shiok serves thai and malay food but i would hardly describe madman as a malay
the adjective european, thai etc apply to the joint itself rather than the mudaliar or menon who founded it. --srs (iPad) On 01-Sep-2012, at 12:27, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01-Sep-12 10:41 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: >> shiok served authentic south east asian food >> mcrennett serves nothing you cant get from an iyengar bakery >> usual saccharine tasting garishly colored cakes etc > > Yes, but I do hope you noticed that the goalposts have now shifted from > what the origin of McRennett's founder is, to what he *does*. > > Rest of post left unsnipped below for context. > > Udhay > >>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> eh. founded by a guy called mudaliar, with a faux-scottish name to show >>>> that it was one of the better class of establishments in the city, that >>>> would supply anglo indians, brits, visiting royalty etc >>>> >>>> no more english than that old favorite of sabha canteen connoiseurs, >>>> mountbatten mani is (got himself that name after he once made idli vada or >>>> whatever for lord mountbattens breakfast) >>> >>> Yes, but by that logic, a place called "Shiok" run by a Malyali from >>> Delhi wouldn't be Thai, would it? Serious question. > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
