tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post602079679025086739..comments2024-03-28T15:07:22.673+05:30Comments on Shoot First, Mumble Later: The Guardian on Bombay street foodGirish Shahanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-43976598963528355432012-03-09T21:49:21.899+05:302012-03-09T21:49:21.899+05:30Agree one hundred cents to the dollar. They firang...Agree one hundred cents to the dollar. They firangs know not what 'street food' is.Tastyplexhttp://www.tastyplex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-60081279862245506152012-03-05T08:03:29.779+05:302012-03-05T08:03:29.779+05:30Alex, I disagree. The city's most famous hawke...Alex, I disagree. The city's most famous hawkers not only have fixed addresses, they've been there for longer than many of the most fashionable restaurants. There was an interesting ad that ran in movie theatres a few years ago for the Magna book house in Kala Ghoda that gave directions thus: "in front of the juicewalla next to the panwalla". It was only half a joke; the juice walla and paanwalla have been there for as long as I can remember.<br />With this sort of article, one always risks the possibility that the vendor will move; that's no reason, in my opinion, to recommend restaurants instead of street vendors. To refer to the piece on art galleries, one of the galleries recommended has closed. It's possible these pieces were written weeks or months ago, and Mattieu Foss gallery was operational when Nayantara wrote the piece. The risk, therefore, is not restricted to hawkers.<br />I think the lack of knowledge displayed by the writer not only extends to the places she recommends but also the dishes. Can anybody seriously say that the chicken tikka roll at Bademiya is their signature dish? A dozen places do a better chicken tikka roll, notably Noorani's at Haji Ali. The incredible thing is that Noorani's offers a larger, tastier roll for the same price as Bademiya.<br />No, what you go for at Bademiya is unusual stuff like their baida roti. And if you must go for a roll, you choose the egg roll, not the one wrapped with roomali.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-32447841010784832852012-03-05T04:06:33.402+05:302012-03-05T04:06:33.402+05:30I see your point, but surely, if you are writing f...I see your point, but surely, if you are writing for an article, and you have to give addresses to your readership it makes sense to choose places that have identifiable locations, otherwise how on earth do readers find them? "The man on the bike with a red T-shirt by a tree " - as a journalist myself I know exactly why she would have been instructed to find places with addresses. And no GENUINE street-hawker has one. It would be stupid to list people no-one could find. Besides, to be fair to her, she has picked the places that do the best kinds of the food she's listed. I'm a Mumbaikar and I would have chosen at least seven of those.Alex Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-63055301108918558542012-03-04T13:01:44.320+05:302012-03-04T13:01:44.320+05:30I haven't particularly been paying attention t...I haven't particularly been paying attention to greater trends, though the recent development of not being able to see when anyone else comments certainly changes the dynamic. Is it all going to Facebook and Twitter? Unfortunately, I really don't think I can be bothered with all that.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-18691386823164399822012-03-04T12:07:04.046+05:302012-03-04T12:07:04.046+05:30Yes, Seana, slightly less work to contend with rig...Yes, Seana, slightly less work to contend with right now, a little more mental space. But I don't know if it'll last, since the conversations have dried up, and those kept the blog going. I'm not alone, of course, there's been a general exodus away from blogs in the past 18 months.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-47823816357175025542012-03-04T11:34:07.426+05:302012-03-04T11:34:07.426+05:30You're on a roll here with the blog again, are...You're on a roll here with the blog again, aren't you?seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com