CP eatery in unappetising mess

Video shows Kake Da Hotel staff ‘kneading dough with feet’

February 23, 2017 01:12 am | Updated 01:12 am IST - New Delhi

The Delhi government’s Department of Food Safety raided the popular Connaught Place eatery Kake Da Hotel on Wednesday after a video, which allegedly showed a man kneading dough with his feet, went viral.

The officials have now collected food samples, which have been sent for testing.

‘Doctored video’

The video, which appeared to have been recorded from a building across the restaurant, shows a man standing ankle-deep in a cooking vessel on the terrace. Seconds later, he is seen moving his feet vigorously, as if mixing something. The camera then pans over to the name of the restaurant. Several versions of the video are doing the rounds. “Dinner/lunch anyone at CP? You may want to think thrice after watching this,” read the caption of one version.

The restaurant, however, said this was an attempt to tarnish its image. “It is a doctored video. There is no proof that the man was kneading dough. It looks like he was washing clothes,” said Shiv Singh, restaurant manager. “We get so many customers each day. Why would we do something like this? Someone has done this to malign us,” said Mr. Singh.

Three plates each of butter chicken and shahi paneer and 30 tandoori rotis were taken as samples.

The Food Safety Department, meanwhile, said the restaurant will face action if the samples are found to be of sub-standard quality. “A complaint was sent to the Deputy Commissioner (Food and Safety) regarding the restaurant’s practice of dough being kneaded using feet. The kitchen, too, is not in good condition. A report will be prepared,” said an official from the department.

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