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ACookbook For Special Days, Special
People is the latest in a series
of publications by baker and digital
content creator Shivesh Bhatia, 26.
Incidentally, this is his first book for children.
It features 42 recipes for 21 special
days. There are special preparations like
the chocolate and vanilla
cake trifle for Father’s Day
or peanut butter puppy
biscuits for Pet Day. The
idea is to create new memories
with people (and
pets) who matter. The exquisite illustrations
by Maitreyee Namjoshi add to the
understanding of the process. Children
can turn this into a project of sorts, testing
a recipe each weekend or a holiday,
writes Avantika Bhuyan.
In Food >> Cook
A cookbook for
young readers
Struggling to carve out 30-45 minutes
a day for a proper workout?
Worry not, you can still stay fit and
healthy with exercise snacking: shorter,
more condensed workouts sprinkled
through the day. It’s time to focus on the
small things you can do consistently
rather than significant,
inconsistent actions to
feed your success, writes
Jen Thomas. She points
out that one can break a
30-minute workout into
six 5-minute bouts of exercise that can be
done on the fly—think squats on a washroom
break, a quick walk when you take
a phone call and wall or desk pushups—
making it unnecessary to spend endless
time at the gym.
In Health >> Fitness
Stay in shape with
snack-sized workouts
What connects Charles Baudelaire,
Emily Brontë, Mark
Twain, Ernest Hemingway,
John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Andy
Warhol and Pablo Picasso, apart from
greatness and a propensity for mental
health disorders? A deep and abiding
love for cats. Preeti Zachariah,
an unabashed cat
lover, agrees with a new
study which shows that
people with strong and
highly reactive emotions
seek and benefit from contact with cats.
There is nothing like spending time with
cats to help you manage your emotions,
writes Zachariah, pointing out that cats
teach you a great deal about maintaining
clear boundaries.
In Relationships >> Pets
Why cats are your
best friends
Miss Marple returns
in a new anthology
Agatha Christie wrote in her autobiography
that Miss Marple, her
famous detective, was “the sort of
old lady who would have been rather like
some of my step-grandmother’s Ealing
cronies—old ladies whom I have met in
so many villages where I have gone to
stay as a girl”. The description
is fitting because in
the eyes of a child, senior
citizens equal Christmas
coming early. They are full
of worldly wisdom and
have stories to explain everything; what
more could a child want? This same
childlike affection is the most attractive
quality of Marple: Twelve New Stories, a
new collection of short stories featuring
Miss Marple, writes Aditya Mani Jha.
In How To Lounge >> Books
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A resourceful father matches wits with the authorities, a nurse is tasked with
observing a
mysterious case in rural Ireland, and other weekend film and OTT recommendations
DRISHYAM 2
Seven years have passed since Vijay Salgaonkar’s ingenuity helped
his family and him evade the police. But fresh evidence has
resulted in further investigations. Ajay Devgn stars as the unflappable
Vijay, Akshaye Khanna plays the detective on the case, and
Tabu reprises her role as IG Meera Deshmukh. Abhishek Pathak
directs the film, which is based on Jeethu Joseph’s 2021 Malayalam
film of the same name. (In theatres)
ROUTE 10
After their flight gets cancelled, Maryam and Nasser hit Route 10—
Highway 10 in Saudi Arabia is said to be the world’s longest stretch
of straight road—to travel from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi for their
father’s wedding. On this isolated stretch of road, which cuts
through a desert, they are chased by a stranger in a souped-up
white jeep who seems intent on killing them. The film sets up this
suspense but does not deliver on it. It’s not clear who this stranger
is or what his motive is. After a point, the cat and mouse game—like
the straight road—becomes monotonous. (Netflix)
PEARL OF THE DESERT
When director Pushpendra Singh visited Barna village in Rajasthan,
he became fascinated by the Manganiyar oral tradition of
teaching. There, Singh came across Moti, a talented young singer.
Moti’s journey—his musical education, lessons from his uncle and
others, and his first steps towards a performing career—became
the story of the film. It took five years to make Pearl Of The Desert,
with Singh returning periodically to Barna to shoot. There are
stunning scenes with Moti in the desert, his voice echoing through
the deserted landscape, and of bhanat work songs. (MUBI)
A GOAN fIEStA
It has been five years since O
Pedro opened in Mumbai,
turning the tables on what it
means to serve regional Goan
food in a contemporary format.
Think poee waffles, chorizo
Benedict, pork sausage puff and
more. To celebrate a milestone
anniversary, they have a
month-long celebration, the
theme being The Great Goan
Getaway. There’s a new menu
featuring dishes reimagined
with ingredients from Goa,
such as the Burrata Salad served
over a kokum-beetroot purée,
roasted pumpkin, melon seeds,
and more. There are weekend
brunches with vindaloo Benedict,
chorizo chilli fry baked
eggs and Alle Belle pancakes. 25
November will see a bar takeover,
followed by a rum-tasting
workshop on 26 November.
A hIp hOp fEStIVAL
It’s going to be a musical weekend
in the Capital, with artists
like Gully Gang, King, Azadi
Records and King performing as
part of Simba Uproar 2022.
Spread across two days, the festival,
conceived as a platform for
hip hop artists and street culture
in India, will combine a showcase
of food, beverages and
music. “With artists hailing
from the underground and the
mainstream, this genre has
evolved to be the most sought
after. We want to highlight the
extent of the ‘bond’ Indians have
with them today,” says Ishwaraj
Bhatia, co-founder and chief
operating officer, Simba Beer.
Simba Uproar, at The Hub, DLF
Promenade, Delhi, 19-20 November.
Tickets available on
insider.in
—Compiled by Jahnabee Borah
and Avantika Bhuyan.
THE WONDER
Elizabeth, an English nurse, is sent to a village in Ireland to observe
a girl who has not eaten for four months. This 1862-set film, which
seems to draw on a tradition of eerie rural British cinema, is
directed by Sebastián Lelio (Gloria). Florence Pugh leads a formidable
cast that includes Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Toby Jones and
Ciarán Hinds. (Netflix)
TILL DEATH
Sahar, Reem, Omar and Hadi are back in this second season of the
Lebanese series—there are also a bunch of new characters. Unlike
season 1, Sahar and Reem are not out to trap rich men; this time,
they are plotting to take revenge on Hadi. At 30 episodes per season,
it is long-winded. But it is also a commentary on Lebanon’s
financial crisis and its insane inflation, of how more and more people
are being pushed into poverty. (Netflix)
WEEKEND
TO-DOs
Compiled by Uday Bhatia and Nipa Charagi.
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