South India on the New York City culinary map with Semma

Featured By Prutha Chakraborty November 18, 2022 Read the article

New York City’s Greenwich Avenue, Semma is the only Indian restaurant in The Big Apple to bag a Michelin Star this year.

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Thanks to Chef Vijay Kumar, “Semma explores Southern India in a way that we haven’t even seen happening in India,” chuckles restaurateur Roni Mazumdar.

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Described as “a full-blown South Indian uprising”, Semma opened its doors in October last year.

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“A major part of the menu is based on my childhood memories,” Kumar tells South First.

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Mazumdar says that Semma wants to challenge the entire socio-economic aspect of how people look at certain foods.

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“We are not holding back on the spice level. We cook everything here how it is cooked back home. Nothing is changed to please anyone.”

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The whole idea is to “no longer fight to fit ourselves into someone else’s reality”.

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“Semma is not just a restaurant… it’s a conversation we are starting in New York.”

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