How representative of the Indian culinary traditions are Indian restaurants in India?
There’s another wave of restaurants setting out to serve ‘modern’, ‘inventive’ and ‘experimental’, especially in Indian cuisine. Might we be clinging to a trend that’s clearly past its ‘best before’ date?
Tipping is a fraught issue in our restaurants. There are customers who feel service charge should be at their discretion, not that of the restaurant. It’s not unusual for wait staff to have to handle diners who contest the service charge on the bill.
The sheer scale of the business in India dazzles and awes. There are now 1800-plus cafes across the country – in the metros, in tier 2 and 3 towns, on highways – employing nearly 20,000 people
In a country where 194 million people go hungry every day, it seems also morally wrong to throw away food. Plus, there is the environmental impact to consider. If that isn’t a strong enough motivation, restaurant businesses stand to gain positive returns when they cut down on waste.
