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  • Dining

    January 19, 2011

    Junoon--the Fancy and the Beige

    Decent cooking but little spirit at an upscale Flatiron Indian restaurant

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    This Week in the Voice: Dan Choi, Bad Lieutenant

    ​Lt. Daniel Choi resembles so many other American soldiers in many, many ways: as a late 20s West Point grad who loves his country, a born-again Christian, as a soldier who's served two tours in Iraq, and as a soldier who's been kicked out of the military. But even that isn't the distinguishment t ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 27, 2010

    Sohna Punjab Shares the Fare of Five Rivers

    A Floral Park restaurant refines an Indian cuisine

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Robert Sietsema at Sohna Punjab Indian Restaurant & Bar; Sarah DiGregorio at Peels

    This week, in the Voice, Robert Sietsema enjoys top-notch versions of all your Punjabi favorites at Sohna Punjab Indian Restaurant & Bar. Sarah DiGregorio samples the "gussied-up regional American food" at Peels. Sam Sifton finds that Lambs Club reminds him of "the now-shopworn if still-beautiful S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Vikas Khanna: Good Diwali Eats, Where to Get Mithai, and the Best Ingredient You Probably Don't Know

    Chef Vikas Khanna​Yesterday, we brought you part one of a Q&A with chef Vikas Khanna, chatting about the dishes he'll offer at his new restaurant, Junoon, and what foods he misses from his childhood in the Punjab. Khanna juggles many projects, including a catering company, cookbooks, and makin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Posts of the Week

    Here we are at last, the latter part of a Friday afternoon. And so it is time to gaze wistfully over our shoulder at the week that was: In a two-part interview, Junoon's Vikas Khanna talked about good Diwali eats, dishes he'll serve at his new restaurant, and what foods he misses from his childhood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Vikas Khanna on his Soon-to-Open Junoon Restaurant, and Growing up in Amritsar

    Chef Vikas Khanna​Vikas Khanna has been busy of late working on a documentary about Sikhism called Holy Kitchens--the short film explores the Sikh tradition of Langar, which is a meal provided by temples which anyone, regardless of belief or social standing, can can attend. The chef also runs ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet

    Chef Vikas Khanna​Vikas Khanna has been busy of late working on a documentary about Sikhism called Holy Kitchens--the short film explores the Sikh tradition of Langar, which is a meal provided by temples which anyone, regardless of belief or social standing, can can attend. The chef also runs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    New Tamarind Tribeca Opens Monday with Pan-Indian Regional Dishes

    Tamarind pods​Tamarind Tribeca will open on Monday, with two levels, 175 seats, and a team of chefs rather than one executive chef. Although ordinary dishes like the dreaded chicken tikka masala make appearances, the menu is mainly composed of regional dishes from around India. Since upscale I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    New Sweet and Chat House Coming to Jackson Heights?

    Yes, please​ Ambala is city in the northern Indian state of Haryana, on the border of Punjab, but judging from the awning, this spot may serve some seriously multi-culti sweets and snacks. Situated on 37th Street at 72nd Street, the place has been under construction for several months now. It' ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 26, 2010

    BAMBOO BANGAS

    An almost-Indian wedding party in the poisson

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Strange Snacks of the World--Bread Pakora

    On Monday, we brought you Battle of the Dishes: Hole-in-the-Wall Samosa Smackdown. While Desi Deli Punjabi Dhaba's samosa did not reign supreme in that contest, we discovered a different, notable, diabolically delicious menu item at the tiny cabbie hangout: the bread pakora. We already know about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Undercover Homemade Channa Masala at a Health Food Shop

    Balance Life is a small, family-owned health food store/grocery in South Park Slope. The expensive groceries are not the reason to go here--instead, find a little hand-lettered sign on the refrigerator that reads "homemade Indian food." The exceedingly nice woman who owns the store comes from the Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Sikh Day Eats

    This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>

  • Film

    September 10, 2008

    Loins of Punjab Presents

    This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Convenience Store Gourmet

    This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Daily Flog: Hamdan and yeggs, bodegas, gay couplings, Putin's march through Georgia, food on fine China

    This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2008

    Clip Job: Wave of South Village Violence

    This is a PSA, calling your attention to Joey DiStefano's fantastic coverage of the Sikh Day parade and associated enormous buffet of free food to serve 50,000 in Madison Square Park. I really wish I could have been there myself to sample those roti and pakoras--although the heat and the large crowd ... More >>

  • News

    December 11, 2007

    Holding Pattern

    Another kind of 9/11 victim, Narinder Singh spent more than five years locked up for no crime at all

  • Dining

    July 3, 2007

    Lunch Box

    Fresh vegetarian cuisines at Curry Hill's newest spot

  • Art

    October 4, 2005

    Painter Ranbir Kaleka Dreams His Characters Into Action

    Fresh vegetarian cuisines at Curry Hill's newest spot

  • NYC Life

    July 1, 2003

    Listings

    Fresh vegetarian cuisines at Curry Hill's newest spot

  • News

    August 20, 2002

    A World Without Water

    Advocates Warn of Thirst and Turmoil for a Parched Planet

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    Nation

    Advocates Warn of Thirst and Turmoil for a Parched Planet

  • Art

    January 15, 2002

    Education

    Advocates Warn of Thirst and Turmoil for a Parched Planet

  • News

    September 18, 2001

    Keeping the Home Fires Burning

    How Immigrant Shopkeepers Teach Us to Act Naturally

  • News

    July 24, 2001

    On the Corner

    New York’s Undocumented Day Laborers Fight for Their Piece of the Big Apple

  • Film

    September 26, 2000

    Might of the Hunter

    New York’s Undocumented Day Laborers Fight for Their Piece of the Big Apple

  • News

    June 13, 2000

    A Girl's World

    Young Tackle Issues From Playing Fields To Sexual Atrocities

  • News

    May 18, 1999

    India Ink

    Transcontinental Tabloid Turmoil

  • News

    December 15, 1998

    Sikh and You Shall Find

    The American face of arranged marriage.

  • Film

    November 10, 1998

    Ardor in the Court

    Shekhar Kapur, Queen Maker

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