How hard could it be? Very, with multiple recipes, far-flung relatives to please and more than a year’s worth of work.

But now the Jadejas are planning a series of visits to the South Shore thanks to a collaboration with 2-month-old Rites ...

There is a kind of magic in the transition from monsoon humidity to the coolness of the early autumn. The sun becomes less intense, the nights become longer, and that first hot sip of tea or coffee ...