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Photo Credit: Ritesh PatelNothing makes a certified curry junkie happier than learning about a new curry house!
Phaal Monster Giles Colwell, participant Andy SilowitzSunday evening Brick Lane Curry House, 540 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ, hosted the 2011 Phaal Curry Challenge.
Among the eight brave participants were locals Richard Newton, Elizabeth Starnes, Andy Silkovitz, Sasi Kumar, Ritesh Patel, Giles Colwell, Melody Kettle, and Josh Crandall. But of the eight, only two - Giles Colwell and Sasi Kumar - triumphed over a steaming 16 ounce bowl of excruciatingly hot Phaal!
On September 18th, Brick Lane Curry House in Montclair will host a Phaal Challenge! Want to participate? The rules are simple:
1. The challenge is open to the first 12 people to arrive at 5:30pm on September 18th to take the challenge. The cost to participate is $10.
Ritesh Patel and Chef Karthik KumarMontclair has long been a formidable food town, highly regarded for innovative new-American cuisine, and praised for the large number of ethnic restaurants. Strangely, Montclair’s culinary portfolio was lacking a serious performer in the Indian food sector.
This past July, gastronomic fortune turned in favor of Montclair when Sati Sharma and his partner, Ajit Singh Bains, opened Brick Lane Curry House at 540 Valley Road in Montclair.
The Montclair location marks the third Brick Lane Curry House, following Manhattan locations on 6th Street, and 53rd Street. The man largely responsible for this culinary blessing is Montclair resident and food enthusiast, Ritesh Patel.
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