Readers from far and wide have responded by buying copies for friends and families, Thakrar said, with the charity reporting “some kind donations” as well. The chain also asked readers to send a link to their appeal back up the chain to whoever is distributing the pirated copy. Readers who have come across the pirate copy were urged to give to the charity Hospitality Action. It seemed to make sense to acknowledge that the copy was out there and that it was indeed a pirate copy, and to encourage people to buy the real thing.”ĭishoom is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic, and contributing to the Feed NHS project, which delivers hot meals to hospitals. “I guess this piracy feels a touch harder during these tricky times when restaurants have no people in them.”Ĭo-founder Shamil Thakrar, one of the book’s three authors, said that many people “assumed that we released this digital copy for free. “It’s what you might call an act of piracy,” said the restaurant. The chain published its first recipe book last September, with recipes for “Bombay comfort food” including a bacon naan roll, okra fries and black daal, as well as stories and photographs of the Indian city.īut Dishoom announced on Twitter earlier this week that “some cheeky so-and-so” was sending out illegal pdfs.
The UK restaurant chain Dishoom has appealed for readers to buy their eponymous cookbook or donate to charity, after a pirated version went viral and was sent to “everyone and their nice auntie”.
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