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Why does Indian food not get the respect it deserves?

May 07, 2016 08:29 PM IST

Vir Sanghvi on how Indian restaurants are catching up globally, but desi cuisine is still struggling to make a mark.

These are good times for Indian food abroad. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Gaggan Anand, whose eponymous Bangkok restaurant has been voted Asia’s Best Restaurant for a second year in a row. Zorawar Kalra opened Farzi Café in Dubai – a city bursting with Indian restaurants – last month, to rapturous acclaim. (I’ve been there, the praise is well-deserved.) And in London, the big-name Indian chefs now command an impressive standing: Cyrus Todiwala, Sriram Aylur, Vineet Bhatia, Atul Kochhar and many others.

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In Australia, Kylie Kwong remains entirely Australian while cooking wonderful Chinese foods ( Getty Images)
In Australia, Kylie Kwong remains entirely Australian while cooking wonderful Chinese foods ( Getty Images)
With Floyd Cardoz as chef, Tabla reached out to upmarket New York diners from 1998 to 2010 (Getty Images)
With Floyd Cardoz as chef, Tabla reached out to upmarket New York diners from 1998 to 2010 (Getty Images)
Junoon, with Vikas Khanna as chef, has managed to get New York critics to appreciate Indian food (Getty Images)
Junoon, with Vikas Khanna as chef, has managed to get New York critics to appreciate Indian food (Getty Images)
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