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| foundation = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India ({{Start date|df=yes|2004}})
| founder = Moshe Shek
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| location_city = Mumbai, Maharashtra
| location_country = India
| locations = 13 outlets (April 2014)
| area_served = [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]
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| homepage = [http://moshes.in/ Moshes.in]
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'''Moshe's''' is an [[India]]n [[restaurant chain|chain of restaurants]] and [[café]]s specializing in [[Mediterranean cuisine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/01/22/stories/2005012202420300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227100751/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/01/22/stories/2005012202420300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-12-27 |title=Metro Plus Delhi / Eating Out : Happy Birthday |date=2005-01-22 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> Indian hospitality business magazine ''Express Hotelier & Caterer'' describes the cuisine as "Mediterranean fare with a bent on [[Turkish cuisine|Turkish]], [[Moroccan cuisine|Moroccan]], [[Israeli cuisine|Israeli]] and [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] paired exclusively with [[wine]]s".<ref name="financialexpress1">{{cite web|author=Bhisham Mansukhani |url=http://hospitality.financialexpress.com/20040112/foodbeverage01.shtml |title=Moshe Brand To Front Shek's Third Coming |publisher=Hospitality.financialexpress.com |date=2004-01-12 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> Moshe's makes its own bread and dessert items. The cafés are branded '''Cafe Moshé's''' and the restaurants are branded '''Moshe's'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaiboss.com/2011/05/20/moshes-will-open-at-palladium/ |title=Moshe’s Will Open At Palladium |publisher=Mumbai Boss |date=2011-05-20 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref>

The initial restaurants were opened and operated wholly by signature chef and founder Moshe Shek. In February 2013, Shek sold a 90% interest in the company to Prakash Shetty of [[Bangalore]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=Biswarup Gooptu |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-02-18/news/37160287_1_new-silk-route-private-equity-vasudev-adiga |title=Hotelier Prakash Shetty set to buy majority stake in Moshe's |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2013-02-18 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref>

==History==
Moshe's was founded by Moshe Shek, an [[Indian Jew]] who was born and raised in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Business-biggies-in-race-for-Mumbai-chain-Moshes/articleshow/17071004.cms |title=Business biggies in race for Mumbai chain Moshe’s |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> Shek visited [[Israel]] in 1988<ref>{{cite web|author=Roxanne Kavarana |url=http://moshes.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/salam-mumbai.jpg |title=Shalom Mumbai |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> for a one-month group trip, during which he worked in a ''[[Kibbutz]]'' (a type of collective community in Israel). He later completed training courses at [[Sophia Polytechnic]] and at Richmont, [[Switzerland]]. He opened Caterbility, a catering company, in 1992, his first business venture in India. He visited Israel again in 1995.<ref name="pqarchiver2005">{{cite web|author=Aimee Ginsburg |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jrep/access/945029691.html?dids=945029691:945029691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+09%2C+2005&author=Aimee+Ginsburg&pub=The+Jerusalem+Report&desc=Passa |title=Passage to India |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=2005-01-09 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> He returned to India in 1999, when he opened "Athena", a combination restaurant and lounge<ref name="pqarchiver2005"/><ref name="moshes1">{{cite journal|author=Shinibali Mitra |url=http://moshes.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/march2008pg431.jpg |title=What's Cooking? |publisher=Mumbai Touchdown |date=March 2008 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> financed by [[Chateau Indage]]. He worked there for a year and a half. Shek claims to have "introduced the trend of having a restaurant and lounge under the same roof and a separate members' lounge".<ref name="financialexpress1"/>

Shek teamed up with restaurateur Farhan Azmi to open "Cafe Basilico" in 2001, where he worked for approximately a year. In 2003, Shek finally opened his own restaurant in [[New Delhi]], called "Moshe's Oliva", without any promoter or associate.<ref name="moshes1"/> It was the first stand alone restaurant in Delhi to be named after a chef.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Anoothi Vishal |url=http://moshes.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nov2003pg24.jpg |title=Personality On A Platter |publisher=Routes:The Gateway Magazine |date=November 2003 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> Shek described the decision to go at it alone saying, "Having worked with promoters, I know now that henceforth I would rather not and do my own thing".<ref name="financialexpress1"/>

Within 6 months of opening "Moshe's Oliva" in [[New Delhi]], two Moshe's branded outlets were opened in [[Mumbai]]. The first was opened in [[Cuffe Parade]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|author=Devendra Das |url=http://mumbaiboss.com/2010/08/30/mumbais-most-overrated-restaurants/ |title=Mumbai's Most Overrated Restaurants |publisher=Mumbai Boss |date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> It was located in a 1,600 square feet converted [[bungalow]].<ref name="financialexpress1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Purva Mehra |url=http://mumbaiboss.com/2010/10/15/restaurant-review-moshes/ |title=Restaurant Review: Moshe’s |publisher=Mumbai Boss |date=2010-10-15 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> The next outlet opened at [[Bombay Gymkhana]]. The chain expanded further in Mumbai by opening outlets at [[Crossword Bookstores]] at [[Kemps Corner]], as well as restaurants in [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort]] and [[Colaba]].

The company launched Moshe's Bakery Café at the [[Gateway of India]] in [[South Mumbai]] in January 2009. The café offers [[sandwich]]es, [[delicatessen]] [[cheese]], [[dessert]]s and other [[Take-out|take away]] products as well as short-order meal options.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dheera Majumder |url=http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=5660&sid=23 |title=Moshe’s to expand with new outlets in Mumbai |publisher=Hospitality Biz India |date=2009-07-25 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> The fifth Moshe's outlet opened in [[High Street Phoenix|Palladium Mall]], [[Lower Parel]] on 1 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaiboss.com/2011/08/10/olive-bar-kitchen-in-khar-has-a-new-menu/ |title=Olive Has A New Menu; Kittichai Is Back at Koh |publisher=Mumbai Boss |date=2011-08-10 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> In February 2013, Shek sold a 90% interest in the company to Prakash Shetty of [[Bangalore]].<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

==Cuisine and decor==
Moshe's cuisine mainly specializes in [[Mediterranean cuisine|Mediterranean food]].<ref name="moshes1"/> Moshe's also serves food from [[Portuguese cuisine|Portuguese]], [[Greek cuisine|Greek]], [[North African cuisine|North African]] and [[Middle Eastern cuisine|Middle Eastern]] cuisines.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://moshes.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/22july2003.jpg |title=A Mediterranean Touch! |date=2003-07-22 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> Items available on the menu are frequently rotated.<ref name="moshes1"/>

[[Milk and meat in Jewish law|Milk and meat are completely separated]] in the kitchens of Moshe's outlets, in keeping with [[Halakha|''Jewish law'']]. However, Moshe Shek is not an observant Jew, and the food is not otherwise [[kosher]].<ref name="pqarchiver2005"/>

Shek worked closely with architect Ajit Shilpi, who helped design Moshe's outlets. Shek describes the brand: "Moshe's is an [[up-market]] dining destination without being prissy. The tabs are reasonable and the ambience, homely. The high ceiling, dark wooden flooring, [[patio]] and garden seating give that away."<ref name="financialexpress1"/>

==Catering==
Moshe's sells prepared food to [[Trent (Westside)|Westside]], a [[Department store|department store chain]] owned by the [[Tata Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbaiboss.com/2011/04/14/westside-introduces-a-new-gourmet-foods-division/ |title=Westside Introduces A New Gourmet Foods Division |publisher=Mumbai Boss |date=2011-04-14 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=30199_Westside+gets+into+gourmet+retailing |title=Westside gets into gourmet retailing |publisher=Afaqs.com |date=2011-04-08 |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref>

==Locations==
There are currently 13 Moshe's outlets, all located in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moshes.in/cafes/ |title=Cafes & Restaurants |publisher=Moshes.in |access-date=2013-06-03}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Restaurant chains in India]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2004]]
[[Category:Catering and food service companies of India]]
[[Category:Sophia Polytechnic alumni]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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