Mumbai Diary: Thursday Dossier

Selfie maine leli aajFor once Janhvi Kapoor gets papped at a place other than outside her gym as she attends a branch launch at a Goregaon mall on Wednesday PicSatej ShindeSer Bronn of the Blackwaters vegan tripGame of Thrones might be long over but Jerome Flynn who essayed the muchloved role of Ser Bronn was spotted eating his way in the city Turns out the English actor and singer is vegan and dropped by Khars Rare Earth mdash The Vegan Cafe which is Indias first vegan store for not just a bite but a hearty meal It was comedian Atul Khatri a friend of the cafes proprietor Shammi Sethi in pic who took to social media to break the news sending Indian GOT fans in a tizzyApparently the actor has come for the screening of the documentary A Prayer for Compassion that explores spirituality and a crueltyfree lifestyle along with director Thomas Wade Jackson Dr Sailesh Rao the founder of the nonprofit Climate Healers accompanied them Speaking about Flynns time at his cafecumstore Sethi told this diarist He had a crazy time ordering two pizzas two burgers and ice cream He relished our Monalisa pizza and commented that it would make his Italian grandma proud He is such a nice simple man you wouldnt believe it Well we think Tyrion can believe that oneFeed on this thoughtIn a day and age when breastfeeding in public is unfortunately still frowned on and subject to awkward glances in our country its heartening to see Instagram India finally catch up with Apple and launch a breastfeeding emoji that you can now use in your stories and postsA lot of users celebrated the emoji by simply reposting it in their feed calling it a win for new mothers who cannot breastfeed in public and then get scowled at for not being able to pacify their hungry infant Well lets hope seeing the emoji on Instagram translates to taking the stigma away in real life tooA whiff of Shillongs aromasIt was in 2017 that Tanisha Phanbuh a chef from Shillong who had moved base to Delhi for her culinary endeavours made her mark with the launch of Tribal Gourmet at a northeastern popup that boasted of a diverse menu from her hometown Two years hence and shes now the copartner of an eatery in the national capital called Together at 12th The chef was in Mumbai for a month and finally revealed why she was in town mdash to participate in MasterChef India And yes shes even got flavours from Shillong to the show and tells us that shes whipped up a dish on the show though well have to wait and watch the series that premiers on December 7I have been watching the show for long and its always been my dream to be on it Phanbuh told this diarist And though she was caught up with shoots while in the city she did manage to squeeze out time to visit The Bombay Canteen for their Oriya pop up It was pretty awesome and I freaked out on the crabs she added Well heres wishing her luckByculla gets an arty additionThe new art stop of the Mumbai Midtown Arts Collective a group of art spaces that develop a community of art lovers and cultural aficionados has a new venue mdash The New Great Eastern Mills in Byculla a structure built in 1839Posting about it on their Instagram page with stories they wrote This 176yearold space is a reflection of Mumbais culture scene High ceilings aged wooden beams castiron columns and exposed brick and stone walls all restored with minimal intervention present a charming backdrop to a magnificent ensemble It is now located in the heart of Mumbais textile district and has survived the trials of independence and the tumultuous political historyA sweet meeting in MahimEarlier this week the bylanes of Mahim went into a bit of a tizzy when celebrity chefs Vikas Khanna Ranveer Brar and Vineet Bhatia paid a visit to Mumbais iconic Joshi Budhakaka Mahim Halvawala to sample the iconic Mahim halva The establishment set up in 1783 is among the oldest sweet shops in the world This was Khannas second visit to the shop which he calls an institutionI had the pleasure of visiting this shop with a friend a few months ago I was thrilled when I was told that we are revisiting this place said the Michelin star chef Khanna was surprised with the precision with which the paperthin sweet sheets were manually prepared Chefs Brar and Bhatia too could not stop raving about the halva Another offering that Khanna loved was the traditional puran poli The thin layer of filling was precise I cant understand how they get it Khanna told Brar When my friend was coming to the US recently I told her to buy these puran polis for me he sharedCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates