founded mumbai maharashtra india 2004 2004 founder moshe shek headquarters mumbai maharashtra india number of locations 13 outlets april 2014 area served mumbai metropolitan region owner prakash shetty 90 % moshe shek 10 % website moshes.in moshe s is an indian chain of restaurants and caf s specializing in mediterranean cuisine . 1 indian hospitality business magazine express hotelier & caterer describes the cuisine as mediterranean fare with a bent on turkish moroccan israeli and italian paired exclusively with wines . 2 moshe s makes its own bread and dessert items . the caf s are branded cafe mosh s and the restaurants are branded moshe s. 3 the initial restaurants were opened and operated wholly by signature chef and founder moshe shek . in february 2013 shek sold a 90 % interest in the company to prakash shetty of bangalore . 4 contents 1 history 2 cuisine and decor 3 catering 4 locations 5 references history edit moshe s was founded by moshe shek an indian jew who was born and raised in mumbai . 5 shek visited israel in 1988 6 for a one month group trip during which he worked in a kibbutz a type of collective community in israel . he later completed training courses at sophia polytechnic and at richmont switzerland . he opened caterbility a catering company in 1992 his first business venture in india . he visited israel again in 1995 . 7 he returned to india in 1999 when he opened athena a combination restaurant and lounge 7 8 financed by chateau indage . he worked there for a year and a half . shek claims to have introduced the trend of having a restaurant and lounge under the same roof and a separate members lounge . 2 shek teamed up with restaurateur farhan azmi to open cafe basilico in 2001 where he worked for approximately a year . in 2003 shek finally opened his own restaurant in new delhi called moshe s oliva without any promoter or associate . 8 it was the first stand alone restaurant in delhi to be named after a chef . 9 shek described the decision to go at it alone saying having worked with promoters i know now that henceforth i would rather not and do my own thing . 2 within 6 months of opening moshe s oliva in new delhi two moshe s branded outlets were opened in mumbai . the first was opened in cuffe parade in 2004 . 10 it was located in a 1 600 square feet converted bungalow . 2 11 the next outlet opened at bombay gymkhana . the chain expanded further in mumbai by opening outlets at crossword bookstores at kemps corner as well as restaurants in fort and colaba . the company launched moshe s bakery caf at the gateway of india in south mumbai in january 2009 . the caf offers sandwiches delicatessen cheese desserts and other take away products as well as short order meal options . 12 the fifth moshe s outlet opened in palladium mall lower parel on 1 august 2011 . 13 in february 2013 shek sold a 90 % interest in the company to prakash shetty of bangalore . 4 cuisine and decor edit moshe s cuisine mainly specializes in mediterranean food . 8 moshe s also serves food from portuguese greek north african and middle eastern cuisines . 14 items available on the menu are frequently rotated . 8 milk and meat are completely separated in the kitchens of moshe s outlets in keeping with jewish law . however moshe shek is not an observant jew and the food is not otherwise kosher . 7 shek worked closely with architect ajit shilpi who helped design moshe s outlets . shek describes the brand moshe s is an up market dining destination without being prissy . the tabs are reasonable and the ambience homely . the high ceiling dark wooden flooring patio and garden seating give that away . 2 catering edit moshe s sells prepared food to westside a department store chain owned by the tata group . 15 16 locations edit there are currently 13 moshe s outlets all located in the mumbai metropolitan region . 17 references edit metro plus delhi eating out happy birthday . the hindu . 2005 01 22 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . a b c d e bhisham mansukhani 2004 01 12 . moshe brand to front shek s third coming . hospitality.financialexpress.com . retrieved 2013 06 03 . c1 control character in title at position 26 help moshe s will open at palladium . mumbai boss . 2011 05 20 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . a b biswarup gooptu 2013 02 18 . hotelier prakash shetty set to buy majority stake in moshe s . the economic times . retrieved 2013 06 03 . business biggies in race for mumbai chain moshe s . the times of india . 2012 11 03 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . roxanne kavarana . shalom mumbai . retrieved 2013 06 03 . a b c aimee ginsburg 2005 01 09 . passage to india . pqasb.pqarchiver.com . retrieved 2013 06 03 . a b c d shinibali mitra march 2008 . what s cooking . mumbai touchdown . retrieved 2013 06 03 . anoothi vishal november 2003 . personality on a platter . routes the gateway magazine . retrieved 2013 06 03 . devendra das 2010 08 30 . mumbai s most overrated restaurants . mumbai boss . retrieved 2013 06 03 . purva mehra 2010 10 15 . restaurant review moshe s . mumbai boss . retrieved 2013 06 03 . dheera majumder 2009 07 25 . moshe s to expand with new outlets in mumbai . hospitality biz india . retrieved 2013 06 03 . olive has a new menu ; kittichai is back at koh . mumbai boss . 2011 08 10 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . a mediterranean touch . 2003 07 22 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . westside introduces a new gourmet foods division . mumbai boss . 2011 04 14 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . westside gets into gourmet retailing . afaqs.com . 2011 04 08 . retrieved 2013 06 03 . cafes & restaurants . moshes.in . retrieved 2013 06 03 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title moshe % 27s & oldid 688679812 categories restaurant chains in indiarestaurants in mumbairestaurants established in 2004catering and food service companies of indiasophia polytechnic alumnihidden categories cs1 errors invisible charactersuse indian english from august 2015all wikipedia articles written in indian englishuse dmy dates from august 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