(I'm not sure if anyone is even on LJ any more, but here goes anyway...)

My restaurant, Shiok and cocktail lounge, Moss will be closing at the end of March, 2010. 31 March will be our last day of operations. This is not a decision I've taken easily, but it's been made necessary for both business and personal reasons. (If you're interested in FAQ- ( Read more... )

I'm doing a 2-day workshop on starting your own restaurant this Saturday at Shiok, my restaurant.

The workshop will give an overview of the restaurant business, types of restaurants, government regulations and paperwork, menu planning, financial planning, staffing, equipment, etc.

If you know somebody who would be interested, please do let them ( Read more... )

Last week saw some serious drop in business across malls, restaurants, hotels, airlines, and other such places. I expected a small drop because of the Bombay terrorist attacks, but in fact it turned out to be about 40%. As I waited for guests, I decided to phone and ask fellow restauranteurs how things were going. The word "dead" was the usual ( Read more... )

As expected, shopping malls and hotels now appear to be increasing their security by making you stop your cars and checking in your boot for explosives and arms ( Read more... )

Hi folks. I'm happy to let you know that we're re-opening Shiok today evening at its new home on Inner Ring Road. We are also launching our new cocktail lounge called Moss on the first floor of the same building. Please do visit. You can find a map here. Our web site will be updated over the weekend. This is just an informal post to all my friends ( Read more... )

I had posted a while back about naming my new lounge and offering a prize for the winner. After much deliberation, I am happy to announce that madhav is the chosen one. The new lounge will be called "Moss", which was one of his suggestions. It fits in well with the whole nature theme we have going on. More importantly, Google says there's no bar with the ( Read more... )

Murphy's Law is a bitch. My new restaurant and lounge project are taking longer than I planned due to various little things screwing up ( Read more... )

I've always been a fan of Nokia phones, and three out my last four phones have been Nokia. I like the interface design, which is important for me ( Read more... )

As some of you may know, I am in the process of relocating my restaurant and lounge. The reasons are that my rent period at the current place is expiring, and the Bangalore Metro station is going to be constructed right next to the present site ( Read more... )

Bangalore folks have probably heard of the European restaurant "Herbs and Spice" in Indiranagar. It's run by Manjit Singh, a friend of mine. Manjit has just started a delicatessen in Whitefield with the same name. It sells their well-known desserts, as well as quiches and gourmet sandwiches. (The sandwiches will be introduced soon ( Read more... )