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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/09/2026

Getting up early on a Saturday to go to a school open day is being made easier by listening to David Bowie tracks as we wait for the Headteacher’s talk. If you’ve got a famous alumnus, use it!

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 21/09/2026

For all the social media discourse about kids in airline lounges, today I’ve seen - People using their speakerphone - seats being used for bags & people having to stand - single travellers taking up space for 3-4 people None of them were kids. Anyway, 40 mins delayed so lounge Bloody Mary it is

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 17/09/2026

I have an idea on how a school could be the most oversubscribed in the country. Website homepage has i. term dates on it for this and next academic year. ii. telephone number Everything else is in a menu.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 13/09/2026

What? That would ruin your alloys

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 06/09/2026

NFL Fantasy League draft at 8.30pm this evening. In previous years I have conducted extensive research and had a draft strategy. I have never made the playoffs. This year I have done no research and will let destiny result in me picking a bunch of players who forget how to play pro ball.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 05/09/2026

“But Ish, will you ever wear formal shoes with a suit, again?” Turns out the answer was yes, but to get married. Then changed back post ceremony into my more familiar Adidas Gazelles. (Huntsham Court, 29th August 2026)

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 01/09/2026

This has spawned many, many replies. What hope was there of it standing by itself and who was most likely to get involved Nil: All the lawyers

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/08/2026

Going into the branch of a bank today. I think, I *think* the last time I did this was six Prime Ministers ago. But it could be more.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 23/08/2026

Not to go all Rory Sutherland on you, but if you put a phone number on your website, assume someone will call it. And perhaps tell them when it’s available. Easy perception management. Otherwise you risk someone disengaging because of an SLA they assume 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty British cook or baker: for goodness sake, why can’t you give quantities for dry ingredients by weight?

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 22/08/2026

I met Jason Donovan at a fishmongers. Had a nice chat in the queue until it was his turn. It took some time because people were being so specific about what they wanted, how they wanted it filleted and so forth. I see why the staff love him, when asked, he said: "Any bream will do" /bow & scene

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/08/2026

"Sorry that the collection point you chose to pickup your order from, refused to accept your parcel" said the man on the phone. "You'll get a full refund and I've sent a replacement out today. I've upgraded it from Royal Mail to our courier, Evri"

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Reece Harle: At That Point I Knew It Was Over

ALT: Reece Harle: At That Point I Knew It Was Over

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 18/08/2026

Needed a name for a new series of 6-7 min internal explainer videos for the team. Nailed it.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 17/08/2026

10 and I had board game Sunday, yesterday. First pic is ‘Hotel Tycoon’ a Monopoly-esque game from my childhood, that I bought when reissued about a decade ago. The paper buildings are flimsier than the rules. Whoever builds Uptown Towers, wins. Moved on to our first proper game of Monopoly.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 16/08/2026

Watched the Mourinho Netflix documentary this weekend. I'll readily admit that I have always been a fan. I'm fascinated by his focus and determination. It was also a reminder that we don't always remember the whole story. "The Special One" was a response to a question 1/2

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James Bailey @drjamesbailey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’m a big fan of this photo of Madonna looking like a visiting lecturer who will absolutely not give you an extension on your modernist poetry essay just because you chipped your tooth on a Snickers bar.

Madonna, seated at a desk in front of a typewriter and a stack of books. Madonna is wearing trousers and a white shirt.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 15/08/2026

We’re both having fruit after dinner. 1/2

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Jules @jules111985.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Poorly timed notification from the range there 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 12/08/2026

Finally decided to throw away some 20 year old train tickets.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 12/08/2026

I remember watching the eclipse in 1999, standing outside the shop I was working in as a Saturday job. The Marylebone Road was packed with people. Now in 2026, I'm wondering if I can see it on catch-up because live events are often at inconvenient times

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10/08/2026

Can’t a man blowtorch his cheese on toast in peace?

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10/08/2026

Seems that my local Evri driver has decided their job is not delivering parcels to people, but instead an elaborate game of knockdown ginger where they press my buzzer and then leave parcels outside a gate where they can easily be stolen.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 09/08/2026

One of my favourite ways to eat steak. Fry a thick steak in a stainless steel pan (this was a rib eye) ideally dry brined to give it a good crust. As it rests, let the pan cool for two mins. Discard the oil in the pan and add extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, lemon rind, 1/2

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 08/08/2026

I have seen this image twelvty hundred times in the last 24 hours. I realise it’s subjective and they are created to bait engagement, but I’ve eaten at a lot of great places and The French Laundry is the easily at the top. Moreover, I haven’t yet met anyone else who has been and thinks otherwise.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 05/08/2026

Wednesday night Gambas Pil Pil

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026

Mushroom risotto with as we continue the Wedmin. Chestnut mushrooms, finely diced white mushrooms and porcini powder, to supplement my (self-described) credentials as a fun guy. #CookWithIsh 1/4 (steps in reverse order, below)

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026

I have randomly been shouting “Back to me Clive!” for years while cooking as I pretending I’m hosting a TV show.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026

Atonement for yesterday’s terrible focaccia with a mushroom risotto.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 01/08/2026

You know that feeling when you haven't made Focaccia in ages and you forget that your standard non-overnight prove recipe is 1kg of flour not 500g, so you make a 500g flour ball instead and then it's flatter than you want it so you are sad? That.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 31/07/2026

New, Peak Centrist Dad badge collected. “Nipping to Sainsburys before work because you’ve heard they’ve got some anchovies in olive oil. Everywhere else is sold out”. Red shorts and listening to 24K Magic (Bruno Mars) for extra credit.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 30/07/2026

Over on the other place, @dohertylawteach.bsky.social called me 'Barnet's answer to Michael Parkinson' and that easily wins as the nicest thing anyone has said to me in July. A fab podcast episode with him, @veronanid.bsky.social, @parkendlydia.bsky.social and @arwenjoyce.bsky.social

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 29/07/2026

Thought for the day: There should be a word for ‘the action of trying to remove your glasses, when you aren’t wearing glasses’

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/07/2026

I can almost hear Kulvinder Ghir asking “What is the blandest thing on the menu?” I love aglio e olio for its spiky flavours but was tempted by the refined Michelin version doing the rounds online. Won’t be making it again. All the punch has gone. Will stick to the original. #CookWithIsh #NotThis

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 25/07/2026

The artist formally known as Actually3 is now 10. He hasn’t liked fish for a few years now. But today he decided he wanted to try salmon again. Now, because I’m a bit extra (a candidate for understatement of the week), I decided to make three dishes for dinner #CookWithIsh 1/4

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 22/07/2026

Close call on what I refer to most on social media. The post below, or this: bsky.app/profile/nige...

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Robotics newsletters sign-up requires me to say I'm not a robot. Uh....

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 21/07/2026

Do I have a sore throat from meetings since 6.30am, or am I just…

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026

Quesabirria. Cooked from scratch. Well worth the effort. #CookWithIsh 1/2

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026

Caused a row in Waitrose. Bought the last kilo of ox cheek. Another couple were also making beef biria tacos and he told her “We’ll come back and get the beef at the end”. She is not happy.

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I have a second piece in @ftweekend.com in which, as I approach my 60th, I celebrate all the things I will not apologise for hating. It was very therapeutic to write. www.ft.com/content/6bdd...

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026

Well, looks like England scored more in Miami this summer, than the Dolphins will this season.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 15/07/2026

That’s fine. Argentina have crumbled every time they’ve gone behind in this World Cup. Wait.

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