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Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025

15 December 2025 at 01:00
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Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for β€œFreedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was co-founded by right-to-repair activist Kevin O’Reilly and perennial Big Tech thorn-in-the-side Louis Rossman. The operating model works a bit like the bug bounty system, but in reverse: FULU posts cash bounties on consumer-hostile products, like refrigerators that DRM their water filters or bricked thermostats. The bounty starts at $10,000, but can increase based on donations from the public. FULU will match those donations up to $10,000, potentially making a very rich pot for the person or team that fixes the problem.

So far, it looks like FULU has awarded two $14,000 bounties for separate solutions to the bricked Nest thermostats. A second $10,000 bounty, for an air purifier with DRM’d filters, is under review. There’s also a $30,000 bounty outstanding for a solution to the component pairing problem in Xbox Series X gaming consoles. While we love the idea of putting bounties on consumer-unfriendly products and practices, and we celebrate the fixes discovered so far, we can’t help but worry that this could go dramatically wrong for the bounty hunters, if β€” OK, when β€” someone at a Big Tech company decides to fight back. When that happens, any bounty they score is going to look like small potatoes compared to a DMCA crackdown.

From the β€œInteresting times, interesting problems” Department comes this announcement by NASA of a change in vendor for the ground support vehicles for the Artemis program. The US space agency had been all set to use EVs manufactured by Canoo to whisk astronauts on the nine-mile trip from their prep facility to the launch pad, but when the company went belly up earlier this year, things abruptly changed. Now, instead of the tiny electric vans that look the same coming and going, NASA will revert to type and use modified Airstream coaches to do the job. Honestly, we think this will be better for the astronauts. The interior of the Airstream is spacious, allowing for large seats to accommodate bulky spacesuits and even providing enough headroom to stand up, a difficult proposition in the oversized breadloaf form-factor of the Canoo EV. If they’re going to strap you into a couple of million pounds of explosives and blast you to the Moon, the least they can do is make the last few miles on Earth a little more comfortable.

Speaking of space, we stumbled across an interesting story about time on Mars that presented a bit of a β€œWell, duh!” moment with intriguing implications. The article goes into some of the details about clocks running slower on Mars compared to Earth, thanks to the lower mass of the Red Planet and the reduced gravity. That was the β€œduh” part for us, as was the β€œEinstein was right” bit in the title, but we didn’t realize that the difference would be so large β€” almost half a millisecond. While that might not sound like much, it could have huge implications when considering human exploration of Mars or even eventual colonization. Everything from the Martian equivalent of GPS to a combined Earth-Mars Internet would need to take the differing concept of what a second is into account. Taking things a bit further, would future native-born Martians even want to use units of measurement based on those developed around the processes and parameters of the Old World? Seems like they might prefer a system of time based on their planet’s orbital and rotational characteristics. And why would they measure anything in meters, being based (at least originally) on the distance between the North Pole and the equator on a line passing through Paris β€” or was it Greenwich? Whatever; it wasn’t Mars, and that’s probably going to become a sticking point someday. And you thought the U.S. versus the metric system war was bad!

Sticking with space news, what does it take to be a U.S. Space Force guardian? Brains and brawn, apparently, as the 2025 β€œGuardian Arena” competition kicked off this week at Florida’s Space Force Base Patrick. Guardians, as Space Force members are known, compete as teams in both physical and mental challenges, such as pushing Humvees and calculating orbital properties of a satellite. Thirty-five units from across the Space Force compete for the title of Best Unit, with the emphasis on teamwork. It’s not quite the Colonial Marines, but it’s pretty close.

And finally, Canada is getting in on the vintage computer bandwagon with the first-ever VCF Montreal. In just a couple of weeks, Canadian vintage computer buffs will get together at the Royal Military College of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu for an impressive slate of speakers, including our friend β€œCurious Marc” Verdiell, expounding on his team’s efforts to unlock the secrets of the Apollo program’s digital communications system. Along with the talks, there’s a long list of exhibitors and vendors. The show kicks off on January 24, so get your tickets while you can.

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How Nissan took a shortcut to a good plug-in hybrid SUV

13 December 2025 at 15:00

The Nissan Leaf was one of the first modern electric vehicles to go on sale, but Nissan has been slower to adopt plug-in hybrids. It’s only just now getting one in its lineup, and only by borrowing from another automaker. At first glance, the 2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid seems like a straightforward addition to […]

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Don’t Build Your Startup’s Mobile App Yetβ€Šβ€”β€ŠHere’s Why

9 December 2025 at 05:50

Don’t Build Your Startup’s Mobile App Yetβ€Šβ€”β€ŠHere’sΒ Why

Founders love to say, β€œWe need an app.” It pops up in pitch decks, investor calls, and product meetings. If you’re a startup founder, it’s easy to feel that a shiny mobile app is the mark of a β€œreal” product. But building a mobile app too soon can be a costly misstep that drains resources and derails your startup’s progress.

Consider a cautionary tale: a founder decides, β€œWe need an app now; investors expect it.” They pour most of their budget into a big V1 mobile app. Six months later, they discover their key user workflows were all wrong and have to rewrite or scrap the app. Ouch. This scenario happens more often than you’d think, especially in early-stage startups.

So how do you know if it’s too early for a mobile app? Below are the telltale signs. If any of these are true for your startup, take a step backβ€Šβ€”β€Šyour product likely isn’t ready for prime time in the App Store or Google Play justΒ yet.

1. You Can’t Define Your App’s Core Purpose in OneΒ Sentence

Every successful app nails one primary user action or value. If you can’t fill in the blank β€œThe one thing users should be able to do in our app is _______,” then you’re not ready to build it. Lacking this clarity leads to feature bloat and confusion.

Red flags for this problem include constantly adding β€œnice-to-have” features to your MVP and endless debates about what the β€œkiller feature” is. When the core value is murky, an app will only amplify the confusion. In the early stages, focus on clarity, not complexity. Make sure you can clearly articulate the single most important thing your product does for users. Only then does it make sense to translate that into a full-fledged mobile app experience.

2. You Haven’t Validated the Idea with Cheaper TestsΒ First

Building a mobile app from scratch is expensive and time-consuming. Before writing a line of native app code, test your concept in lean ways. Have you built a simple web app or landing page to gauge interest? Have you put together a clickable prototype or even a no-code MVP to see if users care? Have you talked to real potential users to get feedback? If not, stop rightΒ there.

There are plenty of ways to validate your startup idea without a 6-figure app development project. ForΒ example:

Set up a basic landing page with a signup or waitlist to measure interest.

Build a β€œweb-first” prototype (even using low-code/no-code tools) to simulate the experience.

Manually offer your service via a simple web form or email to see if people will actually useΒ it.

Interview target users about their needs and how they solve the problemΒ today.

If you haven’t done at least some of the above, investing in a mobile app is premature. Founders sometimes assume β€œif we build it, users will comeβ€β€Šβ€”β€Šbut it’s far smarter to prove they’ll come before you build it. Many successful startups begin with a web app or even just a mobile-optimized website, and only later decide to develop a nativeΒ app.

For a deeper dive on this decision, see β€œMobile App vs Web App? How Startups Decide in 2025.” The idea is to validate your core product hypothesis quickly and cheaply; once you have real usage and know exactly what features users need, then consider doubling down on a native mobileΒ app.

3. The Push for an App Is Coming from Investors or Egoβ€Šβ€”β€ŠNotΒ Users

Be honest: why do you feel pressure to have a mobile app right now? If the answer is along the lines of β€œour investors (or advisors) expect it” or β€œevery serious startup has an app, so we need one,” that’s a red flag. Building an app to impress investors or to look β€œlegit” often backfires. Investors ultimately care about traction and growth, not the platform you built first. In fact, many will applaud a founder who smartly conserves resources and proves demand without rushing into mobile development.

On the other hand, if actual users are clamoring for a mobile appβ€Šβ€”β€Še.g. You have a web product with growing usage and users explicitly requesting an on-the-go native experienceβ€Šβ€”β€Šthat’s a valid signal. But if no one in your target market is asking β€œWhere’s the app?” you might be trying to build one for vanity reasons. Don’t fall victim to FOMO. Plenty of great companies waited on mobile until the timing wasΒ right.

Ask yourself: would an app meaningfully improve the user experience of our product right now? Or do we just think it’s something we’re β€œsupposed” to have? If it’s the latter, take a pause. Double down on understanding your users’ real needs (which might be served with simpler tech initially). An app that exists just for show, without a compelling user-driven purpose, is likely to flopβ€Šβ€”β€Šand burn through your cash in theΒ process.

4. You Lack the Resources (and Team) to Do ItΒ Right

A mobile app isn’t a β€œset and forget” endeavorβ€Šβ€”β€Šit’s a long-term commitment of time, money, and talent. If building a quality app will consume most of your runway or you don’t have a team experienced in mobile development, think twice. Cutting corners here is dangerous. A poorly built app can damage your brand and cost more to fix than it would have to build correctly in the firstΒ place.

Consider the cost: in the US, even a relatively simple professional app can cost tens of thousands of dollars (e.g. $50k+) and more complex apps easily run into sixΒ figures.

For a detailed breakdown of app development costs, check out β€œMobile App Development Cost in the USA (2025).” If your entire product budget is, say, $100k, you probably shouldn’t dump 80% of it into a rush-built app that hasn’t been validated. Yet many founders do exactly that and end up with empty coffers and an app rewrite on theirΒ hands.

Likewise, consider your team and technical expertise. Do you have a trusted CTO or developers who know how to build scalable, user-friendly mobile apps? If not, you might hire an agency or freelancers. But beware: choosing the cheapest dev shop often leads to spaghetti code and mistakes that will cost you 2–4Γ— more to fix later. We’ve seen horror stories of startups having to rebuild their entire app from scratch due to rookie mistakes. For reference, see β€œTop 10 Mistakes Startups Make When Developing Their Android App,” which details common pitfalls and how to avoid them. The point is, if you’re not ready to invest in doing it rightβ€Šβ€”β€Šwith solid architecture, thorough testing, and a plan for updatesβ€Šβ€”β€Šthen you’re not ready to build a mobile appΒ yet.

Also, remember that after launch, a mobile app requires ongoing maintenance: bug fixes, OS updates, customer support, releasing new features, etc. All of this requires bandwidth. If your startup is just a few people trying to find product-market fit, taking on the burden of a mobile app can overwhelm your team. Sometimes, sticking with a web app or a simpler solution for a bit longer is the wiser choice until you can properly support a mobileΒ product.

So, When Should You Build a MobileΒ App?

None of this is to say you should never build an appβ€Šβ€”β€Šjust that you should time it right. The sweet spot isΒ when:

Your core product value is proven and clear. You can summarize why users need your product concisely, and you’ve tailored the feature set to the essentials.

You’ve validated demand and iterated. Maybe you have a few thousand active web users or a fervent beta community, and you know exactly what an app will add forΒ them.

Users are genuinely asking for the app. Perhaps your users love your solution but say things like β€œI wish I could do this on my phone easily.” This pull indicates an app will have immediate uptake.

You have the resources and a plan to execute properly. That includes a budget for a professional build, competent developers (or a vetted development partner), and a plan for maintaining and improving the app post-launch.

If those boxes are checked, congratulationsβ€Šβ€”β€Šit might be time to start scoping that iOS/Android build. You’ll build with far more confidence and likely create a much better first version because you waited for the data and demand to guideΒ you.

Key Takeaways forΒ Founders

Building a mobile app too soon is a common startup mistake, but it’s avoidable. The best founders resist the urge to rush in. They focus on nailing the product fundamentals and proving value before investing in a costly app. Remember, an app is just a toolβ€Šβ€”β€Šif your underlying product isn’t solid, a flashy app won’t save it (and can even sinkΒ you).

The actionable next step: Take a hard look at where your startup stands. If any of the β€œnot yet” signs above resonate, consider pivoting your approach: double down on customer discovery, refine your web product, or improve your core service. Use this time to iterate rapidly without the overhead of mobile development. When you do finally build your app, you’ll do it on a strong foundation of validated learningβ€Šβ€”β€Šand that dramatically increases the odds of building something usersΒ love.

In the world of startups, timing is everything. Build your mobile app at the right time, not just the earliest time possible. Your runway (and future self) will thankΒ you.


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The Kia EV9 is a good electric SUV, but the same company makes something better

6 December 2025 at 15:00

Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? The Kia EV9 was one of the first EVs from an established automaker truly designed for American tastes. It’s a big, boxy SUV that gives drivers a commanding view of the road, while three rows of seats and quick charging make it perfect for […]

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Out of Office: Microsoft Research’s Peter Lee is a car geek revved up by converting classics to electric

21 November 2025 at 11:57
Microsoft Research head Peter Lee, right, in the Moment Motors shop with founder Marc Davis, left, and car builder Brandon Beaman in Austin, Texas, this week. Moment is converting Lee’s 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback to electric. (Photo courtesy of Peter Lee)

Out of Office isΒ a new GeekWire seriesΒ spotlighting the passions and hobbies that members of the Seattle-area tech community pursue outside of work.

  • Name: Peter Lee.
  • Day job: President, Microsoft Research. Lee leads the organization’s global labs and drives the incubation of new research-powered products in artificial intelligence, computing foundations, health, and life sciences.
  • Out-of-office passion: Converting classic cars to electric.

When Peter Lee first started his research for a project to convert his replica 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder to electric, he used the AI model Davinci-003 (OpenAI’s early Chat GPT-4) for help with the engineering design.

When he explained to the AI what he wanted to do, the first response Lee got back was, β€œWhy on earth would you want to ruin a beautiful classic car like that?” 

The head of Microsoft Research doesn’t just hear it from artificial intelligence. Now in the midst of converting another classic β€” a 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback β€” Lee is used to plenty of human car fanatics expressing their displeasure with his hobby.

β€œHalf the people I’ve told about this project think it’s the coolest thing, and the other half think it’s totally evil,” Lee said. β€œOne guy actually told me I’m never going to heaven.”

Lee, who joined Microsoft in 2010 and previously spent 22 years at Carnegie Mellon University, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in health and life sciences in 2024. Cars have been a passion since he was a kid. He raced karts and Formula Ford, and was even a licensed auto body technician for a time.

Peter Lee’s replica 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder that was converted to electric. (Photo courtesy of Peter Lee)

Frustrated by fuel system issues with the Porsche in 2020, Lee connected with Marc Davis, founder of Moment Motor Co. in Austin, Texas, a shop that β€œtransforms vintage head-turners into modern electric cars.” Moment is dedicated to β€œpreserving the art and beauty” of classics like those owned by Lee.

Some classic car lovers are quick to criticize EV conversions for messing with the original gas-powered intent of manufacturers, pointing out that the cost alone makes it irresponsible. Davis said Moment’s work generates β€œplenty of vomit emojis” from purists on the company’s social media posts.

β€œI personally believe what we’re doing is preservation,” he said, pointing to projects in which people bring new life to a car that was their all-time favorite or something that their dad drove. (This Bloomberg video shows how the conversion process works.)

The cost of such a conversion can depend on car condition, size, and performance and range requirements from the owner, but Davis puts the ballpark between $50,000 and $150,000. That’s on top of a classic car that might cost $200,000. The Mustang project entails 100-150 hours of engineering work and 400-500 hours of installation work.

Lee is drawn to many of the benefits of going electric β€” no gas or oil to worry about, modern components, and explosive torque.

In the wet Pacific Northwest, Lee’s Porsche is garaged for the winter at a 50% charge. On the first nice day in the spring, there’s little to fuss with.

β€œI’ll just check the air in the tires, turn it on, and it’ll just go. And it’ll go fast. It’s really a wonderful, wonderful thing,” Lee said, adding that speeds in the Porsche, which is a replica of the model in which Hollywood icon James Dean died, can be β€œa little scary.”

Clockwise from top left: Peter Lee’s Mustang; a rendering showing the battery boxes and motor configuration; high-voltage wiring running along the car’s underside; and a 3D scan of the car’s empty engine bay. (Moment Motors Images)

With the Mustang, Lee is involved in decisions big and small, from what type of shift knob he might like, to whether to retain the solid rear axle.

β€œI put thought into this, especially when I was driving the car to get to know it,” Lee said. β€œI ended up thinking that the car wouldn’t be a Mustang anymore if we got rid of the live rear axle, and it turned out that Marc’s design choice was exactly the same.”

When it’s done, the Mustang will be a unique build, and one that Lee says will demand plenty of attention on the car show circuit.

Asked whether he has a third vehicle in mind to convert next, Lee laughed before considering his growing collection and his desire to possibly change over an old pickup truck.

β€œMy wife isn’t around is she?” he said.

Classic vehicles being converted to electric in the Moment Motor Co. shop in Austin. (Photo courtesy of Peter Lee)

Most rewarding aspect of this pursuit: Lee loves that there are serious technical and design aspects of what he’s pursuing. In the case of the current project, he grapples with decisions that impact what it means for the car to still be a Mustang, and feel like a Mustang.

β€œThe thing I’ve always loved about cars, and why I love to work on cars, is you actually finish something,” he said. β€œThat never happens in software. Software’s never done. You might ship it, but you’re still working on it forever.”

Lee is also a believer in the growing business potential of converting classic cars to EV and he thinks it would be a thrill to be involved on the side with a company that’s doing such work.

β€œThe whole idea of beautiful, classic-looking cars that have all the modern conveniences of being EV β€” I think that’s going to be a bigger and bigger thing,” he said.

The lessons he brings back to work: Lee has wanted to combine his passion around cars with his day job forever. Today, car technology and auto racing have become so technical that he now has fellow researchers at Microsoft who are generally interested as well.

He called cars β€œa great laboratory” for trying to understand action models β€”Β the AI systems designed to predict and determine the next best action an agent (like a robot or software) should take to achieve a specific goal.

At Microsoft Research, advancements in car software provide interesting ways to think about the architecture of an action model or training paradigms, with learnings that could impact what’s happening on your own computer.

β€œIt wouldn’t surprise me if five years from now the ’68 Mustang conversion has more intelligence, more self-drive, more action model, more robotic capabilities,” Lee said. β€œI think you’ll see those things pop up even in your plain old Windows desktop over time.”

Read more Out of Office profiles.

Do you have an out-of-office hobby or interesting side hustleΒ that you’re passionate about that would make for a fun profile on GeekWire? Drop us a line:Β tips@geekwire.com.

She left tech to open a romance bookstore, and AI is helping the small business blossom

4 November 2025 at 11:23
Marissa Coughlin and Constantine Vetoshev, owners of Swoon City, a new romance bookstore in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)

When Marissa Coughlin left her latest tech job to open a romance bookstore and crafting hub in Seattle, she didn’t leave technology behind completely.

In fact, alongside her partner, Constantine Vetoshev, who still works in tech, artificial intelligence has become a major player in this next chapter of their lives.

Coughlin worked in a variety of communications and content roles for companies including Airbnb, Textio, Highspot, and most recently, T-Mobile. Vetoshev is a software developer at Brook.ai, a Seattle-area health technology startup that uses AI to help clinical teams deliver remote care.

Both big readers, the pair first started looking at spaces and developing a bookstore business plan in 2023. But with two small children, they were waiting for better timing. When a space became available on Market Street in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood they finally made the leap, and opened Swoon City last month.

While Coughlin has no interest in seeing AI used to write the books or illustrate the covers that line her shelves, she’s a big believer in how the technology can help the back end of the business.

β€œI think more businesses should be using this stuff, especially small businesses, if they can figure out how to tap into it,” Coughlin said. β€œIt’s super useful, but you have to know that it’s there and what it can do, and be a little bit creative and figure out the solutions.”

Here are some of the ways Swoon City is tapping into AI, leveraging Coughlin and Vetoshev’s know-how:

  • To help pick the store’s inventory of 3,000 books, they used analysisΒ based on Seattle Public Library data of the most-borrowed romance novels over the past 18 months.
  • They built a custom generative AI tool to categorize all the romance novels they bought into sub-genres so people can quickly find theirΒ favorites. For example, the bookΒ β€œThirsty” would typically just be categorized under romance or maybe paranormal romance, but Swoon’s system categorizes it as paranormalΒ romance, LGBTQ, enemies to lovers, vampire romance, romantic comedy, and urban fantasy.
  • GenAI was used to build a customer loyalty program. Vetoshev, who said he is β€œall in” on Anthropic, asked the AI assistant Claude to analyze some requirements they had for different programs. Claude wrote back and said, β€œYou could go with this one, or you could just build it yourself. Here’s how.”
Swoon City moved into a space previously occupied by Monster, which sold clothing, crafts and more. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)

β€œI feel like there’s a lot of things that we’ve created for this store that other people who might be curious about doing something like this could tap into and be able to leverage for their own stuff,” Coughlin said.

Vetoshev said he can come home from his day job, put the kids to bed and then focus on something that needs to be built for the store.

β€œA couple of hours of work with a [large language] model, and we’re off to the races,” he said.

The technology is all in service of a genre that is exploding, especially among young readers.

Romance is theΒ leading growth category for the total print book market thus far in 2025, and the volume for the category has more than doubled compared to four years ago, with 51 million units sold in the past 12 months, according to industry analysis.

NPR credited romance interest driven by Gen Z readers, especially onΒ BookTok, a subcommunity of TikTok for recommending, reviewing, and discussing books.

Swoon City is hoping to follow in the successful footsteps of The Ripped Bodice, an independent brick-and-mortar romance bookstore with locations in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, N.Y.

Coughlin looks forward to bringing people together not just around books, but by hosting various events and building out crafting classes for embroidery, stained glass, jewelry making and more.

β€œI feel like part of what was exciting for a romance bookstore is the community, because it is often not a genre that’s as well respected in the book community, even though it’s huge,” she said.

Amritsar – The Land of Faith, Food and Ghee

By: pawansoni
31 January 2023 at 06:47

Punjab is a land of milk, ghee and makhhan. Some even call it a kukkad (chicken) nation whose sale hits a peak during evenings when people enjoy their whisky and that even turns the population to turn their native language to English (pun intended) πŸ˜€

On my recent trip to Amritsar I had a few hits (from unexpected outlets) and a few misses from a few well known places.

Starting with Murthal where we had the first halt.

Amrik Sukhdev: A place where I love the tandoori Paratha with soft white butter. Even though it was 1am in the morning, this huge space was so full and buzzing that we had to wait for 20 minutes. I won’t say that we had to stand in the queue as there is no queue. Guests are left on their own to search for the table making them stand next to someone else’s table who is still eating, giving them glances to get up early. What a spoiler. Wonder why they can’t have a token system?

Plus this time the paranthas were thick and tasteless as if the main cooks have already left and helpers doing the job. Lastly, the soft fresh white butter was hard.

No taste in the chowmien and serving hot milk instead of kada hua (thickened) milk only strengthened my resolve to not go back there anytime soon.

Kesar da Dhaba, Amritsar: This has been one of my favourite joint for dal makhani along with crisp tandoori parantha. But this outlet has also got more touristy over the years. I skipped my breakfast to enjoy my lunch here. And after the meal, I even had to skip my dinner apart from getting acidic burps.

Thali at Kesar Da Dhaba

Dal Makhani has loads of ghee on top but the only taste one can get in the dal is yes, of course, of ghee. I had two paranthas with my meal, not because it was delicious but because I was hungry. First parantha was overly crisp and second a tad undercooked. Not everything is bad at Kesar. Kadi was delicious with one of the softest pakodas I have had, bharta was decent without being exceptional. However paneer in palak paneer was chewy and the water bottle was served to us with a broken seal that we thankfully noticed as even the water was slightly less than what is normally there in a sealed bottle.

So would I go back to Kesar? I still might if I am on that side but making a special visit that side is totally unnecessary. Pains of taking a rickshaw or walking in those narrow lanes with a waiting of at least 30 minutes is not worth it.


Lassi: We tried lassi at Ahuja which is again average.

However we were pleasantly surprised with the lassi at Rang Panjab, a restaurant. It’s thick lassi with peda and malai on top is so good that it can beat any popular joints hand down.

Lassi at Rang Panjab

Fruit Cream: If you like fruit cream then you must try at Rana Fruit Cream. Though the temperature at which it is served is not correct and it is more like fruit ice cream, it is still so tasty that one can easily ask for a repeat.

Infact I got a kilo of this fruit cream packed for hotel and put it in the mini bar. As soon as the cream melted while it was still chilled, it tasted even better. This is a must eat.

Kulcha: There are many recommendations for Kulcha in the city. Almost 10 years ago I did a kulcha trail and even gave certificate to Ashok Kulchewala but this time I was in no mood to explore so much.

However the chef at WelcomHotel by ITC served some delicious kulchas in our breakfast that was included in the room pricing.

I wanted to try so much more. But given the overdose of ghee, makkhan etc, I ate just 5 meals including breakfast instead of 10 meals that I could have had in the duration that I was there. Just adding more and more fat doesn’t make the meal tasty. It has to be the right proportions of everything, including love.

For a detailed list of eateries, check out www.indianfoodfreak.com/amritsar

– Pawan Soni

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Apple Tart

11 January 2023 at 19:40

Hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year.Β  This year we celebrated our first Diwali and Christmas without my husband.Β  As a family, we still wanted to continue the tradition of celebrating these Read More ...

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Moving Forward and Coping

9 October 2022 at 11:39

Thank you very much to all of you who have got in touch personally or through social media asking why I have not posted anything on my blog recently.Β  Some of you have asked for Read More ...

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