The Figurative Fig : Review of Aftelier’s Fig

September 2, 2011 by Lavanya

I LOVE figs. The ooey gooey richness of the dried version. The bright yet fleshy richness of the ripe fruit. Yes, the recurring adjective when I think of all forms of fig is their scrumptious richness. Aftelier’s Fig definitely has a richness borrowed from the fruit. Yet, it has an elegance that I haven’t encountered before. A fruity, boozy elegance, if you will. More like forbidden than fresh wholesome fruit, with almost a plummy prune-like quality.  I happened to read […]

Categories: Art, Perfume Review, Scent • Tags: Aftelier, fig, natural perfume, Perfume Review

Something sour and something sweet

December 31, 2009 by Lavanya

11:29 a.m (P.S.T) I can’t find my keys. Cheerfully optimistic that I have just misplaced them, and that they will amiably turn up when I am looking for something else, I have decided that I am not going to get worked up trying to find them. Instead I have decided to work from home and enjoy the buzz of the heater while I cozily curl up under the razai with my warm laptop on my (where else?) lap. Today is […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: coconut chutney, fig, new year, paysam

Photographing Figs

September 9, 2009 by Lavanya

Forgotten fig sliced Like an opened kumkum box Sweet vermillion streaks Pictures by me

Categories: Food/Drink, writing • Tags: fig, Food, haiku