tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post3107325418290024532..comments2024-01-19T10:55:15.346-08:00Comments on chummachumma: a new experience in dining outgshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04576528133434077283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-84507440701356480052016-01-19T03:33:27.732-08:002016-01-19T03:33:27.732-08:00Valuable for information.. Is there any further re...Valuable for information.. Is there any further reading you would recommend on this?<br /><br />Sandra<br /><a href="http://www.cateringandallied.com/restaurants-in-mumbai/>Restaurants in South Mumbai</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916616183364529258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-22163307387049428832009-01-12T16:29:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:29:00.000-08:00hi nikhil:many thanks for your suggestions.surely ...hi nikhil:<BR/>many thanks for your suggestions.surely ,i will visit busaba soon and try your burmese kaukswe which sounds so very interesting and interactive? and how can one having a sweet tooth miss out the chocolate fondant? hope to see you in your restaurant and best wishes for the new year.<BR/>gopalgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576528133434077283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-9081370571313552752009-01-11T21:26:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:26:00.000-08:00thank you for your precious comments on busaba. i ...thank you for your precious comments on busaba. i have been travelling all through asia for the last 15 years learning from chefs and books. food is very important in my life. i think it is important to perfect one dish rather than have a 100 dishes on your menu. please try our burmese kaukswe on the menu which is our signature dish. both veggies and non veggies can have fun with this interactive dish. you get a very wholesome coconut gravy with either veg, chicken,prawn or lamb and that is drizzled over some steaming noodles. then one adds condiments like fried garlic, spring onion, celery, fried onion, lime, chili, prawn pickle, coriander, etc. it is an age old recipe from my grand mother and really tasty. also to end the meal dont go without trying the chocolate fondant. it is a half done cake which oozes out once you break in ot it. we use a callebaut chocolate and it is a recipe i picked up in my training in france. bon appetit and see you soon at busaba. nikhil chib.Nikhil Chibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227880844938715880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-87301895156634883702007-07-09T16:44:00.000-07:002007-07-09T16:44:00.000-07:00hi lrthanks for your comments.'busaba' is a place ...hi lr<BR/>thanks for your comments.'busaba' is a place one would like to go.again and again.and nikhil chib tibetan momos are to die for.a veggie has limited choice but nikhil doesn't think so.i believe vietnamese crab is also a speciality here.<BR/>i go often to orissa,perhaps the poorest state in india.in terms of state gdp.but the richest perhaps if you consider its natural resources of iron ore and bauxite.i see a lot of poverty when i drive down.but it is not so obvious and glaring as it is in mumbai.gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576528133434077283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-38002103179177543172007-07-09T13:48:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:48:00.000-07:00I am a big fan of your restaurant reviews, gs, bec...I am a big fan of your restaurant reviews, gs, because you always given us that little "extra helping"...in this case it was the picture of Nikhil Chib and the tidbit on him leaving Wall Street to pursue his dream of becoming a restaurateur.<BR/><BR/>The place does sound terrific I will admit and I am particularly fascinated by the fact that they had Burmese food on the menu(Burma usually tends to be neglected).<BR/><BR/>And yes, Bombay is a city of contrasts...somehow the sight of the urban poor is so much more depressing and dispiriting than the poverty you see in the villages.Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-12192550832103553492007-07-04T18:06:00.000-07:002007-07-04T18:06:00.000-07:00hi luluhonestly,i am very flattered to get such co...hi lulu<BR/>honestly,i am very flattered to get such comments from a foodie.it is a lovely place and we should be going there more often for the momos,spring rolls and the vietnamese stuff.<BR/>the last part of my blog on 'busaba'is disturbing.though i have been to quite a few such restaurants,the contrast was so glaring.indeed it causes a culture shock to foreigners.the solution is not simple.and i don't think that this problem has been addressed at all in a comprehensive manner.eradication of begging must be on top of the agenda for humanitarian reasons because they are both genuine as well as those who are exploited by goons.gshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576528133434077283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012689.post-26546111256708132532007-07-03T09:27:00.000-07:002007-07-03T09:27:00.000-07:00hi appa,loved reading your review of busaba. very ...hi appa,<BR/>loved reading your review of busaba. very colourful write-up indeed.<BR/>the food there is great. but i was also saddened by your last para as it made me think hard about the inequalities in our city. when my colleagues from abroad visit bombay for the first time they always ask me how i deal with the contrasts of the rich and poor on a daily basis in so many situations. and i tell them you become immune to it. but that it so sad. and we indeed need to start doing something other than just feeling bad.luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192392471288555657noreply@blogger.com