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Heena Khandelwal
Heena Khandelwal is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express, Mumbai. She covers a wide range of subjects from relationship and gender to theatre and food. To get in touch, write to heena.khandelwal@expressindia.com
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Around Town: With 8ish, Rachel Goenka gives SoBo a cocktail bar it didn’t know it needed
November 29, 2025 13:49 IST
‘8ish was about building a warm, inviting, friendly neighbourhood cocktail bar. Cocktail bars don’t have to be super fancy or pretentious. They can be neighbourhood spaces too, the kind you drop by three or four times a week for your favourite drink’.
Sat, Nov 29, 2025
From Bandra to Tokyo: The making of Chef Lakhan Jethani and Mizu IzakayaSubscriber Only
November 22, 2025 14:02 IST
How a Bandra boy’s love for food, anime and technique created one of Mumbai’s most influential Japanese kitchens.
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Around Town: Inside ‘Malgudi’, Shankar Mahadevan’s vegetarian South Indian all-day resto-cafe with its own Kaapi programme
November 22, 2025 13:20 IST
Combining scale with soul, Shankar Mahadevan and his friend K S Ramakrishnan launched Malgudi in Borivali with a vision to make it the “global benchmark for modern South Indian dining culture”.
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
From Le15 to Literature: Pastry chef Pooja Dhingra launches her first children’s book
November 16, 2025 08:28 IST
Pastry chef Pooja Dhingra turns to fiction and for the first time, writes for children, folding in butter and sugar and dreams, as she talks about her journey
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Around Town: How Rs 20 from his guru helped Mohammed Yaseen Shaikh build Bademiya, now a 79-year-old SoBo kebab landmark satiating Mumbai’s late-night hungerSubscriber Only
November 15, 2025 12:29 IST
Bademiya was established in 1946 by Mohammed Yaseen Shaikh. Bademiya’s kebabs have been savoured by cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, actors Kapil Sharma, Kartik Aryan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vicky Kaushal, and Aditya Roy Kapur, comedian Zakir Khan, among many others.
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Around Town: How a canteenwala at Mumbai’s Grant Road joined hands with Kamats to start Churchgate’s favourite thali spot
November 08, 2025 13:25 IST
Mumbai Churchgate Samrat restaurant, Samrat Mumbai thali legacy: From a small railway canteen to a dining landmark in Mumbai, the Guptas have continued to serve customers over the decades, building a lasting legacy.
Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Chef at Home: ‘Accidental chef’ Hemant Oberoi on relishing dhaba meals and crafting finest tables for Ambanis, Bachchans, GodrejsSubscriber Only
November 08, 2025 07:00 IST
At just 19, Oberoi joined The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, as a trainee, earning Rs 150 a month. By 31, he was an executive chef
Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Art Deco Alive! a festival celebrating centenary anniversary of Mumbai’s Art Deco heritage
November 06, 2025 22:11 IST
Marking a century of the Art Deco movement, ‘Art Deco Alive!’, a cultural collaboration between Mumbai and Miami, opened in Mumbai with exhibitions, walking tours, and talks celebrating the city’s rich Deco heritage.
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Does Si Nonna’s serve India’s best Neapolitan pizza? The pizzeria just earned Italy’s coveted AVPN certification — here’s what it means
November 03, 2025 13:12 IST
Founded in Naples in 1984, AVPN’s mission is simple: to ensure that “la vera pizza napoletana”, the real Neapolitan pizza, stays faithful to centuries-old tradition.
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
Around Town: How a small sandwich stall started by a paanwala’s son in 1986 turned into a 20-outlet QSR chainSubscriber Only
November 01, 2025 10:45 IST
At 19, Om Prakash Sharma joined his father’s small paan business, but his heart was far from content. Years later, seeing a sandwich counter at Masjid Bunder inspired him to start his own, and the rest is history.
Sun, Nov 02, 2025
Heading to Enrique Iglesias’ Mumbai Concert? From parking scene to list of prohibited items, here’s all you need to knowSubscriber Only
October 29, 2025 12:11 IST
The global pop star, best known for chart-toppers like Hero, Bailamos, Escape and Addicted, landed at Kalina Airport yesterday and will perform at MMRDA Grounds, BKC, on October 29 and 30
Wed, Oct 29, 2025
Around Town: How a US-returned Parsi techie’s craving for good coffee gave Mumbai its Kala Ghoda Cafe, now a hub for artists, writers, and touristsSubscriber Only
October 25, 2025 14:21 IST
Kala Ghoda Cafe was opened in 2009 as part of a personal desire of Farhad Bomanjee, a mechanical engineer who had worked across the US and Europe before returning to Mumbai to join his family business.
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
‘Kuch khaas hai hum sabhi mein,’ was his very essence: Ad world remembers legend Piyush PandeySubscriber Only
October 25, 2025 11:26 IST
From Rahul da Cunha, the man behind the Amul campaign, to Hephzibah Pathak, executive chairperson, Ogilvy India, to veteran ad professional K V Sridhar, fondly known as ‘Pops’, prominent figures in the advertising industry recall their association with Piyush Pandey, who passed away on Friday.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Prasoon Joshi remembers Piyush Pandey: ‘He was proud of who he was and wore it like a medal. He never pretended’Subscriber Only
October 25, 2025 10:30 IST
Legendary adman Piyush Pandey breathed his last on Friday. Lyricist Prasoon Joshi reminisced about the warmth Pandey brought into every interaction, his way of twisting words, playing with phrases, and making people laugh when they least expected.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Piyush Pandey, ad legend who wrote ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’, passes away; PM pays tributeSubscriber Only
October 24, 2025 13:29 IST
Advertising legend Piyush Pandey’s iconic campaigns for Cadbury Dairy Milk, Fevicol and Vodafone have become a part of India’s pop culture.
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Maharashtra needs 1,100 food safety officers but has only 130 on field, 194 in training; impossible to inspect every eatery: FDA CommissionerSubscriber Only
October 19, 2025 18:04 IST
Rajesh J Narvekar says Maharashtra FDA has been training street vendors and women’s self-help groups for the last few years.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Around Town: How a Class 7 dropout established Thane’s mithai empire Prashant Corner, now selling ‘Suvarna Mithai’ at Rs 50,000 a kiloSubscriber Only
October 18, 2025 11:26 IST
Inspired by Balasaheb’s ideology, Prashant Sakpal started a tapri, sold milk door to door before establishing Prashant Corner, now a mithai empire in Thane. Their most expensive mithai is ‘Suvarna Mithai’ topped with 24-carat gold leaves.
Mon, Oct 20, 2025
‘Sales affected as every possible space has been taken over by hawkers. People prefer malls because of better facilities,’ Dadar shopkeepers lament Diwali salesSubscriber Only
October 17, 2025 21:41 IST
A firecracker seller, said business is muted. “Sales are very slow this year. People are mostly buying small firecrackers like chakris and phuljhadis for children,” he said on condition of anonymity.
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Why a 16th-century Caravaggio artwork on display at the Bhau Daji Lad Museum is a landmark moment for Mumbai and the controversy around itSubscriber Only
October 15, 2025 16:27 IST
Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s original painting ‘Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy’ was unveiled at Mumbai’s Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
How gourmet catering has revolutionised Diwali, New Year and other house partiesSubscriber Only
October 12, 2025 05:30 IST
Home chefs and boutique caterers are integrating food with culture and offering experiential dining at home, making gourmet catering it has become a marker of modern hospitality
Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Around Town: Inside Byculla’s historic 117-year-old American Express Bakery that served Mumbai daily through 1992 riots and pandemicSubscriber Only
October 11, 2025 11:05 IST
Today, American Express Bakery, also known as AEB, produces over 60 items, with bread still its star. The loaves head to homes as well as restaurants and clubs across Mumbai, including the Yacht Club and Hotel Sea Palace.
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Navi Mumbai International Airport inaugurated, but flights won’t take off until December. Here’s whySubscriber Only
October 08, 2025 16:29 IST
Major airlines like Air India, IndiGo, and Akasa Air will begin operations at the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Thu, Oct 09, 2025
To be inaugurated by PM today: Navi Mumbai airport built to withstand most extreme weather events, say officialsSubscriber Only
October 06, 2025 23:01 IST
‘Will have pre-booked parking, plenty of self-baggage drops, food delivery directly to boarding gate’
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
10 things you must know about Navi Mumbai International Airport, set for inauguration on WednesdaySubscriber Only
October 06, 2025 20:09 IST
Bending functionality with art, London-based Zaha Hadid Architects has reimagined India’s national flower in steel and glass to create a 'floating lotus' terminal at Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Mon, Oct 06, 2025
Around Town: Inside Jhama Sweets, the refugee stall that became favourite of Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Shilpa ShettySubscriber Only
October 04, 2025 10:56 IST
77-year-old Jhama Sweets now has 11 branches across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
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