(18th February 2022) Exactly one year ago this month, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala began the painful process of emptying the old Victorian magistrate’s court in East London that had served as the home of Café Spice Namaste´, their acclaimed Indian restaurant, for a quarter of a century. Besides taking with them a lifetime of menus and memories – including the recipe for a dish chef-owner Cyrus created for Her Majesty The Queen – the Todiwalas were determined to save as much as they could of the restaurant’s original furnishings, earmarking these for reuse when they rebuilt the family business elsewhere. That elsewhere

A completely sold out Khaadraas (‘Greedy Pigs’) Supper Club celebrating Asian cuisines marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year at our new home in Royal Albert Wharf. The Year of the Water Tiger must bode well for us, given our impressive location by the Thames! Cyrus and Pervin hosted an enthusiastic room happy to tuck into a 4-course feast inspired by Hakka and Fujian cuisines. Head Chef Manpreet looked on approvingly as starters of Loon Foong Soup, Crab Foo Yong and Won Ton Strips proved a promising prelude of things to come. Cyrus was happy to explain the choice of