We all saw it all over the papers a couple of months ago.
"B Merwan and Co, cities heritage bakery to close down end march"
"Faces management issues, B Merwan & Co Bakery plans to shut down, end march."
"City soon to lose its favourite mava cakes from BMerwan, as it shuts end March this year"
Panic struck!! How can I not go a heritage place in my very
own city? This is my last chance to savor those most talked about mava cakes
and bun maska. I had practically only 2 more Sundays before the end of March
when the age old B Merwan & Co would up forever. If I made it there before
they shout down I would be a part of history. I would live to tell the tale to
generations to come about the heritage eatry in town. (Read boast ‘been there,
done that!’ ) The feeling of I would not miss out on this struck me.
It was already 11.30pm Saturday night. Hubby surfing on the
net. Me reading a book. I sprang from the bed and proclaimed , we going to
Merwan in the morning. Hubby almost though I had a fit or something. But
persuasion paid and he agreed.
Before I begin to tell about my visit to Merwan, let me
brief you about the place. This Iranian bakery and restaurant was established
in 1914 by Boman Merwan. It’s a 100yrs old. Its located in GrantRoad East
opposite the railway station. It open at 5.30am (yes when most of us haven’t
even seen how the world looks at that hour). They serve their famous Mava cake,
mava pattice(pastry puff), Bun(Round bread) maska(butter) jam, Mutton Pattice
and a whole range of biscuits. They also serve omlete pav (bread), burjee (scrambled
eggs) pav for breakfast, along with the famous Iranian chai(tea). The sales of
theses stuff start by 5.30am and if you reach there by 8.30-9.00am you are in
for disappointment of all sold out. It has about 20 table which are practically
full all throughout the day and people waiting to get one at all times. The
parcel counter has so full that one barely gets to see the people on the other
side.
To find more details and pics read on....
