Translucent Thoughts

Don’t Kill The Party

Photographed by Nirvika Dhanasri As I am writing, I have already graduated from University. It’s hard to not feel like life ends after college, especially the life of drinking and partying and stumbling into these busy and sweaty house parties. These photos are my way of remembering how I used to have fun before I…

GUPPY’s brings Indian Flavors to perfectly cooked chicken

GUPPY’s Indian Fried Chicken By: Nirvika Dhanasri Raj Bandi’s goal is not to remind you of something you already had. Instead, the chef and owner of GUPPYS Indian Fried Chicken wants to bring flavors of India to your taste buds with a southern classic as the vessel. Case in point: topping fried chicken with curry…

Chef Deepa Shridhar and the Third Culture

Chef Deepa Shridhar reimagaines south indian cuisine in Austin with Thali Omakase and more. By Nirvika Dhanasri Chef Deepa Shridhar doesn’t want to own a restaurant. What she wants, and has spent the greater part of her life building, is something more obscure and arguably more difficult to pull off: dining experiences so intimate and…