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Saffron Spot: Mumbai-Inspired Ice Cream in Little India

In April 2001, Mumbai native Smita Salgaonkar started Neemo’s Exotic Ice Creams in her adopted home, northern Orange County, naming her operation for an amalgam of her daughters’ names. As a way of marketing...
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Al-Watan: Mirroring Pakistani Flavor Near LAX

Al-Watan‘s decor barely registers, with mirrored walls and tile floors. Thankfully, chef-owner Mohammed Mumtaz’s Indo-Pak cooking left a stronger impression. The restaurant opened in the nondescript LAX-adjacent hamlet of Hawthorne in 1984. Mr. Mumtaz...
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Rajdhani: Bottomless Gujarati Thalis, Minus Meat, in Little India

Pioneer Boulevard in the southeast L.A. County town of Artesia is known as Little India, for its densely-packed stretch of Indian shops and restaurants. Rajdhani is the latest, and best Gujarati-style Indian restaurant, serving...
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Vij’s Rangoli: Making Bold Indian Flavors More Accessible in BC

After a triumphant Thanksgiving dinner at Vij’s, we were eager to experience Vij’s casual offshoot, Vij’s Rangoli. Vikram Vij and wife Meeru Dhalwala opened up Rangoli next to Vij’s to begin 2004, focusing on...
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Vij’s: Curry Art by Way of Bombay in Vancouver

Canadians celebrate their version of Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. With turkey not an option, we trusted our stomachs to Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala, husband and wife practitioners of “Curry Art.”...
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Ashoka the Great: Paying Tribute to Indian Ruler in Artesia

A half-mile stretch of Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia has become known as Little India due to its densely packed Indian shops and restaurants. Ashoka the Great is a perpetually popular dining option that owner...
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