“How many of you have been to Bandra recently?” In a crowd of fifty, three hands move upwards. “Ah...Adventurers!” he exclaims, and the trio exchange approving nods. “That doesn’t make you Bear Grylls though, right? Crossing the sea-link isn’t an adventure sport…I can see the gentleman’s surprised to hear this.” For the next few minutes the stand-up comic highlights the differences between Bandra and South Mumbai — the former is a young, hip, Ashton Kutcher of the real-estate world, the latter is a Charlie who-lost-his-Sheen.

Umame’s Pan Asian cuisine keeps its patrons in high spirits. Pic/Bipin Kokate.