Sweet somethings

Earlier croissants teased the palates of Bombayites, fancy donuts followed, leading to the more recent invasion of cronuts, a blend of the two. Cupcakes and macaroons have had their day. Now it’s the turn of choux "buns” to delight customers — not just the everyday éclairs or profiteroles, but bun shaped pastries with fillings of the customers’ choice. At the well patronized eatery and hangout Snowman’s on Warden Road school friends lawyer Hormuz Mehta, 33, and investment banker Kushal Bhammar, 26, harnessing the talent of Cordon Bleu trained chef Delzad Avari, are dishing up French pastry buns made from butter, flour, water and eggs at Bun Men. Their tag line is: "No Bun. No Fun.”

Mehta and Bhammar set up Kushal Hormuz Hospitality Llp, a limited liability partnership firm incorporated on December 29, 2013 which is registered with the Registrar of Companies, Bombay. "We’ve been working on the concept for 18 months,” Bhammar told Mumbai Mirror (MM) on October 15, 2014. Foodie Mehta and he have come up with a menu that has "something for everyone.” Specially designed contraptions ensure that each pastry weighs exactly 50 gm, with 20 gm pastry and 30 gm filling, in the price range of Rs 60-70. There are six fillings at present, but customers may mix and match to produce their own flavors at an additional cost of Rs 10. For another Rs 10 one can add assorted crunchy toppings as well. The flavors available are The Dark Lord (chocolate), Berry me Bananas (strawberries and bananas), Hazel’s Nuts (hazelnut chocolate), Crazee Caramel, Pista-la-Vista Baby! (pistachio flavored cream with powdered nuts) and Red-I-Culous (red velvet with cream cheese filling).
Experiments are on to "introduce an eggless version soon,” Mehta informed MM as well as savory fillings. Plans are in the pipeline for expansion into the suburbs as well. Open from 12 noon until half past midnight, the Breach Candy outlet is a "great pit stop for a quick dessert after dinner,” enthuses food writer Roxanne Bamboat in her column in Parsi Times of November 1, 2014. Writes Anu Prabhakar, food critic for Mid Day (November 2): "Bun Men scores several brownie points for its novelty factor” though he declines rating the choux offering as he was there on invitation. To place an order one may call on +91 9820299458.