This week James and Luke are meeting Sujay Sohani and Subodh Joshi, co-founders of Sri Krishna Vada Pau – or SKVP, the acronym given to the chain by the restaurant’s followers on social media. Tapping into the current trend for vegetarian and vegan food, as well as for affordability, the Vada Pau – or the Mumbai burger, as it’s sometimes referred to – celebrates the street food of the pair’s native Mumbai. **Introduction**(0:00 – 5:06) (Starter) James and Luke introduce Sujay Sahani and Subodh Joshi, the founders of Shree Krishna Vada Pav. **Interview** (5:07 - 24:05) (Main) Sujay and Subodh discuss the importance of originality and authenticity in their recipes. **Post interview discussion** (24:06 – 29:50) ?James and Luke discuss how SKVP is simultaneously attractive to South Asian as well as British audiences. (Dessert) **Closing Remarks and acknowledgments** (29:51- 30:20)  The Migration Menu has been brought to you by James Staples and Luke Heslop, with help from Tina Boulton, Esther Opoku Debra and Vimal Dalal. If you have any questions or comments for us, send them in and we will address them in a future show, you can get in touch at [email protected]. Or on ‘X’ - formerly Twitter: @migration_menu.     Restaurant location: 23 High St Uxbridge UB8 1JN Menu dishes eaten: Vada Pau Chow Patty Chaat Onion and Potato Bhaji Sweet Chai Menu: https://skvp.co.uk/#_menu To see images for this episode, click here.Literature mentioned: Ray, K. 2016. Dreams of Pakistani Grill and Vada Pao in Manhattan: Immigrant Restaurateurs in a Global City, The Ethnic Restauranteur, Bloomsbury  For a list of academic literature on these topics and more, please see the list of extended bibliography on the references page or click here.  Guest speakers: Sujay Sahani Subodh Joshi For more information, please visit our website: https://themigrationmenu.com/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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