Mumbai's largest food portions

Mumbai is no stranger to delectably large portions of food mdash familysized paper dosas at the local Udipi joint the giant chhole bature at Bombay Blues or the sinfully large chocolate avalanche at Mocha But imagine cutting a dosa threeways or managing to look dignified while sharing a chhole bature at the dinner table So we went specifically in search of grub that could be shared even if you were wearing a black tie Apologies if all this talk of food has made you hungry on a Sunday morning But if it has go right ahead and gobble a giant The metrelong pizza u00a0at Pizza Metro Pizza PicNeha Parekh Bigfootrsquos burger Cafeacute Sundance in Churchgate returned to the city with a big bang last year And an even bigger burger The Sasquatch Burger Rs 900 at Sundance has a 20ounce over 500 gms beef burger patty cradled in a 5ounce burger bun topped with Canadian crispy bacon cheddar cheese and a fried egg Whoa ldquoThe entire burger weighs about 1frac12 kgrdquo says Chef Amit Bhatia adding with a hint of pride that this is the largest burger available in the city ldquoWe recently got a phone call from a citybased rugby team mdash 12 of the players wanted to take up our challenge which involves finishing the Sasquatch Burgers within 25 minutes Burly as they were they couldnrsquot complete the challengerdquo laughs Bhatia Although it was first introduced on the menu solely for individuals who wanted to take it on as a challenge the restaurant has now decided to allow patrons to share the burger The Little Door at Andheri too has a giant community burger though not quite as large as the Sundance one Enter the XL Burger Off challenge on March 30 at the restaurant and you will get 30 minutes to devour the fiveinch burger that packs a 200 gm meat patty with house coleslaw lettuce tomatoes and pepper cheddar The Sasquatch Burger at Sundance Cafe PicNeha Parekh The metrelong pizza Not that long back when the footlong subway sandwich first showed up in Mumbai it was an exciting time for lsquowich lovers Pizza Metro Pizza The Notting Hill store has just opened its first branch in India at Bandra has now upped the ante with a metrelong version of the Italian open pie This pizza Rs 2500 to Rs 3500 comes with four different choices of toppings ldquoServing the metrelong pizza promotes sharing It allows a group of people to try different varieties of pizza toppings it is a great talking point and everyone at the table gets the pizza at the same timerdquo say coowners Arja Shridhar and Sam Malde Even though therersquos just one pizza chef who works on the metrelong at a time Shridhar says it doesnrsquot take longer to make than a regular 12inch pizza The restaurant even throws a challenge your way Eat the giant pizza alone within 30 minutes and you walk out without paying a paisa Balti Biryani We had heard of Balti Chicken But biryani in a bucket Buckets amp Tuckets at Infinity Mall Andheri and Malad does exactly that Their Party Bucket Rs 545810 version of biryani says Chef Chetan Sethi serves six to eight people As the name suggests the bucket of about a kg of biryani is meant to be shared by a family or a group Since they began their delivery service the outlet has been getting orders from offices and for house parties When Sethi and his partners decided to set up this Indian fast food joint they knew they wanted to serve Indian food in a nonmessy convenient way Thatrsquos how the bucket was devised for the biryani ldquoIndian food is all about community eating but none of the Indian restaurants offer convenient optionsrdquo says Sethi BNT as he calls it serves Malai Haryali Teekha and Kheema Biryani both vegetarian and nonvegetarian Grande Nachos at Irish House Lower Parel and Colaba Muchos Nachos According to Chef Rahul Kulkarni of Irish House Lower Parel and Colaba no one knows how to live life better than the Irish ldquoAt Irish House we want to offer our patrons the complete Irish experience Thatrsquos where the idea of serving a giant portion of nachos which goes best with a glass of beer came fromrdquo he explains Their Grande Nachos have a huge fan following mdash on an average they serve over 130 giant portions a night on weekends ldquoPeople tend to come in large groups and sit at the pub for hours The nachos which come with a generous portion of cheese tangy salsa guacamole and sour cream really adds to their experiencerdquo says Kulkarni Everything from the nacho chips to the tangy salsa sauce is made inhouse on a daily basis The portion double that of a regular one is usually shared by three to four people ldquoAs far as I know no one has eaten an entire portion all by themselvesrdquo he says Heard this Smell like a pizzaPizza Hut has introduced limited edition of a pizza scented perfumeWin this appetising perfume by participating in the Facebook contest quotPizza Heart Couplesquot Upload an image with the one you would share your special heartshaped pizza with along with the reason The entry with the maximum likes wins this limited edition perfume Year of the snake Ming Yang at Taj Lands End welcomes the year of the Snake with some authentic Chinese cuisine like Steamed Chilean Sea Bass in ginger and spring onion sauce Steamed octopus in oyster sauce Ei Mein Noodles and Fukien fried rice today At Bandstand Bandra West Call 66681234