A Tongue, Fire-Forged
Watering holes, watered-down nectar and wonderful memories. It is not easy for me to talk about alcohol without sounding like a drunk. I wouldn’t trust anyone who...
Issue 159 | February 2015
Three hours spent well amidst the maze-like streets and effusive charms of Kirtipur. A stone’s throw away from Kathmandu and Patan, the impregnable Kirtipur feels a world...
Watering holes, watered-down nectar and wonderful memories. It is not easy for me to talk about alcohol without sounding like a drunk. I wouldn’t trust anyone who...
The fruit is central to a plethora of different cuisines in Nepal, but what makes it special? Last year they hacked down the lapsi tree in our...
There might be some people who, when they think of fine dining, think only of western-style restaurants. But they’d be wrong. In the centre of Kathmandu, a...
Matchmakers are slowly disappearing from Newari culture. The Lamis who previously made matches, confirmed marriages and brought communities together, are now only merely footnotes to the ever evolving marital trends....
A list of the top four places to try the best food that the Newars have to offer. Whenever I have friends coming in from abroad, I...
Seven must-try local breakfast items that will drag you out of bed this winter. Getting out of bed in the winter can be a challenge. As the mercury dips,...
The preservation of food is not unique to Nepal; however, some preserved food items do happen to be quite unique. Do you know where the word ‘kraut’...
You can spoil (or punish) yourself with the dishes at Patan’s local restaurants. It seemed like my guide for the day, a local who knew Patan’s labyrinthine alleys like...
Someone came into the room where my cousins and I were getting ready for the ceremony and gave to each one of us a rectangular piece of yellow cloth a...
I was born and brought up in Kathmandu. And until last week I thought I knew it like the back of my hand. Kathmandu manages to take me by...
John Coyne knows books. He’s written nonfiction, collections, instructionals and prize-winning novels about sports, historical fiction, mystery, horror and romance. As a writing teacher and mentor, John is well qualified...