The Daily Brunch is an independent luxury travel, hospitality and lifestyle publication, founded in 2016. We cover the hotels, restaurants, chefs and experiences that shape how India travels, dines and lives well, along with the destinations around the world that inspire them.
What We Cover
- Hotels and resorts: new openings, signings, stays and the people who run them
- Restaurants and chefs: new menus, food festivals, brunches and chef interviews
- Recipes from professional chefs, hotel kitchens and passionate home cooks
- Travel: destination ideas and guides, in India and abroad
- Wellness, lifestyle, fashion and beauty
- TDB Exclusive: our featured stories on the brands and personalities shaping luxury and hospitality
Our Approach
For us, luxury isn’t about price tags. It’s about care: the thoughtful design, warm service and well-made food that turn a stay or a meal into something you remember. We write for readers who want to know where to go, what to eat and why it matters.
We credit the chefs, writers and photographers behind every story, and we keep our recipes and guides up to date as places and menus change.
Meet the Team
Alex Mathews
Founder
Alex Mathews is an independent financial expert with more than two decades of experience. He headed the research wing of Geojit BNP Paribas and is one of the pioneers of derivatives research in India. He won the Zee Business Award for Best Financial Analyst (Derivatives) in 2013, has been an empanelled analyst for international news agencies including Reuters, Bloomberg and Dow Jones, and has written four books for Tata McGraw Hill, among others.
Anju Anna Alex FRSA
Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Anju Anna Alex is a content and marketing strategist with more than 13 years of experience across journalism, media and B2B technology. She helps organisations turn content into growth. She builds content strategies and editorial programmes from the ground up, shapes brand positioning and messaging, leads content, social media and PR teams, and prepares brands to be found in an age of search and AI-driven discovery. She has partnered with corporates, technology companies and government organisations in India and North America. Her research-led campaigns have delivered record results, including one that became the best-performing in its marketing team’s history.
The Daily Brunch is the embodiment of her vision. After years in newsrooms that chased trending, sensational news, she set out to build a publication that connects with readers through meaningful stories, and she continues to lead its editorial direction today.
She holds two postgraduate degrees, including one in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Get in Touch
Press releases, story ideas and collaborations: contact@thedailybrunch.com