An Unsung Regional Indian Cuisine Everyone Should Try | Spice Road

The ancestors are calling as actor Rupak Ginn (Royal Pains) heads to New Jersey to dine with actor/writer Sheetal Sheth (The World Unseen) at Mejwaani, a Maharashtrian restaurant, in honor of his mother's heritage. He then travels to his hometown of New York for a mom-cooked meal—and to ask his parents some pressing questions.

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Featuring
Mejwaani
Nishith Sheth
Supriya N. Sheth
Mejwaani artwork by Medha Atre-Kulkarni
Sheetal Sheth
Jahar Bhattacharya
Sunita Bhattacharya

Host / Producer
Rupak Ginn

Director / Producer
Sami Khan

Producer
Vicky Lee

Executive Producers
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen

Executive in Charge of Production
Royd Chung

Senior Manager, Short-Form Content
Pamela Torno

Supervising Producer
Susan Cohen

Consulting Producer
Clare Chambers

Editor
Jaron Henrie-McCrea

Director of Photography
Matthew Garland

Original Music
Alam Khan

Camera Operator
Nicholas Galante

Assistant Camera
Brandon Regina

Sound
Michael Gassert

Colorist
Jeffrey Sousa

Online Editor / Assistant Editor
Joshua Wilmott

Production Manager
Ryan Miller

Archival Producer
Adrián Gutiérrez

Archival Researcher
Manuel Martínez

Editorial Consultant
Hena Ashraf

Archival Footage and Images
Carl Sylvester
Periscope Film
BlackBoxGuild / POND5
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Aerogram / POND5
Giles_ / POND5
GreenTravelStory / POND5
Kanha Krishna
Suresh Takkella
Barefoot Books

Special Thanks
Yew Lee

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