When the British arrived on the Indian Subcontinent, they were quite bamboozled by what Indians were consuming at mid-day — in most cases, a light luncheon or snack in between meals — which to them, had been afternoon tea for the longest time. An anglicised attempt to get familiar with Indian culinary traditions with the help of language is how we got tiffin, an Anglo-Indian term, most likely to have been derived from the English slang tiffing, meaning a quick drink.

Now, a Lower Parel restaurant is giving the age-old concept their own twist as they kick off the Taxi Tiffin Service, akin to what we commonly call an express lunch. "Corporates who don't get enough time to have a proper lunch can get hearty, healthy and tasty food in tiffin boxes reminiscent of their childhood. We wanted to add fun to their lunchtime," said chef Nagraj Bhat of the London Taxi about why the resto-bar decided to start affordable lunch schemes.