Dishoom asks cookbook pirates to donate to charity appeal

After a bootleg of its recipe book was sent to ‘everyone and their nice auntie’, restaurant chain appeals to readers to buy copies or donate to Hospitality ActionThe UK restaurant chain Dishoom has appealed for readers to buy their eponymous cookbook or donate to charity, after a pirated version went viral and was sent to “everyone and their nice auntie”.The chain published its first recipe book last September, with recipes for “Bombay comfort food” including a bacon naan roll, okra fries and black daal, as well as stories and photographs of the Indian city. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-14 15:38:19 UTC ]
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