As far as idlis, I prefer dosas.

I gotta say this boston_mahesh, for some reason, I need to drink coke with pizza. The fizz and taste of coke work in harmony with the pizza I am eating for whatever reason. I stick with water for many other food items.

Also while it’s always wise to have a wrap of some sort for customers on the go, I dont think the majority of items need to be wrap based. If you go to Popeye’s chicken, you got side items that are not that different from the makeup of indian curries.in terms of portability.

I am just glad that Meltworks guy was gone. Typical drone who thought he knew it all but was closed to anything new. He was not as smart or creative as he thought he was. I think Sudhir won’t have a problem with the business aspect of the competition. The only thing that may hold him back is the Indian cuisine aspect. It is still a niche in the US compared to UK, though UK is more into northern indian cuisine compared to the abundance of southern indian immigrants in the US.

And the judges, oh I am sorry, I mean investors (I wonder if they really will invest or is it one of those facades they need to maintain for a reality show ala Hells Kitchen) insist on talking about the model needing to succeed in a such a wide market. Sometimes a focused niche with a big enough market size that is executed well is better than one aimed at a larger market .

I did wonder why Sudhir didn’t use the sloppy joe analogy instead of the burger analogy for the paav baaji sandwich. I think that threw off Flay’s teen daughter as to what kind of mouth feel to expect. Funny thing is the first time I ever ate one of those sandwiches was when I returned to the US and never saw one of those in India.

I think middle eastern food , especially Lebanese, tends to appeal to the American taste more than Indian. I am a huge fan of excellent Lebanese and Iranian restaurants and lucky to have some excellent choices in atlanta. The asian chick was onto something but you need to have a good cook and recipes for the kind of food she was serving.

“4. Indian restaurants here should NOT bastardize our foods to suit the American’s unsophisticated palate by sugaring up and creaming up the foods. Our foods are not saucy sweet like ketchup or fatty/creamy like chowdah. “

Yeah isn’t it bad when people aren’t broad-minded

I would feel sad if people made fun of Mr. Sudhir Kandula. He appears like a nice, sincere, avuncular-type of guy that we all can relate to. I hope that people are fair and broad-minded to him.

I am very skeptical about the little kids trying out his food. My American friends didn’t like Indian foods when I was in elementary school.

Oh and for the future you can use this link – http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/comcom/spicesglossary.htm

I’m only asking because the endeavor of finding that maybe easier than me translating the recipe.