Thomas Fenn

Coming to a Bangalore International Centre near you, this Sunday. the-ken.com/events/zerosho… @TheKenWeb

Our built environment is exacerbating the loneliness crisis. fastcompany.com/91463800/built…

"The trick is to focus not on prices everywhere but on prices when and where competition is absent and abuse is most predictable." nytimes.com/2026/02/17/opi…

"There’s simply no real substitute for physical presence. We delude ourselves when we say otherwise, when we invoke and venerate “quality time,” a shopworn phrase with a debatable promise: engineer intimacy in an appointed hour." nytimes.com/2015/09/06/opi…

ONE DAY MAATHRAM So many meals that we want to serve, so little time. Curated sit-down menu concepts combining dishes from Kerala that you will not find on our menu otherwise; each edition serves a different menu. Book now - linktr.ee/mahabelly

#MahabellyMatinee Movie: Vietnam Colony (1992) Genre: Comedy Where: Amazon Prime Duration: 2h 27 mins Why: Tasteful handling of sensitive issues like caste, food preferences and social welfare. What to order: Ootappam, Idli & Sambar.

"The golden-yellow tickets reshaped how New Yorkers accessed the subway and became civic icons in the process." fastcompany.com/91463239/how-t…

Some Shaheen Bagh winter magic ✨

India’s incredibly rich food diversity is well known, and dried fish is no exception. Yet, the history of cooking dried fish is fraught with struggles around the larger politics of identity, belonging, smell, and survival. @TheLocavoreIn thelocavore.in/2022/10/17/dri…

Sreenivasan’s roles as a relatable everyman brought important conversations to the family table: physical insecurities, politics, religion and immigrant woes all tied together with some really sharp Malayali wit. Swipe through for some must watch movies. 📸 PC: @sunil_elias (2/2)

#MahabellyMatinee Kerala lost one of its greatest sons in Sreenivasan, last week. He was 75. A National Award winning actor, screenwriter and director his film career spanned a giant 5 decades starring in 225 movies. Against the conventional grain of alpha male superstars (1/2)

"At times of upheaval, people turn to comfort food." nytimes.com/2024/11/28/opi…

"The Story of the Nation State in Five Biscuits." One of my favourite things I read on the interweb. @SharanyaDeepak vittlesmagazine.com/p/indian-biscu…

The story of Christmas cakes in India starts way back in 1883, when a British planter in Thalassery, Murdoch Brown asked the local baker, Mambally Bapu to taste the rich plum cake he had brought from England. goya.in/blog/the-origi…

CHRISTMAS ON A LEAF - Our Christmas Lunch is now condensed into one bangin' meal! Book now - linktr.ee/mahabelly

"Already visible: High-grade masks, indoor air monitors, sealed rooms, oxygen bars. All of these signify adaptation to failure. Without decisive policy action, a future where children commute in industrial-grade masks is no longer the stuff of dystopia." indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

"Handbags are more than just a vehicle for self-expression. They show how power and gender roles have shifted over time." fastcompany.com/90601953/when-…

Fantastic 4 out of 4 catering for @dcbooksonline curtain raiser of the @KeralaLitFest at Dr @ShashiTharoor ’s gorgeous residence! #klf #keralaliteraturefestival #germany #guestnation #dcbooks #Kozhikode #festivalonthebeach #cityofliterature #literature

Crows are not to be trifled with. “The brainy birds carry big chips on their shoulders, scientists say. And some people who become subjects of their ire may be victims of mistaken identity.” nytimes.com/2024/10/28/sci…