WHEN THE PANDEMIC derailed the 2020 launch of her restaurant, Cynthia Shanmugalingam jumped a plane from London to Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and spent months in a “marathon of writing, researching, learning ...

In Sri Lanka, a devilled dish is most often equated with “very hot!” This may be true, but devilling is also a method of cooking in which the main ingredient (vegetable, fruit or protein) is marinated ...

Sri Lankan food, if it gets mentioned at all at restaurants, often gets lumped in with the Indian curries and rice dishes on the menu. Or if you want to cook Sri Lankan food at home, you won’t find as ...

When Kolamba first opened in 2019, many diners who walked into the charming eatery in central London’s Soho district weren’t familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine. They thought it was just like Indian food ...

Throughout May, SideDish is highlighting someone in the food industry who is of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. Our first Q&A featured Vi Henderson, the ...

Street food in Sri Lanka. You’re going to want to see the traditional Sri Lankan breakfast of hoppers and roti on this massive Galle Fort food tour! Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting alleged ...

Welcome to our weekly column, Lunch Box. It’s pretty simple: every week, one of D’s writers will report back on a fun place to get lunch. Think of it like being in a book club. If you want to join the ...

When Sri Lankan chef and entrepreneur Charith N. Silva walks into his Colombo restaurant, Wildish, he carries inspiration – a boyhood of restless curiosity, an apprenticeship forged in hotel kitchens, ...