Deli for your belly

From Ratnanirsquos kitchenThe allday game meal boxWith evolving weekly menus chef Vicky Ratnanirsquos The Speakeasy Kitchen has gained quite a following among local foodies ldquoI thought Speakeasy would be like a nice hidden gem in Bandra where cuisine has no boundariesrdquo he shares Think homemade handrolled pastas urban Sindhi food breakfast favourites such as dal pakwan and basar ji koki festive spreads and fare inspired by seasonal produce including strawberries and pickled chillies and more ldquoThe food is very chefcentric as everything is made inhouse from buns and ketchups to chips Itrsquos quite a labour of love actuallyrdquo Ratnani reveals The treats can be ordered through food aggregator apps but most of their orders are placed directly he adds On offer currently are game meal boxes perfect for IPL nights Give it a shotLog on to thespeakeasykitchen on InstagramSweet and hotTangra chilli jumbo crabIn the sea of new faces on the cityrsquos food delivery scene is a familiar name Hunger Inc which runs the muchloved Orsquo Pedro The Bombay Canteen and Bombay Sweet Shop Over the weekend cofounders Yash Bhanage and Sameer Seth have dished out two delivery popups King Fu Canteen and Brun amp Babka While King Fu Canteen is slated to accept orders till Aprilend Brun amp Babka will offer new fresh limitededition bakes every day they tell us ldquoWhen the new curbs came into place we started wondering what it is that we can do to motivate ourselves so we revisited a few ideas Indian Chinese has been on our minds since even before Orsquo Pedrordquo says Seth reminiscing about a trip that they took with the late chefrestaurateur Floyd Cardoz to Kolkatarsquos Chinese hotspots such as Tangra and Tiretti Bazaar And the notes from their gastronomic adventures at Chinatown ended up inspiring King Fu Canteenrsquos pickmeup menu which comprises mutton momos choriz buns marrow wontons mei foon noodles Tangra chilli jumbo crab and more ldquoPastry chef Heena Punwani has been known for her baked products even before she joined us For Brun amp Babka the idea is that shersquoll bake a limited batch of fresh treats so that we sell out every day Therersquoll be new things on the menu dailyrdquoBhanage revealsLog on to kingfucanteen and brunandbabka on Instagram for the order linkVegan fixIndiana Jones pizzaAs someone who has wanted to adopt veganism Wadala resident Pooja Gosher has found it difficult to negotiate the terrain of eating outside ldquoItrsquos not easy to find too many optionsOur focus is on continental food with Asian and north Indian optionsrdquo she adds about her Vile Parlebased vegan deli The Bodhi Cafeacute The menu offers fresh salads corn cakes cauliflower wings wraps jackfruit and soybean pizzas and moreLog on to Swiggy or ZomatoLucknow callingBandra resident Nida Rizvi made use of the lockdown to channel the Lucknawi culinary traits from her fatherrsquos side and the KashmiriIranian knowledge from her motherrsquos side What emerged was a delicious variety of kebabs curries biryanis tikkas and pulao under the brand Lakhnawi Kebabs amp Kurries ldquoOur specials include chapli kebabs masala boti kebabs shami kebabs in pic Lucknawi pulao Mughlai fare paya and morerdquo she addsLog on to LakhnawiKebabsandKurries on FacebookCall 9321725007Gourmet stationChef Divesh Aswani has been whipping up a storm with Commis Station a onestopshop to make gourmet cooking a cakewalk ldquoWe have our own sauces pickles breads condiments and kitchen staples mdash anything that makes it easy to cook a gourmet meal So if you want to ever make a ramen bowl wersquoll provide you the raw noodles that are hard to findThen therersquos a wide range of breads from pitas to banh mi baguettesrdquo he shares For those who want to dive right into the food there is an eclectic assortment of unique icecreams such as black sesame and honey comb and confections including ingenious crepe cakes in picLog on to commisstation on InstagramCall 7506430004