Word: clubbing
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...Americans have gotten more sophisticated about food, ethnic restaurants have begun to specialize a bit more. There are not only many different regional Chinese restaurants, but now a diner can explore the many styles of the vast country of India. The owners of Bombay Club, which has been in Harvard Square since '91, recognized this growing interest and starting in February began broadening their menu to include specialties from the diverse regions of India...
...Bombay Club's breads are exceptional. The simple chapati, cooked on a griddle, was obviously just made, warm, tender, and tasting earthily of wheat. Rogini naan, touched with butter but otherwise plain, crisped on the ends. Papadum, sun-dried lentil crisps that had been roasted in the tandoori oven, crackled in the mouth, the sprinkling of black pepper giving a little zing...
...fascinating, not hitting the top of the palate quite as directly as, say, Mexican heat, but sneaking in somehow on the oil in the dish. You take a bite and another, and then suddenly the heat rolls in, causing a grab for the water glass. I liked Bombay Club's version, the heat off-set by the potatoes in the sauce and by an accompaniment of cool mint yogurt raita...
...Bombay Club, a large restaurant with 126 seats, concentrates on service and its wait staff is quick and responsive and generally helpful about explaining the food. As well as educating people about the regional foods of India, something Kapoor sees as his mission, the restaurant also offers other glimpses into its culture, from maharaja dinners where henna artists decorate the hands of guests and dinner is served from special silver platters, to dosas made in the center of the dining room on weekends...
...Bombay Club's plunge into regional cuisines is obviously an evolving project, but a heartening one, offering a chance to discover more about the excitement of Indian cuisine. Excerpt from the Calender Section of the Boston Globe, June 11, 1998. Written by Alison Arnett 57 JFK Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge...