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Shorthand •

Salmon, bannock, and culinary heritage

How the sole Indigenous restaurant in Vancouver preserves local cuisine one dish at a time.

Few things embody a place as powerfully as its food. Ingredients offer insights into its terrain, flora, and fauna, while cooking traditions carry stories of its people and their histories. Yet, the city of Vancouver doesn't boast a thriving culinary scene that showcases its original inhabitants. Salmon n' Bannock, a modern Indigenous bistro, is the only restaurant in the city that offers a dedicated Indigenous dining experience...
The Conversation Canada •

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ transmits joy, honours legends and challenges a segregated industry

The release of Beyoncé’s latest album, Cowboy Carter, was a much awaited event for a lot of us. There was much anticipation about this being a country album — and a lot of talk about the resistance some radio stations had and still have to that idea. That’s because country music is often falsely seen as “white music,” even though its Black historical roots are well documented.

But Beyoncé’s new album is so much more than a country album. It’s genre-defying: moving easily from country to 90s pop to 70s rock. It honours other Black musical legends, and challenges the segregation we still see and hear in the music industry today...
The Conversation Canada •

Starvation is a weapon of war: Gazans are paying the price

On Monday, the European Union’s foreign policy chief accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war and provoking famine in Gaza. Israel denies the allegations, which are some of the strongest words we have heard from a western power about the situation in Gaza since October. The EU statement comes on the heels of a UN-backed report that warns that more than one million people — half of Gaza’s population — face catastrophic starvation conditions...
The Thunderbird •

After pandemic lull, travel agents see promising resurgence

As the general manager of a travel agency, Liz Fleming had to make some tough calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. She wanted to keep her long-term travel agents employed, especially as they scrambled to assist clients in difficult travel situations. But with the agency’s income stream practically dried up, there was no way to pay them. 

Then, a ray of hope finally shone through with travel restrictions easing starting 2022. Travel advisers in Canada reported a surge of pent-up demand, which has only continued rising through 2023...
Spotify •

MISSING

The Missing Link Trust is one of India’s leading organizations working to prevent sex trafficking through awareness, education and empowerment. This podcast series explores issues around child sex trafficking in India, child marriage, porn & adolescent sexuality, cyber safety and more. Through the experience and insight from experts in the space and looking at real life cases that have found their way in the public eye, we see how each one of us can play an active role to prevent this issue, that is much closer to home than we realise...
Spotify •

Voices for Local with Monisha Singh Katial

The time has come for India’s homegrown brands to shine. Through this podcast series, media personality Monisha Singh Katial takes you on a journey through the galli-mohalle and local high streets of the country to meet the founders of our most incredible up-and-coming brands. On the way, we get to be inspired by their stories, learn something new from their work, pick up some practical advice, check out their unique products, and understand the passionate minds of our Voices For Local.
Spotify •

The Sarah Jane Show

Actress, TV host, model, VJ, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed wellness warrior Sarah Jane Dias believes in everyone's inherent power to be resourceful and resilient. The Sarah Jane Show is that friendly conversation that you listen to which reminds you of this inherent power. Join Sarah in conversation with some incredible people from a wide variety of spaces, who share their own experiences and knowledge that will not only inform but also inspire you. She also shares some of her own thoughts and actionable ideas to give you a little pep and energy to live your best life. It’s a guaranteed feel-good smoothie for your soul!
Spotify •

NoSugarCoat with Pooja Dhingra

NoSugarCoat is a show that looks at understanding the entrepreneurial struggle. Hosted by pastry chef and owner of Le15 Patisserie, Pooja Dhingra, she talks to her contemporaries, fellow entrepreneurs, friends, and mentors to understand their journey, find parallels, learnings, failures, self-doubt and the realisation of one’s dreams through passion and perseverance. And of course, we make sure the sugar stays in the kitchen and out of the conversation!
Spotify •

Maed in India

Whether it’s a shoegaze band from Chandigarh, thrash metal act from Visakhapatnam, rapper from Kashmir, vocal folk quartet from Kohima, Tamil indie pop act from Madurai, or a singer-songwriter from Mussoorie, Maed in India is where you’ll discover it. Started in 2015, music nerd and ex-radio presenter Mae Mariyam Thomas showcases the best talent coming out of South Asia and its diaspora. The show is India’s first indie music podcast and prides itself on being the premier destination for new music, little known stories that give you a peek into the lives of independent musicians, as well as being an ongoing archive of unreleased music never heard before...
Luxebook India •

Top Indian luxury consumers tell us what they want from Indian brands

If we ask you what luxury is, images of glittering gold and diamonds, sprawling mansions and mega-yachts might come to your mind. And if we asked what is luxury for you, the visuals may change, depending on your likes and dislikes, experiences, culture and age.

For 25-year-old fashion, lifestyle, and beauty blogger Juhi Godambe, luxury is something that she desires, a product or service that she has thought long and hard about before buying. The Founder of fashion brand Arabellaa doesn’t consider “it” pieces luxury. “Most luxury products I purchase are things that I know I will use for a while. They hold a lot of meaning to me,” Godambe says. Whereas luxury for 55-year-old industrialist Gautam Hari Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director of the billion-dollar Raymond Group, is something that he finds very comfortable. The Chief Marketing Officer of online cosmetics brand MyGlamm, Malaika Mahtaney, 45, believes luxury is low-key. “For me, something ostentatious cannot be luxury,” she says...
Luxebook India •

Hidesign Founder Dilip Kapur on the brand’s new collection and Mumbai store

The love of leather prompted Dilip Kapur to establish his brand overseas in 1978. India did not get a chance to see his creations until 2000, and Kapur has now built a loyal customer base that grows stronger by the day, and by the Instagram post. The brand recently launched a new store in Mumbai’s upmarket High Street Phoenix mall, along with a glitzy new collection they call Tender Is The Night...
Luxebook India •

The diamond debate: Natural diamonds v/s lab-grown diamonds

A timeless manifestation of opulence, the diamond is what luxury is weighed in. According to Bain & Company’s 2018 Global Diamond Report along with The Antwerp World Diamond Centre, approximately 147 million carats of diamonds were mined last year. The same report also recognised the two million carats of lab-grown diamonds that were produced in 2018. Interestingly, the report predicts a 15 to 20 per cent growth in the production of the lab-grown diamonds, amounting to ten million carats in the next decade...
Luxebook India •

Young designer Masaba Gupta on contemporary fashion

Designer Masaba Gupta loves her workouts, makeup and clothes, yet, given a choice, she’d rather be under-dressed than overdressed.

Unconventional and bold, Masaba Gupta has been a strong voice in India’s fashion industry. Her signature prints are a hit with Bollywood denizens. Her funky ethnic sarees score full marks for being ultra glamourous. Call her an aspirer, call her a force of luxury, the fashion queen recently ventured into Nykaa’s cosmetic community, to create a collaborative line of makeup products, specifically a fun range of lipsticks and nail polishes for the beauty brand. LuxeBook caught up with Masaba Gupta at Soho House in Juhu for a fun chat on all things style...
Luxebook India •

MasterChef Australia 2018 winner Sashi Cheliah is blown away by Mumbai’s chilli cheese toast

Indians share a special relationship with food. It, hence, comes as no surprise that a series like MasterChef Australia has consistently been one of the highest-rated English language shows on Indian television, and has claimed the coveted 9 pm prime time television slot. The one who took the tenth title of the show, last year, was Indian-origin, Singapore-born chef Sashi Cheliah...
Luxebook India •

The reveal: How luxe shops and wedding planners make natural flowers last forever

They say, say it with flowers. From high-end weddings to luxe events and special decor at hotels, flowers, for decades, have been the preferred choice to decorate a space and as ornaments. Though, its short shelf life has always been a concern and so has the generated waste and cleaning process. In some cases, especially when it comes to a thematic setting, the availability of a certain variety in desired colours has also been an issue...
Luxebook India •

Sonam Kapoor’s sister and stylist Rhea Kapoor shares her style secrets with LuxeBook

The quick-witted style savant Rhea Kapoor speaks to LuxeBook about the brands she would break the bank for and coming into her own in the world of fashion.

Actresses on red carpets and at galas often modestly declare “It took a village!” (to look the way they do). For Bollywood’s fashion it-girl Sonam Kapoor, the village chief is none other than Rhea Kapoor. A style icon in her own right, she has changed the fashion scene in the industry with her own brand of individuality that marries old-world elegance and millennial pizzazz. With her razor-sharp aesthetic sense; she returns as the face and brains of Zoya’s Style Digest series of videos; offering fresh perspectives on styling jewellery with outfits for every occasion.

She gets candid with LuxeBook about her association with Zoya and her fashion mantra...
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