27 March,2018 05:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Let the trumpets play, the drums roll. And mark the date if you haven't already. April 3 is when mid-day launches the first edition of The Guide Restaurant Awards 2018.
And with that, the city finally gets a badass food award. No favours done, no fear felt. A hundred per cent transparent nomination and selection process has ensured only the deserving win.
Mid-day bypassed a fancy celebrity jury, and let it's own team of dedicated food writers from its around town section - The Guide - who eat and drink anonymously through the year, find worthy winners.
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Through these lucky winners, we now have a definitive list of 35 of Mumbai's best places to eat and drink that opened in 2016-17 - the hottest new restaurant, the cheapest dive, the quirkiest cafe, the fanciest fine-dine and the fastest home delivery.
To honour them, the city's culinary veterans, Bollywood stars and social influencers will gather under one roof. And holding fort at the glittering awards gala will be Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijayakar, two men who know their food better than most.
Don't believe us? Watch them dissect Mumbai's favourite on-the-go snack in this fresher-than-hot-cross-buns teaser.
