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Saffron Nola is open - Indian food
Posted on 8/8/17 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/8/17 at 11:01 am
Have reservations this weekend, will report back.
Here is the menu:
saffron menu
nola.com info
Saffron NOLA, an Indian restaurant that operated for a half-dozen years as a pop-up in Gretna, has opened on Magazine Street, The Advocate reported.
The restaurant "started as a well-hidden, once-a-week restaurant serving a one-of-a-kind cuisine, a contemporary, boundary-bending approach to Indian cooking," the newspaper reported. "The family behind it is pretty distinctive, too, and their ideas about food, hospitality and their own Indian heritage have found a much bigger stage."
The restaurant, which the Viklhu family began 6 years ago to complement its 26-year-old catering business on the West Bank, will have a grand opening on Thursday (Aug. 10).
Saffron NOLA explores Indian food with a contemporary
Pardeep and Arvinder 'Dickey' Vilkhu are the chefs/owners behind the 1 1/2-year-old Indian restaurant in Gretna, and the decades-old Saffron Caterers
"Chef Arvinder Vilkhu marries his Indian heritage with local and global flavors while using both classical and modern techniques," the restaurant website states. "His inspiration comes from his Grandmother's worldly cooking style while his influence comes from New Orleans, France, Thailand, Singapore and China."
Here is the menu:
saffron menu
nola.com info
Saffron NOLA, an Indian restaurant that operated for a half-dozen years as a pop-up in Gretna, has opened on Magazine Street, The Advocate reported.
The restaurant "started as a well-hidden, once-a-week restaurant serving a one-of-a-kind cuisine, a contemporary, boundary-bending approach to Indian cooking," the newspaper reported. "The family behind it is pretty distinctive, too, and their ideas about food, hospitality and their own Indian heritage have found a much bigger stage."
The restaurant, which the Viklhu family began 6 years ago to complement its 26-year-old catering business on the West Bank, will have a grand opening on Thursday (Aug. 10).
Saffron NOLA explores Indian food with a contemporary
Pardeep and Arvinder 'Dickey' Vilkhu are the chefs/owners behind the 1 1/2-year-old Indian restaurant in Gretna, and the decades-old Saffron Caterers
"Chef Arvinder Vilkhu marries his Indian heritage with local and global flavors while using both classical and modern techniques," the restaurant website states. "His inspiration comes from his Grandmother's worldly cooking style while his influence comes from New Orleans, France, Thailand, Singapore and China."
This post was edited on 8/8/17 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 8/8/17 at 11:05 am to t00f
I went (once) to the west bank incarnation...the crabmeat pudha (appetizer; lentil pancakes w/crabmeat) were delicious....as was the goat masala. It's been too long, I can't remember what else we ate. The naan was fresh & excellent.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 11:19 am to t00f
It looks good.
But I may have been out of the A La Carte business for too long because.. does pork street food usually go for $23 now?
But I may have been out of the A La Carte business for too long because.. does pork street food usually go for $23 now?
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:12 pm to t00f
Went Saturday night. Good experience. Get the roasted oysters.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:59 pm to t00f
Looks like an Indian version of Shaya, and that's not a bad thing at all. Got to get uptown folk to dip lightly into ethnic cuisines
Posted on 8/8/17 at 3:14 pm to t00f
Looks pretty awesome, I might try to get in next week.
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