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As Kolkata Pride Month draws to a close, eateries around the city don the rainbow flag
Kolkata Pride Month 2022
As Kolkata Pride Month draws to a close, eateries around the city don the rainbow flag
From heritage restaurants like Peter Cat to hotels like The Lalit Great Eastern and cafes like Mrs. Magpie, everyone’s joining the party
By
Vedant Karia |
Published 17.12.22, 07:09 PM
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As Kolkata Pride Month approaches the much-awaited Pride Walk, eateries across the city like Broadway Hotel, Zoom Tea-O-Graphy and Cafe Drifter are proudly sporting the Pride Flag and voicing their support for the right to love
All images by respective eateries and Kolkata Pride
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Abhishruti Dutta, founder and creative head of Mrs. Wilson’s Cafe in Jodhpur Park expressed how the Kolkata Pride flag was integral to her own principles. “Equality, tolerance, love and solidarity for all, irrespective of gender, sexuality and religion has always been a part of our core values. This has been the driving force behind our solidarity with Kolkata Pride Walk and the LGBTQIA+ community,” she said
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Anand Puri, the third-generation owner of Trincas has a simple philosophy. “The idea was to reiterate what we have always tried to do — to make all guests feel equally comfortable,” he said. Trincas was incidentally the first establishment on Park Street to install the Pride flag on November 17, when Kolkata Pride Month began, and even conducted a sensitisation session for its staff
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The legacy of Park Street is intertwined with the Kothari family’s hospitality. It is hence fitting that Peter Hu?, Peter Cat and Mocambo are all participating in this campaign.
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Cafe Positive is emanating positive vibes, with not one but two flags at the entrance. Kolkata Pride volunteer Subhojit Mitra was elated to recount his experience while collaborating with the eatery. “Because of the negative public perception that many people hold of the queer community, I was apprehensive about approaching cafes. But I was surprised to see just how inclusive Cafe Positive has been from the start, they aren’t just dissociating from stigmatised identities, but trying to move forward with their thinking,” he said
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The rainbow flags added even more sparkle to the already colourful demeanour of Mrs. Magpie on Lake Terrace Road. The Salt House also displayed the poster for Kolkata Pride Month prominently for all guests to see
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Poach Kitchen, which opened in July and has become the talk of Southern Avenue, has tent cards on its tables, and wears a flag at its entrance. Incidentally, one of the first queer-friendly spaces in Kolkata, Mocha Cafe, was also helmed by Nikhil Chawla, the same face behind Poach and its sister brand Marbella's
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Preparations are also in full swing for the Pink Pride Ball on Saturday night at The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata, and the 17th Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk at Park Street on Sunday as the celebration draws to a close
