I hear of Serafina’s new executive lunch from a CEO friend who had dropped in quite by accident, the day the new menu was launched. So two days later, during a shopping trip at High Street Phoenix (Lower Parel), I walk into the spacious and brightly decorated Italian restaurant on the third floor of Palladium, not quite knowing what to expect.

This is the New York-based restaurant’s first outlet in Mumbai and I am surprised to see at least six tables occupied by European or American diners. But this is a good sign. people don’t just eat at restaurants because it’s a name they are familiar with back home. They come only if they likeu00a0the original!