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Gourmand Book Donation

By Le Cordon Bleu Australia Fri, Apr 27, 2012 2:52AM UTC View Comments

Le Cordon Bleu News, 04/25/2012

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Gourmand International donated award winning books to
Le Cordon Bleu London Le Cordon Bleu London has received a generous donation of award-winning cookbooks from Gourmand International. The books were on display at the 2012 London Book Fair as part of Gourmand’s Cookbook Corner, alongside demonstrations from Le Cordon Bleu chefs with help from students and alumni. Gourmand International has held an annual awards ceremony since 1995 to “reward and honour those who cook with words”. One of the objectives of the ceremony is to “increase knowledge of, and respect for, food and wine culture...”. A...

Excerpt of the day: ‘You may sit there.’

By Ahsan Butt Tue, Apr 24, 2012 12:11AM UTC View Comments

This is from Basharat Peer’s Curfewed Night about growing up and living with the Kashmir conflict. This excerpt is drawn from a section where a young Peer is moving away from Kashmir to go to university in Aligarh. To get there, he is on a train with his grandfather. A few hours into the journey,...

Some mini book reviews

By Ahsan Butt Wed, Feb 15, 2012 8:02AM UTC View Comments

I have a much shorter commute since I moved from Chicago. This change has both merits and demerits. Obviously, all else being equal, it’s better to spend less time on a bus or subway, if you can help it. On the other hand, less time on the bus and/or subway also means less reading for...

La Affaire Rushdie – the unexpurgated version

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Jan 25, 2012 2:53AM UTC View Comments

Three men played a key role in 1988 when Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses was banned in India. Of the three, Rajiv Gandhi was blown away by a human assassin. The other two – Syed Shahabuddin, who mounted the campaign against the novel and the author – and Buta Singh, who was Gandhi’s infamous Home...

Opinion: Rushdie’s tale goes hand in hand with India’s communal politics

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Jan 18, 2012 3:44AM UTC View Comments

For journalists, it is a great story either way – whether Salman Rushdie makes an appearance in Jaipur or not. For commentators, the episode opens up myriad ways of analyzing events. For the moment, however, let us look at some stray stories running parallel to the Rushdie story that turned 30 last year after Midnight’s...