Keeping with the need of times: Refurbished Machan dishes out jungle theme

Redoing an iconic restaurant is a bit like adding a modern twist to a classic dish. It demands a delicate balance — a dash of newness that doesn’t compromise on the comfort and familiarity of the old. For Machan, the 24x7 jungle-themed restaurant at the Taj Mahal hotel in New Delhi, the revamp, which began in July last year, was much about preserving the conviviality that has attracted loyal patrons since 1978. And the restaurant, which reopened earlier this month, has managed to achieve that.
 

The forest motif is omnipresent, but the details are subtler and niftier. The tusks and