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Why India is loving bars within bars

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By Joanna Lobo
| The Hindu Verified
Anjuna beach. A hammock over the sand. The setting sun. Waves crashing below. This is Pisco by the Beach, a sundowner spot known for its boho vibe and good seafood. Once night falls, a wooden door opens at the corner of the restaurant, leading into a private sitting room with a noticeable change in atmosphere and sound — not quite silent, but filled with the low cadence of conversation and music.
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One Goan’s Discovery of the Relics that Define Home

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By Joanna Lobo
| svasalife.com
Joanna Lobo | June 3, 2026 | Life There’s a certain joy in being a tourist at home. It helps you discover the familiar with new eyes, while embracing new experiences. I grew up in Goa. The place is my home, and is inextricably tied to my identity. On my return, after years of living away, I started looking at Goa through new eyes; of a tourist. It led me to re-examine and appreciate everything I took for granted as a child; food, places, music, art, culture, and people.
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A first-gen farmer in Goa is crafting her own bean-to-bar chocolate

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By Joanna Lobo
| Condé Nast Traveller (India) Verified
Alvinia De Souza lives for chocolate. She grows it, tempers it, turns into bars, bakes it into indulgent pastries, and even brews it into tea. Chocolate informs most of her daily craft, and she identifies as a baker, pastry chef, chocolate maker and chocolatier. “And, I am a farmer,” she says. Alvinia is a first generation farmer, who has, almost single-handedly, built a cacao farm from the ground up. Her happy space is a 10-acre farm in Dodamarg, straddling the Goa-Maharashtra border.
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