Hints and tips:
...The many sporting scenes from the days of the Raj still adorn the walls, giving the impression that the restaurant has been here for longer than its six years....
...Gymkhana in Mayfair is the most sophisticated, its name a play on the sporting pursuits of the Raj....
...Chef-patron Karam Sethi says the muntjac deer has a “subtle and sweet” flavour that people are keen to try. He also serves a popular venison keema naan with cucumber and cumin raita....
...It has been a top-selling choice since the Raj-inspired restaurant opened in 2013. “Brains are widely eaten across India,” Sethi says....
...The judges praised head chef Karam Sethi’s “refusal to tone down his cooking for the European palate”....
...Sethi and his team have imbued Gymkhana with a sense of fun....
...With a day job in sales and marketing for US Pizza, a chain with 105 outlets in India, Hussain is also a magician who performs under the stage name “Magician Rahul Raj” and has participated free in dozens...
...It’ll be called Gymkhana, and it is inspired by my visits to the old colonial Raj clubs in India....
...During the socialist-era “licence raj”, nearly everything – automobiles, home appliances, phone connections, airline seats – was in short supply because of New Delhi’s restrictions on private sector activities...
...Interior designer Rajeev Sethi had been working on the house for several years and urgently needed someone to oversee the final details....
...Monteiro, Portugal Mavrapostolos Nikos, Athens Charles Nsekela, Africa Tris Norriss, Tokyo Okan, Hope, US Erwin Palacios, Bogota Andrew Parker, London Fernando Primo de Rivera, Madrid Dr Janak Raj...
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