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Vinay Health Home, 2014 on Finely Chopped. The gentleman with the big moustache is Chndrashekhar Tembe |
The story behind the naming of Vinay Health Home, the eight decade old neighbour favourite restaurant at South Mumbai’s Girgaon, tells you about its underlying philosophy better than any blue chip corporate mission statement could.
This is what the septuagenarian Mr Chandrashekhar Tembe, the second generation owner of the place, has to say.
When the restaurant was opened in the 1940s, Maharashtrian restaurants were named after their owners. Tambe, Kane, etc. Chandrashekhar’s parents decided to break the tradition by naming it after Lord Ganesha, the favourite God of Mumbai. They named the restaurant ‘Vinay,’ which is another name for Ganesha, to add a touch of panache.
The extremely clean and neat kitchens and store rooms that Mr Chandrashekhar will happily show you to back his story are ample testimony to the hygiene friendliness of the place. The food does feel rather light on the tummy which seems to prove his point. This is how trust is built through years of hard work.
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