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Favorite Foods


I live to eat.  I will try anything for the first time.  But there are of course the dog ears in the culinary spectrum that I always go back to and feast or at least reminisce.

India –
  • ·         Joshi wadewale for Batata wada and Pav with garlic chutney – Deccan  Gymkhana in Pune
  • ·         Vitthal Bhel Puri in Mumbai – not sure if this place is still around
  • ·         Canon Pav Bhaji in Mumbai – with butter and smashed raw onion on the side
  • ·         Kharvas at a rest stop on the Mumbai Pune highway (Mumbai bound)
  • ·         Butter Dosa at Vaishali on FC road in Pune
  • ·         Sol Kadhi at Gomantak in Dadar
  • ·         Vadilal Butterscotch Ice-cream sold retail in Mumbai
  • ·         Quail curry with butter naan – Sardar Sindh Sahib – Forum mall in Bangalore
  • ·         Mitha Paan at Jangli Maharaj roadside near Deccan, Pune
  • ·         North Indian curries at GreenPark near Aundh, Pune

Japan –
  • ·         Fresh fare outside Tsukiji market, Tokyo – bowl of rice with fresh Uni and Ahi
  • ·         Roadside stall near Yokohama station  - Ramen of all kinds
  • ·         JR stations – any food pavilion / to go food box /bento esp with Tempura and Ahi

New Zealand –
  • ·         Queenstown – Fergburger – pick one

United States –
  • ·         Original Malasadas at Leonard’s of Honolulu, Hawaii
  • ·         Goat Karahi at Shalimar (several locations in Bay area)
  • ·         Makke di roti and Sarson da saag in Chaat Bhavan (Several locations in Bay area)
  • ·         Pastrami on rye – Refuge in San Carlos, CA
  • ·         Chorizo Tacos – Food trucks in Austin, TX
  • ·         Butter chicken and naan in any desi restaurant in midtown Manhattan, NY

Italy –
  • ·         Haveli Indian in Florence
  • ·         Gelatos – pick one at Old Bridge Gelataria outside the Vatican


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