Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan with (centre) Hemant Oberoi

A frisson of excitement is said to have passed around the room, when the Bachchans - Amitabh, Jaya and family - had walked in to Chef Hemant Oberoi's newly opened eponymous eatery at BKC to bring in their 44th wedding anniversary this weekend. "There was definitely a lot of excitement," said Oberoi when we spoke to him on Sunday afternoon. "After all who else has the personality of Big B?" According to sources, the party had ordered off the menu, even granddaughter Aradhya who is said to have had bite-sized portions, including from the celebratory cake at the end of the meal. Was it difficult to cater to vegetarians, we enquired, in reference to the iconic star famous for his vegetarianism. "Not at all. In any case, 50 per cent of my menu is vegetarian," Oberoi said adding, "Most of the city's older foodies are vegetarian." And what was the piece de resistance of the evening? "The camembert soufflé," said Oberoi. "They used to always order it when they came to my Chef's Studio."