• Short Eats Not Short Cuts

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Short Eats Not Short Cuts

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  • This week James and Luke headed way out west, to Pinner, to visit a new Sri Lankan restaurant called Yako. Following a tour of the Grade II listed building in which they have recently set up shop, they sat down to a colossal meal and to hear the story of Yako’s founder, Darshana Wathadura, A.K.A Dash.


    **Introduction** (0:00 – 3:39)


    (Starter)


    -Luke outlines the significance of the Yako symbol, the restaurant’s namesake.


    **Interview** (3:40 – 23:41)


    (Main)


    -Darshana recounts the difficulties he had with settling in the UK. He also details the importance of authenticity in the success and potential breakout of the restaurant.


    **Post interview discussion** (23:42 – 28:44)


    (Dessert)


    Luke and James discuss the menu items and how 'authentic' they are.


    **Closing Remarks and acknowledgments** (28:44 -29:46)


    The Migration Menu has been brought to you by James Staples and Luke Heslop, with help from Tina Boulton, Esther Opoku Debra and Vimal Dalal. If you have any questions or comments for us, send them in and we will address them in a future show, you can get in touch at info@themigrationmenu.com. Or on ‘X’ - formerly Twitter: @migration_menu.

    Restaurant location: Yako 6 St Anns Road, Harrow HA1 1LG England


    Menu dishes eaten:


    Ceylon Chinese-Style chicken and sweetcorn soup


    Southern Style Chicken Curry


    Prawn Curry


    Jackfruit Curry


    Fish Curry


    Seeni Sambal


    Poppadoms


    Hoppers ?


    Pol Sambol


    Gotu Kola


    Kottu Roti


    Menu: https://restaurantguru.com/Yako-Harrow/menu


    To see images for this episode, click here.


    Literature mentioned:


    Daele, W. V. 2013. Igniting food assemblages in Sri Lanka: Ritual cooking to regenerate the world and interrelations, Contributions to Indian Sociology, 47(1), 33-60


    Rival, L. 1990. The Social Life of Trees, Anthropological Perspectives on Tree Symbolism, Routledge


    Tanaka, M. 1997. Patrons, Devotees and Goddesses: Ritual and Power Among the Tamil Fishermen of Sri Lanka, Delhi


    For a list of academic literature on these topics and more, please see the list of extended bibliography on the references page or click here.


    Guest speakers:


    Lara de Soyza


    Darshana Wathadura



    For more information, please visit our website: https://themigrationmenu.com/


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week James and Luke headed way out west, to Pinner, to visit a new Sri Lankan restaurant called Yako. Following a tour of the Grade II listed building in which they have recently set up shop, they sat down to a colossal meal and to hear the story of Yako’s founder, Darshana Wathadura, A.K.A Dash.


**Introduction** (0:00 – 3:39)


(Starter)


-Luke outlines the significance of the Yako symbol, the restaurant’s namesake.


**Interview** (3:40 – 23:41)


(Main)


-Darshana recounts the difficulties he had with settling in the UK. He also details the importance of authenticity in the success and potential breakout of the restaurant.


**Post interview discussion** (23:42 – 28:44)


(Dessert)


Luke and James discuss the menu items and how 'authentic' they are.


**Closing Remarks and acknowledgments** (28:44 -29:46)


The Migration Menu has been brought to you by James Staples and Luke Heslop, with help from Tina Boulton, Esther Opoku Debra and Vimal Dalal. If you have any questions or comments for us, send them in and we will address them in a future show, you can get in touch at info@themigrationmenu.com. Or on ‘X’ - formerly Twitter: @migration_menu.

Restaurant location: Yako 6 St Anns Road, Harrow HA1 1LG England


Menu dishes eaten:


Ceylon Chinese-Style chicken and sweetcorn soup


Southern Style Chicken Curry


Prawn Curry


Jackfruit Curry


Fish Curry


Seeni Sambal


Poppadoms


Hoppers ?


Pol Sambol


Gotu Kola


Kottu Roti


Menu: https://restaurantguru.com/Yako-Harrow/menu


To see images for this episode, click here.


Literature mentioned:


Daele, W. V. 2013. Igniting food assemblages in Sri Lanka: Ritual cooking to regenerate the world and interrelations, Contributions to Indian Sociology, 47(1), 33-60


Rival, L. 1990. The Social Life of Trees, Anthropological Perspectives on Tree Symbolism, Routledge


Tanaka, M. 1997. Patrons, Devotees and Goddesses: Ritual and Power Among the Tamil Fishermen of Sri Lanka, Delhi


For a list of academic literature on these topics and more, please see the list of extended bibliography on the references page or click here.


Guest speakers:


Lara de Soyza


Darshana Wathadura



For more information, please visit our website: https://themigrationmenu.com/


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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