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Wednesday June 7, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B7 Business To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Indian Food Restaurant moves to larger site of a bottle of champagne, a coconut was smashed on the pavement before the ribbon was cut. Each par ticipant in the ceremony, mainly family and friends, The first thing one sees upon entering the new had red threads, or `kalaya', tied around their wrists Indian Food R estaurant is the tent made from hand as part of the religious ceremony." As the 150 guests - friends, dignitaries including woven, brightly coloured silk banners. Oakville MP Bonnie Brown and Mayor Ann The fabric, used for both the windows and the Mulvale, and regular customers entered the restau tent, was imported from India, said Shri Sharma, who with his wife, Rani, operate the restaurant on rant, each received a red dot on their foreheads before sitting down to a complimentary buffet din behalf of their son Ajay, the owner. "This fabric came from the western state in India, ner. `T h is is a traditional welcome," Sharma Rajashtan, the only place where it is available, and popular, in these sharp colours." Sharma had called explained. "We use red powder called `sindoor', his brother in India to obtain the fabric, which which was also first offered to the gods, and what is left over was arrived by couri applied to our er two days guests' fore before last heads. Friday's open Until a few years ing. ago, Rani did all "This fabric is of the cooking, hand woven, and when ill health hand coloured," literally forced continued her out of the Sharma. "It is kitchen. They worn by men in hired Danny their turbans and Singh, "the most by women in senior Indian their saris on fes cook in Ontario, tive occasions." if not Canada," The Indian , said Sharma, Food Restaurant, Photo by Ron Kuzyk adding he has which occupied a Official opening of the Indian Food Restaurant on Kerr St. wor^ ce(i at incjian small space in the Participating in a traditional Hindu opening ceremony are, restaurants in Kerr i Centre v,cnuc a a for iuj from |ef(5 Oakville MP Bonnie Brown, Mayor Ann Mulvale, Tnranm fTM - is six years, move ^atish Sharma, a nephew; and owner Ajay Sharma and B y W ilm a Blokhuis OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Photo by Ian Ross BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER: Adrienne Heron and Bob Grim of the Foot Shoppe in Oakville display gift bags that the store is selling for $18 to raise money for breast cancer research. Until June 18th, all sales from the one-of-a-kind rose-coloured shoe bags embroidered with the symbolic pink ribbon, will go to The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This is the store's Fourth Annual fundraiser. It's located at 337 Lakeshore Rd. E., one block east of Trafalgar Road. into the much Gourav Q o u rav S Sharma, sons of restaurant operators Shri and Rani larger end unit c, rm a oingn is assisted Sharma. which had been in the kitchen by vacant for over a year. Mani Chauhan, who has worked at the Indian Food Its seating capacity has increased from 28 to Restaurant for six years. 120. And, the buffet will expand when new equip"We don t use MSG, bases or lard. We don't use food that's already been prepared, and we make all ment arrives, said Sharma. The Sharma family celebrated the opening with of our own sauces, yogurt and cheese." The move has resulted in two new additions, a a traditional Hindu ceremony of "offering food and fruits to our gods to seek their blessings," he waiter and a bar that offers beer and wine The Indian Food Restaurant is open from 11:30 explained. "This is a traditional Hindu ceremony for opening a new business, or for people who are mov a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesdays to Sunday, closed on Mondays. ing into their new home." For information, call 338-0889. And, instead of the Western ceremonial opening Bowlerama chain sold to private firm Canadian Bow leram a In c., Canada's largest bowling chain, operating in Oakville and 16 other centres in southern Ontario, has been pur chased by Canbowl Inc. o f Toronto. Canbowl is a privately-owned Canadian com pany. Bowlerama is a private company owned by its founder. Jack Fine. He started the company with one bowling centre on Jane St. in Toronto in 1959 and, over 40 years of both expansion and acquisition, helped it evolve. 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