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"If you want to do Tapori right, recruit a small army. Fan out along the long table that runs almost the entire length of the dining room and order just a bit more of everything than seems reasonable. Get the lotus root chaat, dusted with tamarind and black salt and served with a dollop of sweet yogurt on the side, and the panipuri, little baskets of fried dough filled with potato and chickpeas and topped with mango. If the achari macchi kebab seems omnipresent at the communal table, it’s for good reason. The salmon is coated in gram flour and mustard oil, charred, and served with a ginger glaze. Wash it down with Tapori’s take on a Boulevardier, made with Indian whiskey and tamarind." - mekita rivas, tristiana hinton, madeline weinfield