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Mumbai's iconic Iranian restaurant Sassanian turns 100
Updated On: 24 March, 2013 06:56 AM IST | | Moeena Halim and Suresh KK
Dhobi Talao's 100-yr-old Irani Cafe Sassanian Boulangerie still stands strong. They may not sell packets of Polson butter any more, but the brun pav, bread pudding, and the latest additions to their menu ufffd dhansak and sizzlers ufffd continue to attract loyal fans. Moeena Halim and Suresh KK take a trip down memory lane with owners Merwan Kola and Adi Yazdabadi, who decided to commemorate the momentous occasion on Navroze with friends and family who are here from across the world
Like father like son
Every day when the shutters go up at 7 am until he shuts shop at 10 pm, Meheraban sits behind the counter, where he keeps a framed photographed of his much-adored partner Sharookh Yezdabadi who passed away last year. (Above) An old photograph of his father Khodadad Kola, who began working at the bakery in 1947, behind the very same counter.

Pic courtesy/Zeenia Kola
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