Chef-entrepreneur Phirooza Rustumji’s award
winning restaurant celebrates Parsi cuisine
Farrokh Jijina
"To me, as a Parsi, hospitality is part of who we are, and food is integral to our culture. We are the most inclusive and welcoming of communities; greeting those who cross our thresholds with food, drink and conviviality is an instinct,” says Bangalore-based Phirooza (popularly addressed as Fia) Rustumji. "It’s been a long cherished dream of mine to open a chef-led restaurant where our cuisine could be celebrated as it should… and also be a tribute to the country we call home, and its people,” she says about Fia’s Lounge that she opened in August 2021 in the erstwhile......