering is. Having started a decade ago to increase awareness of food from the Brighton ar...
Interview with Satinder Singh Rathore: Legends of Rajasthani Cuisine 12 Sep 2012 | 09:12 pm
Amongst the fiercely independent princely states that now comprise the Indian state of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer was one of the last to succumb to British influence. This is because it is one of the most i...
Song of the Moment: Jab Baadal Lahraya 3 Sep 2012 | 04:18 pm
It’s a cloudy Monday in Brighton, but let the soulful voice of Geeta Dutt lift your spirits. Born in East Bengal in 1930, she became a playback singer almost by accident when the magisterial composer ...
