{"id":1706,"date":"2022-09-08T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codomotive.in\/projects\/wordpress\/eastindiaretail\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2023-03-16T17:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T17:27:58","slug":"whats-palash-banerjee-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastindiaretail.com\/?p=1706","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Palash Banerjee up to?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1706\" class=\"elementor elementor-1706\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7aba3b elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7aba3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00ed813\" data-id=\"00ed813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf600e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faf600e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come January 2023 the Japanese will be able to tuck into delish Bengali cuisine, thanks to Kolkata-born Palash Banerjee of Aajisai, the Japanese fine dining restaurant at Quest Mall.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd19e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd19e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By<strong> Staff Reporter&nbsp;|<\/strong> September 8, 2022 | 10:00 Hours<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cf663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-social-share\" data-id=\"16cf663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-social-share.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<ul class=\"ekit_socialshare\">\n                            <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4d9bb64\" data-social=\"facebook\">\n                    <a class=\"facebook\">\n                        \n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/i>                        \n                                                                                            <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d08377a\" data-social=\"linkedin\">\n                    <a class=\"linkedin\">\n                        \n                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>                        \n                                                                                            <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b458e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b458e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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That\u2019s not all, he runs among a few others Fuji in New Delhi and Chennai, respectively.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brought up in the Land of the Rising Sun, Palash has also taken Bengali cuisine to that country at Kyushu and Nagoya named \u2018Ganga\u2019 and \u2018Spice Factory\u2019 since 2017, and come January 2023 the Japanese will be able to tuck into rice made delish with steaming momos, may be a topping of \u00a0bhetki or ilessh (hilsa) \u00a0bhappa (steamed), \u00a0and even an aloo-posto (potatoes cooked with poppy seeds), \u00a0or deem\u2019er torkaari (egg curry) with luchee (maida puri), and oh! some naarikol mishti (coconut sweetmeats) too. 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