Hot. Hotter. Hottest. Mumbai's foodscape is rocking. I've been tracking it past three decades and it's never served up so much of choice, innovation and fun. And now that your very own Times Food Guides 2017 are going to press, I ate my way through a quick round-up... Cookies baked on site, candies made on-site, treasure trove of a deli and an ever-changing concept. Here's the best part: I'm all praises for the foodpreneurs, who are getting younger and younger (Sanjana Sanghi of Pop-Up Hut is 23-years-old). A quick round-up of the brand new...
Oh Dough, Kala Ghoda
Go. You must. It's a charming cookie, ice cream, coffee heaven. It's small (two marble topped tables and eight bentwood chairs) but it's powered by huge passion, dedication and a brothersister team (Cordon Bleu trained Ritika and Lausanne Hotel school graduate Pawan Chawla). The cookies are freshly baked (on-site) through the day. Everything is home-made -from marshmallows to ice creams.
Go savour those saucershaped, perfect textured cookies, be it the regular chocolate ones or the unusual ones (I love tang of the cranberry balsamic, the orchestra of flavours of S'mores and Chipzel). I love the smoked French vanilla ice cream, the dark chocolate and even the oozing umami Pistachio Black Truffle is recommended. Ooh la la! Vegan Dark Chocolate ice cream, eggless cookies, superb Affogato (smoked Vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso), too.Where: Hind Rajasthan Chambers, 6 Allana Marg, Kala Ghoda, (022-2263 1313), 11.30 am to 11.30 pm; Monday closed.
POP-UP HUT, Kemps Corner
Pizza in a cone, gourmet kulfis, tea tasting... ever-changing excitement here. Walk through a narrow alleyway to get to this seriously small space. The brainchild of 23-year-old Boston and London educated Sanjana Sanghi, this curated marketplace promotes and provides a retail platform for budding chefs, food entrepreneurs and culinary experts. And happily offers newness to customers, too.
Till December 20, you can look forward to Chado tea (sip sit-shop of a 100 loose leaf teas). In January, it will be the unusual `Coney Island' -pizza in a cone, by 26 year-old Bharat Advani. Since they have opened, they've had home-made organic ice creams, Thai street desserts, natural, home grown and artisanal products by Anirban Poddar's Shophop (I'd popped in here and bought some, too), gourmet kulfis by Pistascia and more.Where: Kwality House, next to Crossword, below Kemps Corner Flyover (+91 98193 34698), Open 12 noon to 11 pm.
A SALUTI, Bandra
Khul ja sim sim... A gourmet's treasure trove. It specialises in obscure International ingredients from Guanciale, Truffle Salami, Wakame and Porcini to free range eggs and elderflower syrup. You'll find it all... selection of cheese -cow, sheep, goat and vegetarian; cold cuts -turkey, chicken, pork, duck, seafood. All meticulously sourced by Sapna Lawyer, who honed her skills in India's finest Fortune Gourmet Specialities Pvt Ltd, and worked in Spain and Dubai, too. Lagos born Milanda, patisseur extraordinaire (Bollywood superstar clientele too) bakes all the desserts (cupcakes, brownies, Apple and Cinnamon Streusel loaf cake to Éclairs) here. Also pestos, stocks, dips, salad dressings and more. And conducts gourmet cooking classes, too.
Where: Shop No 1, Shahina Apts, Pali Mala Road, Pali Market
PAPABUBBLE, Lower Parel
Go to this colourful candy production `theatre', where handmade candy (from Spain) is not only made, but you can also get it customised. Choose your colour and flavour and get your name written inside (yes, you read that right) each candy or the lollipops, too (remember to give them enough advance notice, though). Great for kids and adults.
Once again, it's two young owners, Samir Gadhok and Avani Raheja, who've brought in this variety of colours and over 40 flavours (watermelon to strawberry, paan masala and kala khatta, too). There is rock candy, marshmallows... but I loved the lollipops and with every lick and regressed to my happy childhood.
Where: Level 3, Palladium, 462 Senapati Bapat Marg (022-4023 5077), 11 am to 9 pm.
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