Four Seasons Mumbai offers lunch like a local

Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, in an endeavour to introduce the travellers to the quintessential local Mumbai experience, has launched Lunch Like a Local.

Guest can immerse in Mumbai’s vivacious life along with the dabbawalas. The dabbawalas are members of the highly regarded lunch-box delivery trade that has been an integral part of Mumbai culture for 125 years. His Royal Highness Prince Charles has been one of the many world dignitaries to appreciate their seamless lunch–box delivery management. The Harvard Business School has invited the dabbawalas to deliver a lecture on their management and strategy after citing a case study.   

 
Through a special partnership with Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, guests get exclusive access, joining the dabbawalas at the local train station and accompanying them as they hand-deliver dabbas (tiffin boxes) – each labelled with an alphanumeric tiffin code that acts as a unique ZIP code, ensuring that hundreds of hot lunches reach their destinations each and every day. After that it’s time to order and unpack one’s very own dabba, filled with lunch prepared by Four Seasons chefs.

 
Andrew Harrison, General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, shares his thoughts on the experience: “This is a phenomenal opportunity for our guests to really go local and get first hand insight into a tradition that is over a century old and extremely Bombay-centric phenomena. This immersive adventure is as unique as the destination of Mumbai. Accompanied by the concierge team of Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, this diverse offering delivers a truly local perspective on an exclusive and customized luxury travel experience.  
 
The experience is exclusively for resident guests and can be availed at INR 14,300 plus taxes. A part of the proceeds of this experience will go to a trust fund dedicated to the welfare of the dabbawala community and the education of their children.