Readers Chat
 
Good Interview with Shiamak
Your cover story on Shiamak Davar was one of the best pieces of writing I have ever come across. Shernaaz Engineer’s interview with this energetic dynamo was rather interesting. It was easy writing and easy reading too. Very informative and at the same time very entertaining. For some reason I like this young man more now. He seems a dedicated sort of a human being who works hard at what he does and at the same time has not allowed success to go to his head.
— Danny Jha
Bombay

Pride of India
Shiamak Davar has come  a long way in just a few years. To think he started off merely holding dance classes for young girls and boys. And today he accompanies Bollywood super stars on world tours, choreographs them in movies! It’s a tremendous achievement. Keep it up!
— Manek Shah
Ahmednagar

Mother’s Blessings
It was a very candid cover story you did with Shiamak Davar. I was quite amused to learn that he can, like a good Parsi eat any number of eggs, and that he used to live off street food. A person like him sounds like a simple soul who will always be happy in life. Though I live in Bangalore I had specially come to Bombay for his show at the NCPA, he was really spectacular. I had tears in my eyes when he not acknowledged his mother who was seated in the auditorium, but also ran up the aisle to hug her warmly. There should be more people like him in this world. I am certain his mother’s blessings will always be with him.
— Rekha Sule
Bangalore

A Child Can Cook!
What a discovery! It was a pleasure to read about  Altamash’s culinary prowess. ‘Cooking It’s Child’s Play’ was indeed my most favourite story in your last issue. I not only made my daughter who is 11 read the entire article, but also cleverly convinced her to make something for the family. She was too nervous to try any of the young boys’ recipes but she did peel, and cut some potatoes and fry them. They turned out just fine. Thank you for the inspiration
— Farida Mala
Bombay

Kiddy’s  Cooking Classes
I sincerely think UpperCrust should organize classes to teach them young, cooking that is. It was a refreshingly different kind of story that you pursued by getting hold of a little lad to show that children can also cook as well as, if not better than adults.
 
At first I did not believe the story then I thought why not: today’s children are so talented, so enterprising, so daring. Kudos.
— Sonal Mehta
Surat

Chetan Bhagat
I am a huge fan of Chetan Bhagat and loved his photograph on the last page, it’s probably one of the best I have seen. But why not a full fledged interview? Why just a few Q and As?
— Anish Haq
Bombay

No More Complaints
Until now my only complaint with UpperCrust was there weren’t enough recipes. I am glad to see that you are now taking more trouble over it. The recipe section has improved. I particularly liked the cucumber ones. I did not think it was possible to do so much with a vegetable that I only used in salads until now.
— Sushma Banerjee
Calcutta

China House
It’s a good recommendation, but a drain on one’s pocket. It might be a good idea to give a rough estimate of the cost per head o eating out (with no alcohol)l at a restaurant you review. Also if it is a child friendly establishment.
— Sohel Sayyad.
Bombay

Fairyland in Loire
Believe me, if I could afford to, I would be on the next flight to France. Paris, then to Saumur and then tour the Loire region like Farzana Contractor and Asit Chandmal and his daughter did. What a lovely job you people have! I envy you people. Living in Goa you will know that I enjoy a good life, but this is something else. I really wonder how it must be to go to all those vineyards and drink wine right there. The photographs were so beautiful it made everything so real, so alive. Thank you for taking so much trouble over each issue. I pray you always do well.
— Rosalyn D’Silva
Goa

How do you do it!
How do you guys do it, issue after issue. Amazing touches. At the risk of sounding like a buffoon I have to confess I had never heard of falsa, that a fruit, a berry like that exists. I am certain it does not grow in my part of India. But thank you for bringing it to my notice. I hope I can now taste it some day. Any chance if it is canned by some company?
— F. Sunder
Alwaye, Kerala

People
I picked your issue again for the third time and am now hung up on it. It is a strange mix. Not completely a food magazine with just recipes - which is why I like it. It is always nice to read about people and you weave that in nicely. In the last one it was about Rakesh Maria that I enjoyed reading as well as Bakul Patel. But I must confess I don’t care too much to read about foreigners. A request, can you please do   more interviews with film stars. It is always nice to read about the exciting life they lead, the food they eat, their favourite restaurants, etc. Thank you.
—Siddharth Jain
Delhi

Artists Who Cook
Jaideep Mehrotra’s article was a welcome one. This is not the first time that you have featured artists in their kitchens and homes. If I remember right long ago there was Anjolie Ila Menon, then Laxman Shreshta. A delighful cover story on M.F. Hussain where he cooked a nice dish was very unusual. More recently you interviewed Jehangir Sabavala and his family which was also rather insightful. In case you are wondering why my special interest in this subject, well, I plan to be a famous artist some day - and I am also a foodie!
— Aruna Shankar
Bombay

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