Is Amritsar-born Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna on the road to becoming cooking’s latest crossover star? A Cordon Bleu chef and executive chef at Junoon restaurant in New York, Mr. Khanna’s main inspiration stems from the mustard fields of Punjab.
Currently the co-host of cooking program MasterChef India 2, Mr. Khanna spoke to India Real [...]
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Q&A: Michelin-starred MasterChef...
Is Amritsar-born Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna on the road to becoming cooking’s latest crossover star? A Cordon Bleu chef and executive chef at Junoon restaurant in New York, Mr. Khanna’s main inspiration stems from the mustard fields of Punjab.
Currently the co-host of cooking program MasterChef India 2, Mr. Khanna spoke to India Real [...]
[Video] New York In a Stop-Motion Vid...
There are few things as trippy as the video below. Gothamist reports the stop-motion video was made “using a digital stills camera.” As you will see for yourself, the video starts off in Central Park and traipses across the city –taking the ferry at one point to create a stilted yet smooth mix of The Big A. Enjoy.
Drift fro [...]
Queens Day Laborers Draw Residents...
Day laborers gather at Hart Part, Queens for a hot breakfast given by a local soup kitchen. Residents are angry at the increasing crowds milling outside the park (Photo: Smriti Rao)
On any given day, you would find day worker Jose Manuel at Hart Park, 69th at 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights. The painter from Mexico comes to the park each morning [...]
Residents to city: Rezone Astoria now
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., left, and residents of Norwood Gardens protest the construction of two new apartment buildings in Astoria. PHOTO BY SMRITI RAO
At first glance, the empty lot at 36-88 36th St. in Astoria looks like any other construction site in the city. But the mere presence of this parcel in a quiet, leafy stretch of Astoria [...]
Funemployed? The Korean American Expe...
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the recession is “very likely over,” the Dow swaggers to the top of the 10,000 mark, and Obama is confident the worst is behind us.
So why does it still hurt so bad? If you are one of the millions in America looking for a job in this economy, it’s hard to believe the pundits.
“Employment is a lagging indicator, [...]
Paws For Thought: How To Be An Apartm...
French Bulldogs - Small, uncute, apartment friendly pooches
Astoria in Queens, New York, is more than just all Greek restaurants and beer gardens.
It is also, according to The New York Times, home to 32 French Bulldogs – one of the most totally non-cute dogs I have ever laid eyes on.
With their narrow hips, rabbit years and large head, [...]
Financial Crisis is Startup Boom Time
While we have been carping about the financial crisis, nerds of all hues and heights have gotten together to bust out their creative juices.
According to Wired, New York City’s tech scene has got a huge leg up due to Wall Street’s harakiri.
According to Wired, New York City’s tech scene has got a huge leg up due to Wall S [...]
[Video] Unemployed? Get Yourself a Fo...
![[Video] Unemployed? Get Yourself a Food Truck!](http://indiejourno.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/food_trucks_nyc1-300x245.jpg)
The way to a man's heart is through a food truck!
You can’t walk through midtown without the delish smells of chicken and rice forcing you to drop that ridiculous diet and scarf down platefuls of wonderful hot rice served with grilled chicken. It’s not some fancy restaurant we are talking about, but the ridonculously wonderf [...]
Korean Americans – A Weak Polit...
Kevin Kim, who won the Democratic Primary for New York City Council
On September 15, as the promise of autumn hung lightly in the air, New Yorkers headed into booths to cast their votes in the City Council primaries. What they saw on the ballot–among the Gleasons, Gregorys and Massons–the last names Kim, Choe and Jung.
Contes [...]
What Women Want
Trust The New Yorker to have an interesting article…but have the font so small on the website, you practically go blind trying to read it! The trouble was well worth the effort for this piece talking about what women want!
According to Michael Silverstein, a senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group, in Chicago: Women want to be Swe [...]