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'''The Kitchen of Joy''' was a [[Bengali cuisine|Bengali]] restaurant located in [[Indiranagar, Bangalore|Indiranagar]], [[Bangalore]]. The restaurant was started in mid-2013. It serves a number of Bengali dishes including ''Dimer Devil (egg devil)'', ''[[Luchi]]-[[Dum Aloo]]'', ''green peas kachori''.<ref name="Bengal to Bangalore">{{cite news|title=Bengal to Bangalore|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/bengal-to-bangalore/article5145973.ece|accessdate=8 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=19 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="For more than a pinch of Kolkata">{{cite news|title=For more than a pinch of Kolkata|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-neighbourhood/for-more-than-a-pinch-of-kolkata/article2851984.ece|accessdate=8 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=2 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="BM Saveur: Kitchen of Joy">{{cite news|title=BM Saveur: Kitchen of Joy|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/columns/food/BM-Saveur-Kitchen-of-Joy/articleshow/42549894.cms|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=15 September 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
The Kitchen of Joy was started in mid-2013 by Sonali Sengupta and her husband R. Suresh. Sonali is a Bengali and Suresh is from [[Kerala]]. According to the couple they used to miss Bengali snacks and refreshments in Bangalore, and thus the idea of starting the restaurant came to their mind.
<ref name="Bengal to Bangalore" /><ref name="For more than a pinch of Kolkata" />

== Architectural features ==
The restaurant appears in a single-floor house. The interior decoration has been done following the culture and famous places and events of [[Kolkata]]. Suresh was into advertising agency before starting this place. He told: ''"We wanted the place to seem homely and welcoming to anyone who steps into the place. There's a pinch of Kolkata in everything here"''. The billing desk looks a bus in Kolkata and it is named On one side of the order counter there are a few framed photos capturing Kolkata [[tram]]s, portrait of Bengali-director [[Satyajit Ray]], Bengali comic characters Hada Bhoda, Bengali [[Adda (South Asian)|adda]]. There are also graffiti, scribbles and Bengali quotes and phrases such as ''Awesome Saala!'', ''Amake amar moto thakte dao'' (leave me to myself), ''Dada vs Didi'', ''Ilish vs Chingri''. Bengali or Hindi songs are played in the main restaurant area.<ref name="Bengal to Bangalore" /><ref name="For more than a pinch of Kolkata" /><ref name="BM Saveur: Kitchen of Joy" />

== Restaurant cuisine ==
The restaurant cuisine includes a large number of Bengali and east Indian dishes such as ''Dimer Devil (egg devil)'', ''[[Luchi]]-[[Dum Aloo]]'', ''green peas kachori'', egg potato chop, mutton curry etc.<ref name="BM Saveur: Kitchen of Joy" /><ref name="Authentic flavours of Kolkata">{{cite news|title=Authentic flavours of Kolkata|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/361128/authentic-flavours-kolkata.html|accessdate=8 February 2016|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Military hotels in Bangalore]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Restaurants in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2013]]
[[Category:Bengali restaurants]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Karnataka]]

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