India is a country of dazzling diversity. Each state, each district, even each home has its own way of cooking, eating, and celebrating food. Yet, in this vast culinary landscape, certain dishes ...

When Meherwan Irani reminisces on his youth in Ahmednagar, a city in western India, he often thinks of train stations. As a teenager, he and his friends made frequent 2 a.m. runs to the stations, ...

When Meherwan Irani opened Chai Pani in Asheville, North Carolina, at the height of the recession in 2009, he had four people working in the kitchen. Irani pulled all-nighters prepping for the next ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you spend even a few minutes inside Chiya Chai on Milwaukee Avenue, you'll be struck with the inescapable sounds of steam. In a place where even the name is all about tea, milk, ...

Hot Breads began serving its signature Indian street snacks in the South Indian city of Chennai. After quickly becoming a local favorite in India, the spot has gone international. Hot Breads ...

While stores have been exiting rapidly out of the FairOaks Mall over the past several years, a new tenant is moving in. The blue- and yellow-tiled walls that once housed By Word of Mouth Catering is ...

‘We have a survive until Dec. 31 plan in place,’ chef-owner says Six months ago, Meherwan Irani traveled to India on an extended food tour with fellow chefs Vishwest Bhatt of Snackbar in Oxford, ...

James Beard Award-winning Indian street food just arrived in the nation’s capital by way of Asheville, North Carolina. In a true testament to the global connectivity of great cuisine, chef Meherwan ...

Chai Pani is in very good company. Bill Addison is the restaurant editor for Eater, an online media brand with a focus on food news and lists such as "The South's 38 Essential Restaurants." Addison's ...

Hot chai and scrupulously spiced Desi street food are the specialty at a new eatery in Concord. Chai & Co. opened in late ...

Of all the great things Atlanta has to offer, street food is not one of them. We’re a car-centric, relatively young city that’s not known for its foot traffic or open-air markets. But, Atlanta does ...