Krish Ashok
blogs from Chennai
Latest posts by Krish Ashok"Always ask what is inside the package" Said the smiling, imposing man with the handlebar moustache and the unmistakable demeanour of someone used to having his instructions written down and actioned upon forthwith. You could also tell from the firmness in his voice that he had an army background. T...
Posted on 15 February 2026 | 3:25 pm
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Once in 2 weeks (or as the ever-confusing term goes, biweekly), I do a live stream with a good friend, Pranav Joshi called Patthar Ke Fools. It is a freewheeling conversation about a specific food topic and promises its viewers utter and complete absurdity and a total lack of seriousness. The name i...
Posted on 13 March 2023 | 1:57 pm
Read postIf someone had told me that my first book would be about cooking, I'd have snorted. But then, it wouldn't be the first time I've snorted at accurate predictions or good advice. One particularly memorable snorting incident happened some 5 years ago when Manasi Subramaniam from Penguin wrote to me, as...
Posted on 9 April 2021 | 12:45 pm
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