Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 21/09/2026For 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 0100
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) 6251
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 22/08/2026I 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 271
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 18/08/2026Needed a name for a new series of 6-7 min internal explainer videos for the team. Nailed it. 020
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 17/08/202610 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. 030
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 12/08/2026Finally decided to throw away some 20 year old train tickets. 260
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10/08/2026Can’t a man blowtorch his cheese on toast in peace? 2101
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 09/08/2026One 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, 1/2 250
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 08/08/2026I 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. 110
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026Mushroom risotto Chestnut mushrooms, finely diced white mushrooms and porcini powder, to supplement my (self-described) credentials as a fun guy. #CookWithIsh 4/4 020
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026Mushroom risotto Chestnut mushrooms, finely diced white mushrooms and porcini powder, to supplement my (self-described) credentials as a fun guy. #CookWithIsh 3/4 110
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026Mushroom risotto Chestnut mushrooms, finely diced white mushrooms and porcini powder, to supplement my (self-described) credentials as a fun guy. #CookWithIsh 2/4 100
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026Mushroom 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) 2150
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 02/08/2026Atonement for yesterday’s terrible focaccia with a mushroom risotto. 3340
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 31/07/2026New, 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. 050
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 30/07/2026Over 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 151
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/07/2026I 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 160
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 25/07/2026Third place Pan fried salmon with fondant potatoes and roasted leeks #CookWithIsh 4/4 250
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 25/07/2026Second place Salmon tartare with crispy rice #CookWithIsh 3/4 120
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 25/07/2026Winner: Salmon Sashimi with cold soba noodles #CookWithIsh 2/4 230
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 25/07/2026The 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 1/4 170
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 21/07/2026Do I have a sore throat from meetings since 6.30am, or am I just… 340
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026Quesabirria. Cooked from scratch. Well worth the effort. #CookWithIsh 2/2 050
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026Quesabirria. Cooked from scratch. Well worth the effort. #CookWithIsh 1/2 160
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026My travels are well known to many. This year I’ve swapped Bali, Vegas, HK and others for Manchester and bits of Europe. Needed a year off. Below, 2022-2026, very little of it in 2026! 000
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 19/07/2026Caused 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. 350
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 13/07/2026A random Monday night in Manchester. Albeit my fourth trip here in the last two months. If you’re going to do corkage at @hawksmooruk.bsky.social bring something special. A 2017 Domaine A Pinot. Drinking very well. 040
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 13/07/2026Two essentials for making a rich, unctuous daube of beef. 070
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 09/07/2026If we can't make Bluesky, old Twitter, then we can *checks notes* do that on LinkedIn while explaining what it taught us about B2B SaaS Can't really cope with @seanjones.org being 'older'. 141
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 05/07/2026My surname: a pronunciation guide. Cool man. (Is this rage bait?) Wearing a hat. Getting into a car. KOL-HAT-KAR 140
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 30/06/2026When you order a limoncello in a Student Union Bar, you deserve all you get. Looks like Cif. Tastes like Cif. (Why am I at a Union? Drinks reception at the conference I’m attending) 440
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 28/06/2026Ugh. A reminder that this is not the same as Japanese wagyu and you are just overpaying for steak. It can be called British wagyu because Japanese bulls are crossbred with native breeds. This steak plainly has a BMS below 5. Buy a normal steak or go to a proper wagyu specialist online. 1/2 373
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/06/20262002 Ridge. Bad photo. It’s warm as I say. Me. Not the wine. 230
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 26/06/2026The process of Ish, writing. Typing. Internal struggle. Typing. Drinking Diet Coke. Typing. Being quiet. Cycle through all six points every 5 minutes. That's right, I am wearing a full suit and the heat isn't affecting me. (I'm not and it is) 020