From a wood-fired oven on the Malabar Coast to dining tables across the country, the story of Mambally’s Royal Plum Cake is one of trade, improvisation, and a quietly radical act of culinary ...

A small side salad provides a token nod to vegetables, crisp iceberg lettuce topped with a slice of tomato, cucumber, and your choice of dressing – though the house Italian, with its herby vinaigrette ...