High in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh, I stand on a terraced hillside cloaked in wild grasses and pine trees. The only sound is birdsong and the whisper of the cool mountain breeze through the trees. From this perch at 1,460 meters above sea level, the views stretch east across a broad valley framed by the distant peaks of the Western Himalayas. I’m at Amaya, a sustainable boutique hotel near the tiny village of Darwa, and I can’t remember the last time I visited such an utterly peaceful setting. Nor, for that matter, can I think of a better spot for what is being hailed as India’s most exciting new destination restaurant.
Naar, as it is called — the name means
