To not have a Diva is now unimaginable, and to not have Dalmia wisecracking her way through a roomful of diners at Diva is in the realm of the incomprehensible. In a perfect world, all you would need is Dalmia at Diva cooking up something esoteric, flavourful, even eccentric, while you relax with a book in hand.
Paradise is not on the menu, but the book at least is. Dalmia's Italian Khana strictly for the Indian reader (diner?) comes from Random House publisher Chiki Sarkar's quest for some simple, decent Italian food in the capital when she shifted here. Diva served up soul food
