Pooja Dhingra

Pastry chef Pooja Dhingra, restaurateur Zorawar Kalra, and restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani discuss the complexities of the restaurant industry. They cover topics such as the challenges faced by women in the industry, the influence of fathers, starting a restaurant on a budget, exploring underserved locations, the impact of social media, investing in restaurants, the size of the Indian restaurant industry, challenges of working with food aggregators, ONDC and its impact on food delivery, the democratization of the Indian tech stack, sources of restaurant performance information, menu designing agencies, the influence of restaurant design, hiring for pleasure, participating in TV shows, and mentoring young entrepreneurs.

The podcast features Riyaaz Amlani, Zorawar Kalra, and Pooja Dhingra discussing the challenges in the restaurant industry and the importance of authenticity. They talk about the challenges of working in a busy restaurant kitchen and the importance of focusing on specific micromarkets when building a restaurant in India.