Earlier this week, we set out on a mouth-watering trip across the Mediterranean region when we decided to sample fare from Mediterranea, a newly launched cloud kitchen in Lower Parel for home deliveries across Mumbai. The concise menu is created by its founders and childhood friends, Kiran Salaskar (of Country of Origin desserts) and Mahesh Malkani of Creative Eats LPP. “Over the years, we’ve bonded over our love for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean fare. We developed this idea in the lockdown, after we found a gap for this cuisine.” The duo has plans to expand the menu; “Mediterranean food goes up to Italy and Spain. This is our first and compact offering to get the ball rolling,” says Malkani. For now, you can savour fare from UAE, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Greece.

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