Evolution of dining experience & eateries in Indian urban landscape

Abstract

Food & dining has been the centremost driving force, shaping our settlement, behaviour & relations in the course of civilization. With the emergence of towns & cities, we saw the beginning of community eateries & dining establishments where people ate, drank & enjoyed meals together. A new dawn came with the industrial age & colonization era, resulting in an increase in production & concentration of labour in cities & towns. As a result, different changes took place in the urban landscape & in the eateries around the cities, such as Mumbai.

This study has conducted thorough research with methodology based on the primary data collection through surveys, observations& personal interviews along with the analysis of a wide range of documents as secondary data. The aim of this paper is to analyse the cultural, political &human behavioural impact, and also understand the timeline & forthcoming shift in the restaurant & dining business. Although eateries & restaurants have existed for millennia, the rise of outdoor dining business post industrial revolution especially the tremendous growth after the second World War & the subsequent economic progress in Mumbai, is where this study is focused.

With the implementation of the methods of research and data collection, the findings are extremely informative and give us an indication of the future developments in the sector in Mumbai. It is concluded that the dining trends & on-going business is majorly influenced by human factors such as consideration of socio-economic status, lifestyle & food habits, dining patterns & formats, cuisine & cultural influence and human behaviour.