What: 1 tbsp party catering service, call 9920366639 or log on to www.1tablespoon.com, start at Rs 225 per person for 4 starters (minimum order of Rs 5,000), servers included for party of 20 and more.

Why: After eat, tray and loving his way through New York (short work stints at Graffiti and Bar Lupa), Varun Sheth recently moved into a neat Mumbai kitchen where he caters out a mixed bag of gourmet treats - pretzels with beer cheese dip and chicken peri peri, khao suey and gnocchi. We tried and loved muhammara, mushroom crostini and chocolate fondant.

When: Spooner or cater.