Bitten by Bollywood

Read my latest article on Richmond's Little India in the west end. Old Parham Road boasts a slew of Indian shops- a market, Laxmi Palace that stocks most of the provisions you need to whip up a curry or daal, a movie rental shop to find Bollywood's latest, a small kebab restaurant, and Indian Pastry House, a strange Indo- French fusion. While the whole block begs for ambience, there are some tasty treats that await you. As a few of my Indian friends have pointed out, it's no Bombay, hell, its not even DC or NY or London standards, but it's a heck of a lot closer for some take-out, and a birthday cake while you're at it.

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