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Pav wow
Updated On: 02 July, 2019 12:06 PM IST | | Suman Mahfuz Quazi
With endearing sincerity that even involves signing a regulations form, an iconic snack centre launches a cut-price pav bhaji festival. We drop in for a taste-test and pack other favourites to go

Masala pav. PICS/RANE ASHISH
There's a strange mix of calmness and chaos inside DP's (Durga Parmeshwari) Snack Centre in Matunga — the patrons wait idly, while the staff scurry around. You can tell from the leftover biscuit crumbs that the two septuagenarian pals who are chattering away with abandon have long over- stayed their post- morning- walk chai session; a group of youngsters are enjoying their dosas without any guilt of having massbunked their class; and a loving mother urges her timid daughter with a nivala of a parantha, nodding gently and assuring the teenager that a bite won't hurt the figure.
The cashier is excited to receive the third "participant" of their ongoing pav bhaji festival, where for a flat Rs 99 you can eat as much as you like. First up, you're given a coupon, which you have to fill out with basic details, like your name, phone number and email ID. Adjacent to the cash counter, the digital marketing employees of the establishment have set- up a desk, where you have to sign a rules and regulation form that has clauses that make you stop and wonder if you've come to eat or bunjee jump. "Please be responsible for your health, digestion and acidity levels," the laughter- inducing form reads. It's adorable and dunderheaded in equal measure. Now, do remember to hang on to the coupon you're made to sign at first, especially if you're looking to make the most of the unlimited offer.

