Munidasa with fresh tuna and crab at his restaurants

"We're opening Ministry of Crab in Bangkok this year. We've also been in talks with someone in Mumbai, but nothing has materialised yet. It's certainly not happening in 2017," confirms Dharshan Munidasa over the phone lines from Galle, when we tell him that rumours of his brand expanding into Mumbai have been creating quite the buzz in the city of late. The renowned chef will be here as part of the World Gourmet Festival, which begins this weekend.