Culture Curry

Celebration of 2nd Anniversary of Culture Curry - The Speciality South Indian Restobar

L-R : Executive Chef Deepa Awchat, Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D., Mr. Vikrant Choughule M.D. of Indage wines, Actress Kiran Juneja, Actress Simon Singh, Film Director Mr. Ramesh Sippy & Singer Anu Malik

"Indoswiss Society" Click to download a Detail Report (.doc 20kb)

"OutStanding Restauraterus"
Awarded by Indoswiss Society held at Regal Room Hotel Oberoi Towers
L-R : Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D., Master Chef Deepa Awchat of Goa Portuguesa & Culture Curry, receiving from Mr. Joseph Renggli, Muncipal commissioner Karun Shrivastav & Mr. Viraf Chiniwala, President Indoswiss Soc.

"Shravan Yatra" Traditional Veg. Food Festival
Held at Culture Curry Restobar on 1st Aug 2003 till 31st Aug.
L-R : Mrs. Minal Bajaj, Industrialist Neeraj Bajaj, Industrialist Dilip Piramal, Educationist Shri. Shantilal Somaya, Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D. Goa Portuguesa, Chef Savjeev Kapoor, Master Chef Deepa Awchat of Culture Curry, IGP. Shri Subhash Awte - Human Rights Commissioner.

"Shravan Yatra" Traditional Veg. Food Festival
Held at Culture Curry Restobar on 1st Aug 2003 till 31st Aug.
L-R : Master Chef Deepa Awchat of Culture Curry, Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D. of Goa Portuguesa, Chef Savjeev Kapoor, Author Alyona Kapoor, Smita & Harsha Bhtkal - Publisher of Popular Prakashan.

The Inside View of Culture Curry

“Udyogshree” Businessman of the Year Award to Dr. Suhas Awchat – MD of Goa Portuguesa
L to R: Mr. Subhash Dandekar – Chairman – Camlin Industries Ltd, Dr. Suhas Awchat – MD of Goa Portuguesa & Master Chef Deepa Awchat – CEO of Goa Portuguesa

The Asian Age - Yet another award for the Awchats - “Authentic Gourmet Restaurant” Award went to Culture Curry Restobar, Mahim. The award was given by NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation. (Above) Programming Director Yo Hashimoto, Chef Prabhudeva, Dr. Suhas Awchat – MD and Master Chef Deepa.

Sachin’s Birthday in Goa Portuguesa & Culture Curry - Look – alikes Sachin Tendulkar & Sehwag celebrate Sachin’s 30th Birthday in Goa Portuguesa & Culture Curry Restobar with Dr. Suhas Awchat – MD & Ms. Deepa Awchat – CEO & Executive chef and Sahin’s Fans

Culture Curry - Restobar
L-R : Jackie Shroff - Star, Subash Awate - IGP - Human Rights, Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D.

L-R : Creative Director - Ravi Deshpande, Dr. Suhas Awchat M.D. Goa Portuguesa, Field Director - fahad Samar, Film Maker Anuradha Tandon, Master Chef Deepa Awchat - Culture Curry, Ashok Salian Ace Photographer

The Inside View of Culture Curry

“Udyogshree” Businessman of the Year Award to Dr. Suhas Awchat – MD of Goa Portuguesa
Dr. Suhas Awchat sharing happy moments with wife Master Chef Deepa and Sanjeev Kapoor at Sachin Tendulkar’s Restobar

The Goan Review - One more feature in the Awchats’ cap - This couple definitely have what it takes. The indefatigable foodies, Dr. Suhas Awchat and his wife Deepa have done it again. This time their restaurant Goa Portuguesa has won the H & FS “Best India Restaurant in against 50 other big names on the Indian restaurant scene. Congratulations to Executive Chef Deepa & Dr. Suhas Awchat !

Pongal Food Festival At Culture Curry Restobar -L to R: Director Farhan Khan, Actress Tanaz, Poonam Dhillon, Dr. Suhas Awchat MD & Master Chef Deepa Awchat.

Maharashtra Kala Niketan celebrated their 7th Annual Maharashtra Awards in the memory of renowned Journalist, Editor/ M.P.Late Vidhyadhar Gokhale at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hall, Parle.

These awards were given to the great personalities from Art, Culture, Drama & Cinema considering their performance & excellence. One of which was Mrs. Deepa Awchat, C.E.O. & Executive Chef of Goa Portuguesa & Culture Curry restaurants. Mrs. Deepa Awchat was awarded as Maharashtra Guarav by Ex. C.M. Hon. Shri. Vilasrao Deshmukh for her ever popular restaurants Goa Portuguesa & Culture Curry, and her contribution to the society for developing a whole art of culinary. The renowned Chef-de-Culinaire, Deepa Awchat has exploded the myths that Indian food is only Punjabi, Moglai and South Indian food is only idli-dosa, sambhar. Even the New York Times & NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation has felicitated these two restaurants terming them as Outstandimg Gourmet Restaurants of India.

On this occasion many renowned celebrities like Shri. Mangesh Padgaokar, Shri. Bhalji Pendharkar, Shri. A.K. Hangal & Shri. Pramod Navlkar were present to make it a memorable event. And our Education Minister Hon. Shri. Dilip Patil & Shri. R.R. Patil (Cabinet Minister) visited Culture Curry to extend their personal greetings to Deepa Awchat, as they couldn't attend the award ceremony.

Kudos to Deepa Awchat for this achievement and one more addition to her exquisite collection of awards.

Parts of proceeds of the restaurants donated to "Muktangan", School for mentally challenged.

Culture Curry Specaility South Indian Restobar is all set to offer all the Mumbai Foodles, eclectic
cuisines from the Southern Peninsula of India - Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Kerala, Karnataka. Culture
Curry launch party on 21 Feb 2002 was accompanied by The Return of Anuradha Tandon's
'Adda' after a very long break.

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Inauguration by Mr. L. Awchat, Dr Suhas,
Master Chef Deepa & Anuradha Tandon of 'Adda'

Culture Curry, First & Only of its kind in Maharashtra is an attempt to explode the Myth that
Southern Food is restricted only to vegetarian cuisine like idlis & dosas & universal misconception
that Indian food is only North Indian. We bring to you Popular Non Veg & Veg delicacies of
Southern India & soon to be included will be Srilankan cuisine .

After doing a thorough R & D, conducting different Food Festivals & receiving valued suggestion from our esteemed south Indian guests who have visited us in last few months, Culture Curry has incorporated the Hit, Hot & Hip delicacies of south into a single & interesting menu, literally bringing southern peninsula of India to Mumbai city. The exotic southern cuisines are prepared by cooks smuggled from Dakshin - Chennai & Cochin. The cuisines are standardized & modified to suit the Mumbaikar's palates by Executive Chef Deepa Awchat. For the "Rare kind & Kill joys' we also have some popular so called Indian ? cuisines.

Culture Curry is a mini south India in Mumbai. The decor offers you glimpses of South like Kathakali masks, Wooden ceiling, Chatais, 'Stambhs' (pillars) with 'Deeyas', antique wooden carvings & Tanjore paintings like in South Indian temples. Waiters are dressed in traditional Veshti with a background of Popular South Indian music.

The much awaited Adda showcased paintings & works of Jehangir Jani which was appreciated
by one and all. Followed by The Surprise Musical Presentation by Pankaj Prashar ( Director-Tumko Na Bhool Payenge fame), This very special launch evening of Culture Curry was graced by a galaxy of celebrities from various fields. Celebrities that a part of the evening were Govin Nihiani (Producer/ Director), Ashok Salian (Ace Photographer), Nethra Raghuraman (Model/Acfress), Jammie & Nisha

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Culture launched along with the Return of 'Adda'

Jhamwal (Archtect), Nikhil Kapoor (Anchor), Kitu Gidawni (Model/Actress), Ravi Deshpande (Lemon Communications), lla Arun (Singer), Vijyendra Ghadge (Actor), Anaida, Sanjay Maroo (Singers), Satyadev Dubey, Sunil Mehta, Prem Kishen (Actor), Sanjeev Kapoor (Khana Khazana), Ashwini Kakkad ( MD-Thomas Cook), Arjun Bhasin ( Clothes designer- Dil Chahata Hain), Vineeta Nande, Ronie Screwwala/Zarina Mehta (UTV Fame) , Pooja Shetty, Ritika Sahani, Rohit Malhotra, Chandresh Shandiliya, Praveen Nischal, Sanjay & Binafer Kohli, Sumantra Ghosh, Suketu Czace Shah, Sunil & Manju Sampat, Kamia Malhotra, Meenakshi Shetye, Harish Mishra, Jaydeep & Seema Malhotra (Painters), Joy Sengupta, Jordyl, Abi Bilimoria, Amrita Shah, Anupama Chopra, Rajeev Anand (Club Millennium) Consulate General of Israel-Dov Segev Steinbeig.

The galaxy of the celebrities relished the south Indian delicacies like Chicken 65, Rawas Varuval Artpuvvuvada, Chettinad Chicken, MuttonStew, Palkatii Pattani Masala, Shahi Tukda, Semiya Payassam.

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