Gourmet fare The vada is filled with Italian truffle butter and cheese and is then wrapped in 22-carat edible gold from France
GOLD O’VADA PAO BY O’PAO
How do you make the humble vada pao gourmet? Fill the vada with Italian truffle butter and cheese, and then wrap it in 22-carat edible gold from France. Introduced by O’Pao restaurant in September, the Gold O'Vada Pao is served in a carved wooden box lit with a nitrogen base and comes with a side of sweet potato fries and mint lemonade. Amol Dhote, the founder of O’Pao, says it is mildly spicy, oozes a truffle smell, and tastes like mashed potato with cheese inside a soft scrumptious bun. It’s available at the restaurant in Al Karama and is priced at AED 99 (indicative price in India around ₹2,000).
Take a sip The Armani Hotel Dubai in Burj Khalifa serves a gold cappuccino adorned with 23-carat gold flakes
ENJOY A CUP OF GOLD CAPPUCCINO
This story is from the October 31, 2021 edition of Business Today.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the October 31, 2021 edition of Business Today.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Leapfrogging Into The Future
Gen AI is the future. In India, this revolutionary technology has already penetrated deep into the country's banking sector
The Visionary
In a career spanning nearly four decades, Uday Kotak, a firstgeneration entrepreneur, has not only created a bank of size but also built an institution, which offers a wide range of financial services, from asset management and insurance to securities
Is The Tie Dead?
Maybe not. But it is no longer de facto office wear and is slowly being reduced to something to be worn only on special occasions
"Bring in experts to understand customers"
Qualcomm-backed ideaForge Technology is a Mumbai-based drone manufacturer
SHAKING IT UP
AMERICAN PHARMA MAJOR ELI LILLY SEES INDIA AS ITS LAUNCHPAD FOR A NEW GROWTH TRAJECTORY, USING ITS NEW DRUGS FOR DIABETES AND OBESITY AS THE FUEL. WILL THIS STRATEGIC PIVOT WORK?
"Besides China, no one can match the scale that India offers"
Romal Shetty, CEO of Deloitte South Asia, says innovations coming out of India are being replicated globally, and the country holds great strategic value for the Big 4 firm
PICKING THE WINNERS
The methodology used for the Business Today-KPMG Best Banks and NBFCs Survey 2022-23
THE SMALL FIRM'S BEST FRIEND
Lendingkart, a fintech that posted its highest-ever PAT in FY23, is making credit available to MSMEs in India's far-flung areas
HELPING HAND
From helping financial institutions with e-verifications to aiding them in fraud detection and prevention, Perfios is bridging the gap between data and insights
THE OMNIPRESENT PLATFORM
Fintech major Razorpay has undergone many diversifications. Yet, its core premise remains the same: make the movement of money simpler