This June, in our annual Food Special, we bring you a melting pot of flavours from around the globe. Cover star Chef Gaggan Anand talks progressive Indian cuisine and reveals his latest innovations at his eponymous restaurant in Bangkok. Journeys in Sri Lanka, Maine, Tamil Nadu, and Ladakh serve up sumptuous culinary tales and recipes, paired with wine tasting trails in Nashik and the Cyclades Islands. Top chefs—Rahul Akerkar, Hari Nayak, Prateek Sadhu, and Andrew Wong—give a peek into their processes and new initiatives. Founders of award-winning Indian bar Sidecar talk about thriving despite a pandemic. Industry experts and stakeholders thrash out the effectiveness of the delivery model and other coping mechanisms of the restaurant industry. Additionally, wild tales from South Africa, Uganda, and Ladakh reveal why conservation is the need of the hour.