{"id":21775,"date":"2019-12-03T10:05:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/?p=21775"},"modified":"2023-08-24T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:49:06","slug":"jignesh-pujara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.posist.com\/restaurant-times\/foodpreneurs\/jignesh-pujara.html","title":{"rendered":"How Jignesh Pujara Of Soul Garden Bistro Made A Mark In The FnB Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The man behind this popular venture is Jignesh Pujara. As an enthusiast of food, he chose to pursue his passion and set out to Australia to start a caf\u00e9 but couldn’t go ahead with his plans due to the economic recession at that time.\u00a0 He hailed from a family which had it own iron and still a business. Their expectations didn’t stop him from pursuing his passion and he went on to start a frozen yoghurt franchise in the US which started with a bang. Unfortunately, it had to be closed down later due to high rentals and low demand. However, it was way ahead for its time\u00a0 Undeterred, he picked up the pieces and started from scratch to build a new brand, “Soul Garden Bistro”, which was a dream come true for Jignesh who has excellent support from his senior chefs and other colleagues- all young minds keen on exploring new food concepts and bringing them to life at the restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Conversation With Jignesh Pujara of Soul Garden Bistro<\/b><\/h2>\n

In an exclusive conversation with The Restaurant Times<\/a>, Jignesh Pujara<\/span> talks of his journey in the industry, the story behind Soul Garden Bistro, operational challenges in running the business and a lot more.<\/p>\n

The Story Behind Soul Garden Bistro\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u00a0Soul Garden Bistro commenced operations in the year 2016,\u00a0 the young and vibrant restaurant continues to surprise its customers with its unique and innovative food concepts. It’s been so popular in Alwarpet that it has now opened its second outlet in Kilpauk. It ensures a serene and enriching dining experience for its guests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soul Garden Bistro is a full-fledged vegetarian multi-cuisine restaurant serving a wide range of pizzas, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, sizzlers, parathas, Mexican, Asian and continental dishes. The ice creams from its sister brand<\/span> \u201c196 Degrees Below Dessert Lab\u201d <\/b>\u00a0complement their expansive menu. The concept is unique, serving instant ice creams prepared using liquid nitrogen in the presence of the guest and sends down a smooth and silky texture in the mouth and touches one’s heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0It offers over 50 different flavours to choose from, free of any additives or preservatives.\u00a0 A discrete and uber-cool feature of the \u2018dessert lab\u2019 is its glassware which looks similar to the equipment of a chemistry lab. Therefore, your ice cream is served in a beaker, the mojitos and lemonade in conical flasks and freak shake in skull-shaped glasses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malaysia’s signature pastry Mexican Coffee Buns filled with butter and a thin coffee crust offered at <\/span>\u201cANTARI\u201d,<\/b> their recent brand also serves biodynamically grown coffees sourced from self-sustaining farms. They use A2 milk and sulphur less sugar for their coffees and teas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soul garden bistro has many healthy concepts included in their menu like keto for guests who prefer to have low carbs, vegan and Jain options, the activated charcoal in buns and ice creams, gluten-free, whole wheat bread etc. The big news is that pet lovers can dine in with their pets at Soul Garden Bistro!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Operational Challenges While Running The Restaurant Business In Chennai<\/b><\/h3>\n

Chennai is a vibrant community and has always been a trendsetter for brands across all platforms. Pujara says that though Chennai is a tough market, as the popular saying goes, once you win over Chennai, you have won over India.<\/span><\/p>\n

All restaurateurs face many of the same challenges. Some of the challenges which Pujara talks about are:<\/span><\/p>\n