The Daily Brief
Food news from Mumbai, India & the world
Yesterday · 2 June
BMC's Valvan Mahotsav Puts Homemade Food Centre Stage
Two-day ward-level festival spotlights women's self-help groups across Mumbai
Kolkata Restaurants Set to Hike Prices in June
Rising LPG, fuel, and ingredient costs are forcing menu revisions across the city
Berlin Chili Fest Burns Through May Weekend
50+ hot sauce vendors, a Netflix-adjacent eating contest, and serious heat
This Week
Centre Funds Food Street Hubs at Shegaon, Shirdi
Rs 1 crore each for pilgrim-focused food safety at two major Maharashtra shrines
Dadar's Ashok Vada Pav Hits TasteAtlas Top 25
Kirti College's favourite street stop goes global
Everhome Cafe Opens Inside 130-Year-Old Bandra Bungalow
Ranwar Village gets a new breakfast address with serious old-bones charm
Pune's 90-Year Mess Brings Back Lunch Thali
LPG shortage had silenced the kitchen for three months
Veronica's Deli Lands in Lower Parel
The Bandra favourite opens a bigger, bolder second outpost at Kamala Mills
FOO Opens 15th Outlet in Juhu
Pan-Asian chain hits double digits in Mumbai with a bold new address
PARVA Brings Regional Indian Dining to Chennai
A new restaurant puts Gondhoraj lemon and Chak Hao black rice on the same table
TAB Opens in Lower Parel's Phoenix Palladium
American BBQ and craft cocktails land in Mumbai's gourmet village
Taste of Paris Turns 10 at Grand Palais
A decade of Michelin-starred bites under one glass roof
Konkan Alphonso Harvest Crashes 80%, Prices Surge
Untimely rain and heatwaves gut Maharashtra's prized mango season
Michelin Goes Full Florida for 2026
First statewide guide drops 200 restaurants across 41 cuisine types
Thane FDA Seizes ₹7.3L in Adulterated Food
Six arrested for selling banned gutkha and sub-standard goods in a single-day raid
Indian Accent's 17th Year Tasting Menu Is Here
Executive Chef Shantanu Mehrotra rewrites the playbook, again.
Maharashtra FDA Cracks Down on Fake Cheese
Restaurants must now declare cheese substitutes on menus and bills, or face enforcement.
Papi Opens in Bandra, Cocktails Lead the Menu
The new Bandra spot puts drinks first and food a close second
Oye Kake Brings Amritsari Vegetarian to Fort
MG Road gets a langar-to-tandoor menu rooted in Punjab
Popeyes Lands Three Outlets in Pune
Jubilant FoodWorks bets big on Pune's QSR appetite
Poland Gets First Countrywide Michelin Guide
Warsaw to villages: the red guide goes national
One8 Commune Opens in Hyderabad's Hi-Tech City
Kohli's restaurant brand brings Soya Haleem and Bamboo Biryani to Knowledge City
Koli Seafood Festival Lands in Powai
Three days of unlimited live seafood at Yuhi Lounge