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Amit Bagga on Recreating 1947, Competing in Delhi, and the Scale of Daryaganj 

Amit Bagga says he wants to “build a self-sustaining hospitality platform that creates mass employment, feeds communities, and, eventually, outlives him.”  Daryaganj is his way...

‘There is No Substitute to Hard Work’: Eti Bhasin on Building Dhaba Lane in Dubai

This story, too, begins where most great food stories do: with hunger. Eti Bhasin’s father is a chartered accountant. The kind who measures and re-measures...

Ish Patil on Building Donmai & Why Intentional Hospitality Is the Future of Dining

It started with a bowl of ramen in an anime. Literally! Growing up on Japanese animation, Ish Patil was particularly moved by a scene in...

The Ascent of Kainaz Messman: Strategy, Scarcity, and Scale Behind Theobroma’s Valuation Boom

It was 2003, and Kainaz Messman Harchandrai was just 24, living her dream life. As a pastry chef for a top hospitality brand, she...

The Art of Dessert: Alpa Pereira’s Toujours Journey

Do you remember the first time you tasted something that made you stop mid-bite and think, "I had no idea this was possible"?  For an...

Brewing BeeYoung: Abhinav Jindal on Reclaiming India’s Strong Beer Market

Abhinav Jindal had spent close to two decades in India’s Alco-Bev industry. Consulting, distribution, retail - he had seen every layer of how the...

Building Spaces That Breathe Identity, Intimacy, & Instagrammability With Nikita & Pawan Shahri

Ever heard of contrarian timing? It’s when you zig while everyone else zags. That’s exactly how Chrome Asia Hospitality began.  It was 2020. Pandemic. “While...

The Making of a New Indian Table with Zorawar Kalra

When given a choice, almost every inheritor ‘preserves’ legacy. But Zorawar Kalra had to do it differently. So, he stopped chasing what "should" be...

Chef Amol Kumar on Leo’s and His Pursuit of True Neapolitan Pizza in India

While most revolutions start with grand declarations, some do with a guy saying, "I want to do a small hole-in-the-wall pizza place with 3-4...

Not by the Book: Natasha Gandhi’s Story of Food, Feeling, and Feminine Power

In kitchens where hierarchies rule and pedigree often dictates respect, Natasha Gandhi carved out her place with nothing but intuition, a deep respect for...

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