Dear Reader, You know that feeling at the end of the Lord of the Rings when Sam returns to the Shire and everything is exactly as it was – after a journey that changes his life in every way possible, where he makes powerful friends, destroys even more powerful enemies and saves the world –…
Yesterday, we had a few friends drop in for lunch – they came for mom’s 7 course extravaganza around the thaal. 2 out of 5 of guests present were meeting each other for the first time. By the time we reached the Raan in Red Masala – that sweet spot between starters and mains where…
Author’s Note : When I was asked to give my views on the potential of regional cuisine in India, I didn’t need to think too much about what I was going to say. India – with its 29 States and 7 Union Territories is comparable to the continent of Europe. Each state has its own…
It took me 5 years, but we did it. We succeeded in convincing India’s Patent & Trademarks office that The Bohri Kitchen & TBK are the property of my company. The Registrar refused our application multiple times in the last few years under the contention that Bohri is a community and hence cannot be trademarked….
On Wednesday night I was invited to participate in a Bloomberg Quint discussion hosted by the magnificent Menaka Doshi on the role of CFOs in new age startups. Initially I was a little taken aback to be in the studio with entrepreneurs who’ve raised more lakhs than the total number of individual samosas I’ve sold….
