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Sep 2024
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Riyaaz Amlani from selling Shoes to buil...

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On this episode of Cyrus Says , we have a Parsi bawa in the house, Riyaaz Amlaani, who’s an entrepreneur and restaurateur based in Mumbai, India. He is the CEO and MD of Impresario Handmade Restaurants and the former President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) from 2014 to 2017.

Catch interesting stories of what went behind building the famous restaurants chains like SOCIAL, Smoke House Deli, Salt Water Cafe, & managing , antiSOCIAL & Prithvi Cafe'.

Tune in to catch up his stories from early days, before the success of such brands & his love for different foods.

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