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The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
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The city - sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
Home chefs find going tough amid pandemic May 24, 2021 With orders drying up, they find it hard to sustain their business It's not just restaurants that have seen a decline in business during the ongoing pandemic, even home chefs are finding it tough to stay afloat. Take the example of Supriya Phulwani, a 35-year-old home chef based in Mumbai, who has seen a sharp decline in party orders and orders from regular corporate clients. “Last year when the lockdown eased up I was getting several local orders that compensated for the lack of big corporate orders. Now my revenues have declined by ...
Express News Service Take a nibble off the golden triangle's corner. Smell the fragrant steam rising from the mincemeat stuffing. Squeeze some lemon on it. Add a dash of mint chutney. Blow in through the hole to cool the inside. Take a mouthful. Sigh. This is the recommended procedure to relish the famous smoked keema samosa at Mumbai's The Bohri Kitchen (TBK) owned by Munaf Kapadia. With the city reeling under a never-subsiding coronavirus tsunami, samosas are salvation. So is TBK’s pineapple ice cream, rainbow pulao, zuban (goat tongue) in red gravy, bheja (brain) pakora and ghevar mithai...
More than failure be afraid of not trying your best Tue, Apr 27 2021 11:06 IST | 7 Views 'More than failure be afraid of not trying your best' (Book Review).. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 27 : This is a classic chicken and egg situation: a son seemingly sets out to cure his mother of her obsession with "saas-bahu" soaps on TV and focus on her culinary skills but instead finds his own feet as an entrepreneur! "The greatest irony of all is that the world believes that TBK was born out of a son's desire to help his mother realise her dreams. While it may have started ou...
Working at Google is cool, but have you ever tried to run a food business on weekends? An excerpt from ‘How I Quit Google To Sell Samosas: Adventures With The Bohri Kitchen’, by Munaf Kapadia with Zahabia Rajkotwala. Author Munaf Kapadia. Life on the Google campus was a dream. There is a reason why the company tops the employee-satisfaction charts year after year. Consider the perks – free drops and pickups, gym facilities with personal training, showers with solar-powered hot water and Biotique bath products, spa vouchers, access to the latest tech gadgets (whether for beta-tes...