Saturday Evening

The Tavern is still a popular restaurant in Kulri Bazaar just beyond Picture Palace (which is in a terrible state of decay; I hope someone will fix it up before too long). After a short time of recuperation from the long day at the Mela at Hanifl Center, several groups met for dinner. The class of 1984 met in series – those with children earlier and the others later. We were there with the Hanifl family and Darab. When the Tavern opened in the 1970s it was quite exciting to have a restaurant other than Kwality’s (now defunct) to go to. Their menu is much the same as then – a variety of Indian and Chinese foods. We especially remembered the “American Chop Suey” – a pseudo-Chinese dish invented in America served with Indian style – and a fried egg on top. For old times’ sake, I had to order it. It was very tasty, but they have dropped the fried egg (not that I really needed it). Several others had sizzling platters of various kinds that smelled and sounded delicious.

The hand is Sue's granddaughter Zibby, showing off her mehndi (henna) pattern. Other shots are Darab '80 and Dan, Jenny '84 and daughter Livia, Sue and son-in-law Gregg.