SEPTEMBER 2019 WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANTS
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MASQUE IS NOT EASY TO FIND. It is hidden deep in an old industrial section
of Mumbai in a former cotton mill, and entering the restaurant conjures
stepping through an enchanted doorway into another dimension. Outside is
all dark steel and grit; inside is all soaring ceilings and the sleek modernity
of what is possibly the most ambitious restaurant in India.
Chef Prateek Sadhu spent time in the kitchens of Alinea, The French
MASQUE
MUMBAI, INDIA
clockwise from left:
Selections from a brunch
to celebrate Masque’s
999th service; tamarind-
glazed chicken skewer
with curry leaf emulsion;
the team at Masque.
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PHOTOGRAPHY (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): ATHUL PRASAD, ROHAN HANDE/COURTESY OF MASQUE, ATHUL PRASAD
