AKSHAY NAYYAR

People in India have graduated from the habit of eating just Indian food wherever they go. Today, people want to experience world cuisines and modern Indian cuisine, which is more of an experience for them.

Earlier, people in India enjoyed eating home food at least five to six days a week, but now they eat out at least twice or thrice a week and every time they dine out, they want a change.

The only barrier here, in my opinion, is that this phenomenon is restricted to metro cities of India and to people who are in the mid to high-income groups.

As a country with a population of over 1.3 billion, the number of people who dine out is still very small. This, however, is said to change in the coming years because now, family size is nuclear and all members are working, so cooking at home is an added task vis-à-vis dining out.

Hence, it can be said that notions are changing and more people are dining out for the experience of it, not just to enjoy a good meal.