The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   P R S (Biki to friends)......

The menu for the Prime Minister's lunch

Preparations for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's formal sit-down lunch for 200 people on Thursday afternoon at the Darbar Hall atthe Taj Palace, in honour of US President George W Bush, are......

Chef Hemant Oberoi looks back on Taj Hotel's night of terror

Mumbai is people. If you don't like people you will misunderstand, even underestimate, Mumbai. It is impossible to understand Mumbai only through its economy, geography or demography. The 10......

The story of an accidental chef

Chennai is now home for Willi Wilson, for whom everything in life has been accidental, finds Shobha Warrier. Everything in Willi Wilson's life has been accidental; from becoming a chef after......

In-flight catering joins airline boom

With the aviation industry booming, in-flight caterers like Taj Sats Air Catering, Ambassador Sky Chef and Oberoi Flight Catering Services are expanding their operations like never before.The......

As lockdown eases, hotels ready with new 5-star drill

As several premium hotels such as ITC, Taj and Oberoi reopen after the lockdown in cities such as Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad, many changes have been made for the safety of guests and staff......

Five-star hotels line up special menus to beat Covid blues

These hotels are crafting menus that are not only high on health quotient, but also have food capable of improving the mood. In 2020, after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, several five-star......

The Oberoi in New Delhi is scaling luxury to new heights

The iconic hotel opens after Rs 6-billion revamp At noon, a speck of sunlight is piercing the hazy sky that has become symbolic of the Delhi winter.   An angular façade, intrinsic part......

Shahid Is A Bloody Daddy!

Sanya lost in thought... Radhika introduces her faithful companion... Nimrat spends time with... Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Kapoor/Instagram Shahid Kapoor announces his next film, Bloody......

PIX: Raveena, Hemant Oberoi remember 26/11

On November 26, Mumbai paid tribute to the martyrs and victims of the Mumbai terror attack. Last evening, Bollywood watched Hotel Mumbai, a movie inspired by the horrific events......

All about Hotel Mumbai

Cast: Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer, Suhail Nayyar, Amardeep Singh. Director: Anthony Maras. What it's about: The film focuses on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel on the night of......

Bank Chor Review: A drab circus of laughs and thrills

This brand of funny by the virtue of I-know-I-cracked-a-bad-joke doesn't quite tickle, says Sukanya Verma. The title alludes to an expletive in the tradition of Delhi Belly's DK Bose. It's not mere......