An ingredient-driven restaurant, borrowing from the past to build modern Indian cuisine | @AditiDugar

Mumbai, India
Joined January 2016
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A glimpse of @varun_totlani's sorcery at @MasqueBombay ✨
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.@MasqueBombay restaurant has been voted as India's No. 1 restaurant thrice over; this year, it debuted on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list at No. 78. Its eight-year journey is symptomatic of founder @aditidugar's—of bucking the trend: forbesindia.com/article/life… By @kathakalichanda & @panktimehta
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Scenes from an epic event 💥 A limited edition lipstick collection from Estée Lauder and one of India’s most celebrated designers, Sabyasachi, made its debut. Chef @varun_totlani and Masque, played a small part:
.@EsteeLauder x Sabyasachi ❤️ @MasqueBombay and chef @Varun_Totlani curated a bespoke menu inspired by Bengal for an evening celebrating this epic collab.
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NEW MENU 💥 A celebration of time-tested Indian cooking traditions — done the Masque way, by connecting dots around the country, and across cultures. Chef @Varun_Totlani brings you knock-out flavours he’s loved, others he’s discovered on travels, and some drawn at #MasqueLab.
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Thank you for sharing, @hvgoenka! Our Ladi Pav | Podi & Cashew | Curry Leaf course sparked a fun column:
When your long-time champion gets a taste of your new dish, and is moved to write a column about it. Thank you @hvgoenka — this is what Chef @varun_totlani and team @MasqueBombay enjoy doing, spark new ideas by using Indian ingredients with a rush of imagination 🙏🏼
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When your long-time champion gets a taste of your new dish, and is moved to write a column about it. Thank you @hvgoenka — this is what Chef @varun_totlani and team @MasqueBombay enjoy doing, spark new ideas by using Indian ingredients with a rush of imagination 🙏🏼
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Daniel Humm handheld NYC's iconic Eleven Madison Park to three Michelin stars, multiple James Beard awards, and the crown of the world's best in 2017. Then, post-pandemic, he took everything apart. In India for a collab with @varun_totlani and @MasqueBombay , he tells us why
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Easily the most fun we’ve had on a research trip — learning about seaweed found in Goa #MasqueTravels
Sea Grapes 🌱 🌊 seaweed that pops in your mouth! It has an incredibly juicy and briny taste, and a jelly-like texture that bursts in your mouth. Who would have thought this is found in South Goa?! 🧵
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Stoked to be at one of the most thought-provoking food forums on the calendar, reppin’ India and @MasqueBombay. See you soon, Ireland 🇮🇪
🔊 Speaker Announcement 🔊 Aditi Dugar (@aditidugar) Masque, Mumbai, India (@MasqueBombay) will be at joining us at #FOTE2023 this October. Early 🐦 2-Day Ticket: €275. Link in bio ⬆️ Photo Credit: Avinash Jai Singh
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Taste the wealth of India’s homegrown produce at Masque #Mumbai, voted The Best Restaurant in India 2023. #Asias50Best @MasqueBombay @varun_totlani theworlds50best.com/asia/en/…
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India’s best 🤝 Philippines’s Best • Two stellar teams unite to bring you two nights of incredible food! @ToyoEatery’s Chef Jordy Navarra 🇵🇭 will be at Masque with our very own Chef @Varun_Totlani 🇮🇳 cooking up a storm • Book via bit.ly/chatwithmasque
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Chef Jordy and team continue to reassess, rediscover, and find a deeper understanding of Filipino culture through food. Catch him in India, next month: bit.ly/chatwithmasque
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Siomai | Fermented Black Rice | Chilli Garlic 🥟 and 🥟 Jicama | Toor Dal | Kashmiri Chilli
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.@MasqueBombay pani puri through the years 🧵 2018 🗓️ Revisiting traditions with purpose has been at the heart of what we do — for instance, these puris were made with masa. Pani Puri x Salbut 🇲🇽 was a crossover waiting to happen:
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NEW MENU 💥 Summer menu is here! To make you forget the withering heat for one hot sec 🥵 Chef @Varun_Totlani brings a ton of fruits & berries onto his latest. Get ready for fresh flavours, new stories, to traverse the length & breadth of the country with your tastebuds.
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Thank you @qtfan! Most kind 🙏🏼
With the lovely @cataclasma and my fave Chef @varun_totlani at @MasqueBombay last evening. The dinner of the year certainly.
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The genius of Chef @varun_totlani and @MasqueBombay is showcased in this course, a modern Indian take on surf and turf, lobster with lotus root in this umami rich choriz sauce that you want to lick off the plate.
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India’s best 🤝 Philippines’s Best • Two stellar teams unite to bring you two nights of incredible food! @ToyoEatery’s Chef Jordy Navarra 🇵🇭 will be at Masque with our very own Chef @Varun_Totlani 🇮🇳 cooking up a storm • Book via bit.ly/chatwithmasque
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