As we prep for our Desilicious Cabaret party on January 24th, we would like to honor all of the divas and cabaret heroines of the past and present.  And, we’ll go back to the mid-90s and this previous post from January 2010 about the incredibly sexy (and campy/vampy) collaboration between Rekha and Akshay Kumar, also copied below: Original Post Date:  January 29, 2010 It’s time to go back to the 90s

Posted: January 8th, 2015

Check out our latest mix of favorite tracks that were played on the Desilicious dance floor in 2014: A couple of things: –  Not all of the songs are from 2014.  The songs from “Dhoom 3″  were released in December 2013, but remained strong throughout 2014. –  We may not have included  a song or two released after our last party which was on Halloween. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/184479301″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″

Posted: January 1st, 2015

It’s been one memorable year of Desilicious! A big thanks to our Sholay family of partiers for making it more fab than ever.  And now…drumroll please…the Best Desilicious Moments of 2014: Desilicious Bollyween on October 31st – we were thrilled to see so many divas, heroes and freaks decked out in their Halloween finest. Some faves: the buffed and blue “Mystique” from X-Men our glittering sans-attitude costume contest winner—Donatella von Brooklyn Shifu our

Posted: December 30th, 2014

While relations between India and Pakistan remain icy as ever, it appears that things are at least warming up on the big screen with more Pakistani actors taking their talent to Bollywood. Ali Zafar leads the pack as one of the first Pakistani stars to make a name for himself in India’s film industry with his latest role as an  irresistible assassin along side Ranveer Singh in Kill Dil. Of course,

Posted: December 30th, 2014

While the shock and grief at the senseless massacre in Peshawar is still setting in, we invite you to join the Organization of Pakistani Students at Columbia University tonight (Dec 17) for a candlelight vigil to offer prayers and thoughts for the victims and their families. Visit their Facebook event page to RSVP. It starts at 7pm at the Sundial at the Columbia University Campus (1 train to 116th Street).

Posted: December 17th, 2014

Tis the season to be jolly, oh Holi…oops Holly.   There will be a lot of parties, sharties this time and pot lucks. Now you of course cannot take halwa and gulab jamun to a house party. Too sticky. What is the quickest dessert you can whip up? It’s time to look in the bedside table—I mean the pantry—and bring out the whipped cream and cherry. The easiest thing to

Posted: December 11th, 2014

Run, don’t walk, to see “Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time” at the Brooklyn Museum.  The show kicks off this weekend and runs until July 12, 2015 and will be featured in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Herstory Gallery, 4th Floor.  We’ve admired Chitra’s work for years and are thrilled for her!  As noted in the press release, she uses the “iconography of mythology, literature, and popular culture to bring

Posted: December 11th, 2014

We’re more than halfway through the month of November (and Movember) but that won’t stop us from admiring these Buzzfeed photos of desi bearded boys.  And, time to start following @indianbeards on Instagram!

Posted: November 20th, 2014