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Kolkata Social

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Kolkata Social. (2026, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/kolkata-social-newtown-20250407-p5lpu5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Kolkata Social is a new venture by Plate It Forward, known for establishments like Kabul Social and Kyiv Social, and it features Bengali cuisine with a focus on family recipes from chef Ahana Dutt. The menu includes items such as moong dal el boram (Indian falafel) and tamarind-chutney potato salad, reflecting both traditional flavors and influences from Kolkata’s Chinatown. Additionally, the restaurant donates meals to local charities and serves as a training center for migrants and refugees.

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Kolkata Social, a new restaurant in Kolkata, India, is part of Plate It Forward, a social enterprise behind other ventures like Kabul Social and Kyiv Social. The establishment, included in Good Food’s list of the 100 Essential Restaurants globally, features Bengali cuisine infused with traditional flavors using mustard oil across its menu. Chef Ahana Dutt, born in Kolkata, incorporates personal family recipes into her dishes, such as a potato salad with tamarind chutney and lime juice, and fried chicken with a spicy soy sauce inspired by visits to India’s oldest Chinatown.

Beyond its culinary offerings, Kolkata Social serves meals to Calcutta Rescue and locals in need, while also providing training opportunities for migrants and refugees. This initiative aims to support the community through social responsibility alongside showcasing regional Indian fare.

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Bengali Good Food’s Indian Kabul Social Plate It Forward

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Indian NORP · 2× Ahana Dutt PERSON · 1× Bengali NORP · 1× Dutt PERSON · 1× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Kabul Social ORG · 1× Kolkata GPE · 1× Kolkata Social PERSON · 1× Kyiv Social ORG · 1× Plate It Forward ORG · 1×

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The tamarind-chutney tang of a potato salad (aloo kabli) is sharpened with lime juice, and fried chicken with a chilli-fragrant sauce of soy, garlic and green capsicum comes from Dutt’s regular visits to India’s oldest Chinatown.

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2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Kolkata Social · assertive framing

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This venue is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list. asserted

venue → include → list

Bengali cuisine is charged with the livewire taste of mustard oil, which ripples across the menu here, even in the martinis. asserted

which → charge → martinis

This is the latest venture from Plate It Forward, the social enterprise behind Kabul Social and Kyiv Social, but it does more than showcase regional Indian fare. asserted

it → do → fare

For Kolkata-born chef Ahana Dutt, the food doubles as family portraits – the dishes her grandmother and mother used to make. asserted

grandmother → bear → portraits

Crunchy bites of moong dal el boram (described on the menu as Indian falafel) are spiced with bhaja moshla, a mix of toasted cumin, coriander and dried red chilli. asserted

bites → describe → cumin

chicken → sharpen → Chinatown

Pound cake with saffron cream is another recipe you’ll be glad the chef has shared beyond her immediate family. asserted

chef → share → family

Good to know: The restaurant donates meals to Calcutta Rescue and locals in need, while also functioning as a training ground for migrants and refugees Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → know → migrants

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide