'THE BOMBAY BRASSERIE' CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
(10 December 2007)

'The Bombay Brasserie' celebrated its 25th birthday on 10th December 2007 by hosting a party for India's most celebrated fashion designers. The Bombay Brasserie, that first opened its doors on 10 December 10th December 1982, has a tasteful mix of ambience, design and location, and is conveniently located opposite Gloucester Road tube station. Under the expert guidance of Adi Modi and Executive chef Jaspal Singh Arora of the Taj Hotels Group, the restaurant aims to serve the finest in authentic flavours of the Raj.

Among those invited to the 25th anniversary celebration were designers Ritu Kumar and Rohit Bal and Indian artist Paresh Maity. From its inception, Bombay Brasserie has been committed to bringing to the very heart of London a unique blend of fine regional Indian home cuisine and traditional colonial Indian décor. The interior design of Bombay Brasserie is a a relaxed atmosphere in a traditional setting with a wonderfully airy conservatory or the opulent dining room to choose between.

The restaurant brings together a wide range of culinary influences from Parsi, Goan, Bengali, Gujerati, North and South India, together with Portuguese and Raj tastes. The experience begins with a selection of mouth-watering starters including Grilled Scallops in Honey and Ginger or Dum Ka Bater ( fresh quail cooked in a sealed pot with yoghurt, almond and cashew nut puree with the chef's special garam Masala).

The main courses, feature everything from traditional dishes such as Chicken Tikka to more unusual house specialties such as Black Cod Bombay Brasserie, or the delectable Lamb Nihari. For dessert Bombay Brasserie has again excelled with a stunning list of tropical fruit sorbets and kulfi as well as more unusual Indian desserts such as Lagan Nu Custard (a Parsi egg custard flavoured with rosewater, vanilla and topped with sunflower seeds) and Narangi Malpoa (orange flavoured milk pancakes served with clotted cream).

The restaurant was won many accolades including: 2005 - 2006 'Best Indian Restaurant' British Curry Awards. Best Indian Restaurant' Good Curry Guide, 1982 - 2004 and 'Lifetime Achievement Award' Good Curry Guide.

MR ADI MODI - PRINCIPAL

Mr Adi Modi trained as an hotelier in 1972 at the Taj in Bombay before opening the renowned Bombay Brasserie in London in 1982. After several years as General Manager, Mr Modi is now Senior Vice President & Director of Taj International Hotels Ltd. In 1999, Mr Modi opened the award-winning Quilon Restaurant, personally overseeing all aspects of the design, cuisine and staff selection.

JASPAL SINGH ARORA - EXECUTIVE CHEF

Jaspal Singh Arora comes to London following a successful career in a range of illustrious hotels within the Taj Group in India. In 2003 he became the sous chef at Masala Bay Restaurant at Taj Landsend, a specialty fine-dining restaurant with interactive cooking and a display kitchen. It was from there that his reputation as a culinary innovator with a passion for exciting and creative dishes developed, leading to his new position as executive chef at the Bombay Brasserie.

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