You know the feeling. You’ve browsed through a menu and picked something delicious sounding. The waiter’s said, “Excellent choice!”. You’re all smug. Until the order arrives – and it’s not what you wanted at all.

I landed in Tokyo in May, thus missing the glorious spectacle of the blooming cherry blossom trees by a whisker. Okay, maybe by more than a whisker, as the sakura, Japan’s unofficial national flower...

How big a TV show fan are you? If you aren't fervently re-writing last night's episode of your favourite show, if you aren't painstakingly making video-mixes of your favourite scenes or tweeting the recap...

Samir Soni, the intense anti-hero of the recently cancelled TV show Parichay, is fully aware of what his online fans are doing to get the show back. And we spoke to him to find out what he thinks about the online movement.

I'd love to be able to dance like Madhuri Dixit, says Yami Gautam. Know more about her.

Happy new financial year! What did you get? Two peanuts in your appraisal? Well, we got one. But there’s no reason to lock yourself at home because you can’t afford to breathe the air outside.

As a flight attendant, Rebecca Vaz only served tasty desserts to first and business class passengers. Now, she makes cakes, cupcakes, quiches, Easter eggs and roast chicken for satisfied clients and eats them herself too.

Fat. You don’t want an ounce of it on your body. So you won’t put an ounce in your system. Right? Wrong! You need fats. But you need the good ones. Which is which? Find out here.

With its long coastline ideal for the sport, India is emerging as an exciting new international surfing destination. Are you ready to ride the waves?

After the unholy mess that was Australia (2008), Baz Luhrmann is bringing to the screen one of the greatest American novels of all time: Scott F Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (1925).

“It is the inner eye, not the gear that makes the difference between an average and excellent photographer.” So, if you have a camera, pocket-size or professional, here’s all you need to know.

In this five-part series, five Mumbaikars tell us how they abandoned their comfort zones to plunge into new professions. Read on to know what Parul Shukla has to say...

A husband who’s more than an author; a wife who’s more than a marketer. How Amish Tripathi and Preeti Vyas changed Indian publishing with The Shiva Trilogy (The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and the recently released The Oath of the Vayuputras).

Do you obsessively take pictures of everything you eat, or do you think it’s plain rude? Now, imagine a scenario where the wait staff prevents you from doing so. It’s happening in some restaurants in New York. So, is this a shock or a big relief?