Headline: Goa restaurant celebrates flavors of Indian state. By Peter Ortiz Source: The Arizona Republic 31 May.
Excerpts: Santosh Naik was introduced to some Goans in the East McDowell Road strip mall where he runs a specialty-watch business. After meeting Richy Rodrigues and learning of his contacts with Goan chefs living in the Valley, they talked about opening a restaurant in the same strip mall. Naik asked Rodrigues, 33, to have his chefs prepare a surprise dinner for his 25th wedding anniversary at his house. The positive response from his wife and friends and family reaffirmed his decision to invest in a restaurant. He and Zarine, his wife have now opened the GOA-Curry N' Grill restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona. For Santosh Naik, the restaurant drums up childhood memories when Goan chefs would prepare "seven-course meals from practically nothing. Goan chefs were the most renowned chefs in the world," he said. William Gomes, 86, blessed the restaurant during its grand opening and visits often with friends. Gomes, a retired Catholic bishop living in Scottsdale, said the restaurant offers lovers of Indian food something new and different. Gomes' parents were born in Goa. "I think the specialty of Goan food is the fish and the manner in which they prepare it," Gomes said. Full text,, 609 words, and photograph of Zarine and Santosh Naik at http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/glendale/articles/0531evgoa31Z2.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
