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Thursday, August 11, 2022

North Indian Chicken Caesar Salad Made From Scratch Is Easy Favorite

Summary: North Indian Chicken Caesar Salad made from scratch is an easy favorite as an intended remind of a favorite salad eatery by NDTV Food's Somdatta Saha.

Somadatta Saha, NDTV assistant editor, self-described explorer of the unknown and favored foods reminiscer, presents Chicken Caesar Salad in a made-from-scratch recipe that is intentionally reminiscent of a favored Classic Caesar Salad from a favorite restaurant: Ricardo Nester @_Ricardo_Nester, via Twitter June 23, 2021

North Indian Chicken Caesar Salad made from scratch is an easy favorite that NDTV Food's favored foods reminiscer Somdatta Saha intends as an at-home reminder of a favorite salad eatery and as a fulfilling, wholesome meal whenever and wherever the pleasure of its consumption occurs.

Caesar Salad nears its 100th anniversary before the middle of the 21st century's third decade. Italian immigrant restauranteur Cesare "Caesar" Cardini (Feb. 24, 1896-Nov. 3, 1956) created his quickly classic salad in 1924 in his restaurant, Caesar's Restaurant, in cosmopolitan Tijuana in northwestern Mexico's Baja California state.

Chef Cesare's salad has garnered global popularity, both as its original recipe and as a plethora of non-vegetarian, vegan and vegetarian variations. Chicken Caesar Salad numbers among well-known non-vegetarian variations of the classic salad.

Somdatta Saha considers Caesar Salad's chicken variation in her June 23, 2021, post, "Watch: Make Classic Chicken Ceasar [sic] Salad At Home With This Easy Recipe," for NDTV Food, food portal for India news media company New Delhi Television (NDTV) Limited's digital channel, NDTV Convergence Limited. India's Covid-19 full and partial lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, respectively, inspired a switch from restaurant dining to home-cooked meals, explains NDTV Convergence's assistant editor. One of the lockdown's positive consequences concerns enforced experiments in at-home cooking, which have ". . . upgraded many of us from cooks to home chefs," she observes.

Enthusiastic home cooking motivates a "constant search" for at-home replication of favored dishes from favorite restaurants. Thus, a Chicken Caesar Salad recipe discovered during a search triggered an instant reminiscence of ". . . our favourite salad joint in town."

"For the unversed . . .," food appreciator Somdatta Saha briefly describes Chicken Caesar Salad's parent dish, Caesar Salad, as a "simple" mixture of "lettuce, croutons and dressing," to which proteins may be preferentially added.

Saha prepares her at-home, restaurant-style Chicken Caesar Salad from scratch, ". . . from bread croutons to salad dressing." Her easy recipe yields ". . . a wholesome meal anytime of the day."

One chicken breast tops the list of ingredients for home chef Somdatta's Chicken Caesar Salad. The recipe also itemizes 1 cup of lettuce leaves; 2 slices of bread; 1/2 cup of cream; 1/4 cup of grated cheese; 1 teaspoon of oil; 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder; 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic; 1 teaspoon of garlic powder; and salt, to taste.

Saha's Chicken Caesar Salad begins with preparing the chicken breast. A marinade of olive oil, black pepper powder, salt and garlic powder is rubbed onto the six- or seven-scored chicken breast. The marinade sits for an hour.

Making the salad's bread croutons requires two slices of bread. After removal of the crusty edges, the stacked slices are cut in thirds, in a lengthwise and widthwise crosshatch.

The 18 small bread cubes are brushed with oil. After baking at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) for 10 to 15 minutes, the golden bread cubes are set aside.

The marinated chicken breast is placed in a tawa (Hindi: तवा, tawa, "pan, griddle"), or grill pan. The chicken is turned while grilling to cook both of the sides well. After grilling, the chicken is shredded into strips.

For the salad's dressing, cream is added to a small bowl. Grated cheese is spooned onto the cream. Black pepper powder, salt and chopped garlic are sprinkled over the cheese. The dressing ingredients are mixed well in the bowl.

Placing chopped lettuce leaves in a salad bowl signals the assembly of all of Chicken Caesar Salad's ingredients. Bread croutons enter the salad after the addition of the grilled chicken strips. The recipe's creamy dressing is dropped on top. Two spoons are used to mix all ingredients together well. Then cheese is grated over the salad.

Home chef enthusiast Somdatta assesses her made-from-scratch, at-home, restaurant-style Chicken Caesar Salad: "And voila! A fulfilling bowl of chicken ceasar [sic] salad is ready for a fulfilling meal."

A wholesome, fulfilling, homemade meal-in-a-salad likely needs a beverage. As a member of the Caesar Salad family, Chicken Caesar Salad inherently encourages a profusion of variations and harmonizes with a plethora of pairings. Lassi, a popular desi (Hindi देसी, desī, "South Asian, national"; from Sanskrit देश, deśá, "country, kingdom, province"; Indian), yogurt-based beverage, quenches any thirsts accompanying homemade Chicken Caesar Salad, according to an April 14, 2020, tweet by Bell the Belly (@BellTheBelly), a Bhubaneswar, Odisha-based food review website created by food enthusiasts Coffee Bytes tabloid co-founder Arupa Ray Joshi, Jai Odisha and Coffee Bytes co-founder Rudra Narayan Samantaray and software engineer Arindam Choudhury.

Chicken Caesar Salad numbers among recipe searches conducted by Somdatta Saha for NDTV Food. Other searches include Cheese Chips and Stuffed Cheela.

Saha's search for cheese-loaded recipes uncovered Cheese Chips. In her July 22, 2022, post, "How To Make Cheese Chips For Ultimate Weekend Indulgence -- Recipe Inside," she details the easier of the recipe's two methods, suggests five pairings and wishes: "Have a cheesy and indulgent weekend, everyone!"

Saha's search for "quick, easy" dishes with "different unique variations" that eliminate breakfast skips led her to cheela (Hindi: चीला, cīlā), India's pancakes. In her July 22, 2022, post, "Quick Breakfast Recipes: How To Make Stuffed Cheela In 3 Minutes -- 2 Recipes Inside," she shares two recipes, Instant Palak Cheela and Paneer Stuffed Cheela, from food vlogger Parul Gupta's YouTube channel, Cook With Parul.

Chicken Caesar Salad pairs flavorfully with such beloved desi ("Indian") beverages as lassi: Bell the Belly, via Facebook April 14, 2020

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

This post is dedicated to the memory of our beloved blue-eyed brother, Charles, who guided the creation of the Met Opera and Astronomy posts on Earth and Space News. We memorialized our brother in "Our Beloved Blue-Eyed Brother, Charles, With Whom We Are Well Pleased," published on Earth and Space News on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, an anniversary of our beloved father's death.

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Somadatta Saha, NDTV assistant editor, self-described explorer of the unknown and favorite food reminiscer, presents Chicken Caesar Salad in a made-from-scratch recipe that is intentionally reminiscent of a favored Classic Caesar Salad from a favorite restaurant: Ricardo Nester @_Ricardo_Nester, via Twitter June 23, 2021, @ https://twitter.com/_Ricardo_Nester/status/1407883815385636866

NDTV Food, "How To Make Chicken Caesar Salad / Easy Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe Video," via YouTube June 20, 2021, @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybzNIF0BkNw

Chicken Caesar Salad pairs flavorfully with such beloved desi ("Indian") beverages as lassi: Bell the Belly, via Facebook April 14, 2020, @ https://www.facebook.com/bellthebelly/posts/1446325475550371/

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Assamese Chef Plavaneeta Borah "Pennes" Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Summary: Assamese Chef Plavaneeta Borah "pennes" Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad as a flavorsome, grain-themed, non-vegetarian variation of Classic Caesar Salad..

Assamese chef, culinary journalist and Assamese food pop-up host Plavaneeta Borah and Jamun chefs Uttarakhand-born Vinod Bisht and Goa-born Rahul "Picu" Gomes Pereira prepare for the Assamese Bhoj ("feast"), scheduled for Sunday brunch, June 16, 2019, at Jamun Restaurant, Lodhi Colony, south central New Delhi: Plavaneeta Borah, via Facebook June 10, 2019

Assamese Chef Plavaneeta Borah "pennes" her Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad as an appealing, flavorful dish that expands Classic Caesar Salad from an elegantly simple garden salad into an irresistibly hearty, non-vegetarian grain salad.

Caesar Salad endures as the culinary masterpiece of Italian immigrant restauranteur Cesare "Caesar" Cardini (Feb. 24, 1896-Nov. 3, 1956). The venue for Chef Cesare's inspired creation, which debuted in 1924, was his restaurant in northwestern Mexico. Caesar's Restaurant still operates in Baja California state's largest city, Tijuana.

Caesar Salad's culinary history reveals global popularity of the garden salad's original recipe and of a plethora of variations. Chef Cesare's salad continues to inspire vegan, non-vegetarian and vegetarian versions.

Assamese digital content strategist, marketing specialist, chef and food journalist Plavaneeta Borah's Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad explores the classic recipe's receptivity to creativity. Chef Plavaneeta's recipe classifies as a garden, grain, meat and pasta salad.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad's total cook time of 40 minutes breaks down to 10 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cook time. The recipe yields two servings. The recipe is graded as easy.

Chef Plavaneeta's Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad constructs the salad with two skinless chicken breasts, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of chopped garlic; olive oil for three slices of bread; 20 clean lettuce leaves (type of lettuce unspecified), 1 cup of boiled pasta, 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved, and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese shavings. The dressing calls for 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 tablespoon of vinegar and salt to taste.

The chicken breasts are rubbed with chopped garlic and olive oil and then are placed in a frying pan. During 10 minutes of pan-frying, they are turned to brown both sides. The pan is removed from the burner and set aside for 10 minutes of cooling. The cooled chicken breasts then are cubed.

The oven is preheated to 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit). During preheating, the bread slices are torn into small croutons and spread on a baking tray. Olive oil and any desired seasoning are added and then tossed lightly into the croutons. Baking time of 15 minutes goldens the croutons.

Deposit the mayonnaise, garlic, vinegar and salt into the dressing bowl. The dressing ingredients are whisked together.

The lettuce leaves are torn into rough, small portions into the salad bowl. The cooked penne, chicken cubes and halved cherry tomatoes are added and then tossed into the torn lettuce.

Nextly, the dressing is spooned into the salad bowl. The dressing and the salad are tossed well together. Chef Plavaneeta prompts about checking any seasonings.

The salad is topped with golden croutons. Parmesan cheese shavings garnish the salad.

Chef Plavaneeta's employer, New Delhi Television (NDTV) Limited, published Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad on the news media company's food portal, NDTV Food. Chef Plavaneeta describes her recipe as "a quick and easy lunch meal" that makes "all-time favourite Caesar Salad . . . more wholesome with penne pasta tossed [into] it."

Chef Plavaneeta's recipe also is available via Pakistan-based Zoya's YouTube channel, food recipes. Titled "Fast Food -- Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe / Chef: Plavaneeta Borah / Cook Time: 30 Minutes," the segment was uploaded July 9, 2017.

My family's Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad resembles Chef Plavaneeta's version. Our recipe further colorizes the salad by replacing the usually cream-yellow penne with such colorful varieties as spinach (green)- or tomato (red)-based penne.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad numbers among a plethora of appealing recipes in Chef Plavaneeta's culinary repertoire. Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad joins her penne-based recipes, such as Chorizo Penne Pasta in Tomato Sauce, and such chicken-themed salad recipes as Smoked Chicken, Whisky and Pearl Barley Salad.

Plavaneeta Borah's NDTV Food profile describes her as "a food writer by profession and an over enthusiastic cook by passion." She identifies her greatest joys as travel and new restaurant visits.

Chef Plavaneeta's education includes attendance at the Assam Valley School, a private, co-educational boarding school in Balipara, Sonitpur district, central Assam state, northeast India. She received her master's degree in Communications in 2011 at Christ College in Bengaluru (Bangalore), southeastern Karnataka state, southwest India. Her post-graduate degree in Digital Marketing and Communication was earned in 2020 from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore, central Maryland, northeastern United States.

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

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Whisky Samba @WhiskySamba. "An impeccable writer and passionate foodie, Plavaneeta Borah started an initiative 2 years ago to spread knowledge about Northeast Indian cuisine. She, along with her husband, Dishant Bhasin and her best friend Namrata Hazarika host Assamese Food pop-ups in Delhi to encourage people to discover the flavoursome food of Assam.She along with our Chef Vikramjit Roy have designed a special Sunday Assamese brunch to tickle your tastebuds with endless mimosas! What's not to like! On the 28th of April, 12pm-4pm at Whisky Samba, To book now, call : +91 9999566232 / +91 9811801682." Facebook. April 18, 2019.
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Thursday, June 30, 2022

Mumbai Chef Vicky Ratnani Exoticizes Tandoori Pineapple Caesar Salad

Summary: Mumbai Chef Vicky Ratnani exoticizes Tandoori Pineapple Caesar Salad with cherry tomatoes, a romaine-sorrel blend, pineapple slices and spiced yogurt.

Mumbai Chef Vicky Ratnani exoticizes Tandoori Pineapple Caesar Salad with cherry tomatoes and spiced yogurt-slathered pineapple slices on a colorful salad base of romaine lettuce and sorrel leaves.

Italian immigrant restauranteur Cesare "Caesar" Cardini (Feb. 24, 1896-Nov. 3, 1956) is credited with creating the now world-famous Caesar Salad. He introduced his salad in 1924 in his restaurant, Caesar's Restaurant, housed in Hotel Caesar in Tijuana, Baja California state, northwestern Mexico.

Apart from anchovy flecks in Worcestershire sauce, Caesar's salad premiered as a vegetarian salad. Caesar Salad's subsequent global popularity has inspired vegan, non-vegetarian and vegetarian variations of the original recipe.

Chef Vicky introduces Tandoori Pineapple Caesar Salad as ". . . one of my favorite. . ." The recipe represents trendy fusion cuisine, which fuses elements from diverse culinary traditions to create new recipes. Combining fresh fruits with tandoori masala yields a nuanced, desi (Sanskrit देश, deśá, "land, country") variation of Caesar Salad and expands tandoori masala beyond the marinade's traditional association with chicken. Tandoori masala (Hindi: मसाला, masālā, "spices") designates the yogurt-based spice blend used in the Indian subcontinent's traditional cooking with a tandoor (Hindi: तन्दूर, tandūr), a clay oven.

Chef Vicky's vegetarian recipe begins with pineapples. He places four slices in a bowl.

Then he sprinkles tandoori masala on top of the pineapple slices. He does not specify the blend of masala. Tandoori masala consists of a variety of spices. Its spice profile features coriander, cumin and turmeric as staples.

He adds chopped parsley and then chopped coriander. He next sprinkles salt and black pepper.

The spices need to be mixed into the pineapple slices. He coats the fruit with the spices by redistributing the slices and rubbing the fruit into the mixture.

He mixes yogurt into the spiced pineapple slices. Combining yogurt with spices validates the sauce as tandoori masala.

The next step calls for pan-searing the pineapple slices. He sets aside the fruit and squirts olive oil into a frying pan. He notes that the oil needs to be hot for the pineapple slices.

While the pan heats, he prepares the salad base. He combines torn romaine lettuce leaves with sorrel (Rumex acetosa) leaves. Chef Vicky expresses his affinity for using sorrel in salads because their red-veined leaves look "very, very pretty on the plate ."

He sets the salad aside and takes a momentary break to sip Fuze Tea. He explains that stocking the cooking area with "something refreshing" helps for cooling down in a hot kitchen.

The oil is sizzling, so he grips the pineapple slices with tongs for transport into the pan. He cautions against cooking the slices. Rather, the objective is to create a nice coating of the masala through quick searing. The seared pineapple slices then are set individually, via tongs, in a flat bowl.

The next step entails making the dressing. He spoons two large dollops of low-fat mayonnaise into the dressing bowl. He announces the dressing's fusion with other flavors. He half-fills the spoon twice with Dijon mustard. Then he sprinkles salt and black pepper. Next he adds finely chopped garlic, coriander and parsley.

Chef Vicky stirs the dressing well. Then he adds squirts of olive oil and red wine vinegar and stirs all ingredients well. He describes the dressing now as having "a lot of flavor" with "a very nice rich garlicky mustardy parsley" taste.

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

North Indian Chef Vicky Ratnani, who constructs his recipes with fresh ingredients, poses with onions at Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex, western Chennai, northeastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India: Vicky Ratnani, via Facebook March 13, 2021, @ https://www.facebook.com/chefvickyratnani/posts/3871657616216789/Bangalorean Chef Shazia Khan, first runner-up in the second season (Oct. 22, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012) of MasterChef India, conducts cooking demonstrations and culinary workshops, in person and via media, in her hometown and afar: Anjali Reddy J, CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shazia_Khan.jpg

Chef Vicky Ratnani, "How To Make Tandoori Pineapple Caesar's Salad / Vicky's World," via YouTube Dec. 27, 2015, @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kfM0OR0uoI

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Bangalorean Chef Shazia Khan Creams and Crisps Chicken Caesar Salad

Summary: Bangalorean Chef Shazia Khan creams and crisps Chicken Caesar Salad with a smooth dressing, boiled or pan-fried chicken nuggets and toasted croutons.

Bangalorean Chef Shazia Khan, first runner-up in the second season (Oct. 22, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012) of MasterChef India, conducts cooking demonstrations and culinary workshops, in person and via media, in her hometown and afar: Anjali Reddy J, CC BY SA 3.0 Unported, via Wikimedia Commons

Bangalorean Chef Shazia Khan creams and crisps Chicken Caesar Salad with a salad base of crunchy green leaf lettuce and iceberg lettuce, topped with boiled or pan-fried chicken breast nuggets and toasted croutons, and dressed with a smooth sauce.

Italian immigrant restauranteur Cesare "Caesar" Cardini (Feb. 24, 1896-Nov. 3, 1956) is credited with creating the phenomenally successful Caesar Salad. He introduced his appealing salad in 1924 at his restaurant, Caesar's Restaurant, in Tijuana, Baja California state, northwestern Mexico. In the almost 100 years since its introduction, Caesar Salad has established a confident presence in cuisines throughout the world. The classic recipe has inspired a plethora of variations, with vegan, non-vegetarian and vegetarian versions.

Chef Shazia begins her Chicken Caesar Salad recipe by placing four slices of bread into the toaster. While the bread toasts, she attends to the dressing. She deposits into the dressing bowl 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 3 tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon finely crushed black pepper powder, 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of grated or shredded Parmesan cheese and salt, to taste. The ingredients are whisked together smoothly.

The toasted bread is removed from the toaster. The toast is set aside to cool.

The dressing bowl is used for constructing the salad. Two lettuce varieties are placed on top of the dressing. First, 200 grams (1 cup) of rinsed and roughly torn green leaf lettuce are added, followed by several torn iceberg lettuce leaves. Chef Shazia next adds 100 grams (1/2 cup) of boiled chicken breast pieces, 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 boiled, cubed egg. She tears the toasted bread into bite-sized pieces for distribution across the salad. She mixes all ingredients of the salad into the dressing with two large tossing spoons.

The salad is ready for plating. Chef Shazia's Chicken Caesar Salad appeals as a creamy, crispy, crunchy recipe that features vegan and non-vegetarian components via vegan mayonnaise and boiled chicken breast nuggets, respectively.

Chez Shazia's salad repertoire extends beyond Chicken Caesar Salad. Her array of salad recipes includes Couscous Salad with Chickpeas and Red Beans, Crispy Potato Salad, Fig and Asparagus Salad, Italian Grilled Chicken Salad and Twice Cooked Baby Potato Salad.

In her article, "A Masterclass on Salads," published Sep. 11, 2016, in Bangalore Mirror, food writer Shivani Kagti describes Chef Shazia's Twice Cooked Baby Potato Salad recipe as "indulgent." The article references the recipe's description, in Chef Shazia's first cookbook, What's On the Menu (2016) as a "big hit" that is so kid-friendly that kids ". . . can never have enough of it," Chef Shazia explains.

Chicken Caesar Salad also numbers among chicken recipes in Chef Shazia's portfolio. Her lineup of chicken recipes include Chicken Cutlets, Chicken on the Go and Murgh Malai Kebabs (Creamy Chicken Kebabs).

Salma Shazia Fatima Khan participated in the second season of MasterChef India. The Mumbai-based, popular Indian Hindi-language competitive cooking reality show's second season was aired from Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, to its grand finale, New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. The season's three judges, Amritsar-born Vikas Khanna (born Nov. 14, 1971), New Delhi-born Kunal Kapur (born Sep. 18, 1979) and Lucknow-born Ajay Chopra (born Feb. 8, 1977) recognized Shimla-born Shipra Khanna (born Nov. 17, 1981) as the season's winner and Bengaluru-born Shazia Khan as first runner up.

Chef Shazia's first cookbook, What's on the Menu, was released by Noida, Uttar Pradesh-based Om Books International on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Food writer Shivani Kagti describes Chef Shazia's cookbook as a blend of "desi and international foods."

Modern and traditional desi (Sanskrit देश, deśá, "land, country") recipes inspire Chef Shazia's fusion repertoire. She describes modern Indian cooking as a fusion of international cuisines with Indian flavors in her interviews for Chennai-based journalist Anusha Surendran's "The Kitchen Wiz" (À la Carte, May 2013) and Bengaluru-based journalist Varsha Rao's "Experimenting in the kitchen" (Deccan Herald, March 18, 2017). Tandoori Chicken and Spinach Roulade, one of 90 recipes in her book, exemplifies her fusion-based style. She explains to Varsha Rao that the recipe begins ". . .by applying a tandoori chicken marinade on a chicken breast and then roll the chicken, just like the French do it."

Chef Shazia's other ventures include founding The Cooking Studio in October 2017 in her hometown in southwest India's Karnataka state. The Golden Eye Chef website describes the enterprise as "Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment . . ." The Cooking Studio's Facebook profile self-characterizes as ". . . a fun and interactive space to gather all culinary experts and students under one roof. We help you create memorable times by teaching you how to prepare memorable meals."

The Cooking Studio is located at No. 28, Pattalamma Temple Street, in Bangalore's Basavanagudi (basava, "bull"; gudi, "temple") neighborhood. The Basavangudi neighborhood is located in South Bangalore, in one of Bangalore's oldest neighborhoods. Bangalore (Bengaluru) is sited, at an elevation of over 3,000 feet (meters). Its elevation accounts for the year-round pleasant climate enjoyed by Karnataka state's cosmopolitan capital. Nicknames such as "Garden City," "IT Capital of India," "Science City," "Silicon Valley of India" and "Space City" honor Bangalore's achievements and attractions.

Perhaps the nickname of "Culinary City" may be added in the near future. Prestigious cooking schools, such as Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts, Bangalore Culinary Academy and Bangalore Culinary Institute by ASKIHMCA (ASK Institute of Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts), join Chef Shazia's The Cooking Studio in establishing Bangalore as a culinary center.

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Dedication

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