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Newest virtual restaurant partnership from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and Grubhub opens in Chicago

Padma’s Curry Leaf is the group’s first Indian restaurant, available exclusively through the delivery app

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

January 15, 2020

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Padma’s Curry Leaf launched Wednesday in Chicago as the third virtual restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, or LEYE, and Grubhub available for delivery only.

The new Indian concept will join two other virtual restaurants in LEYE’s portfolio, including a Bon Appetit brand opened in September and the Whole30 concept from August of 2019.

All three virtual brands are available for delivery only through Grubhub in Chicago, and are operated out of the LEYE kitchens Stratford on the Park in the River North and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.

The Padma’s concept was inspired by Bharathi “Bonnie” Rao, a native of India and retired teacher who sought to create authentic dishes for her daughter, Padma. Unable to find ingredients she needed, she began growing them in her back yard, along with cilantro, okra, cauliflower and eggplant. That led to the launch of a curry leaf business, now called Perryville Farms, which sells certified organic curry leaves across the U.S.

Available for lunch and dinner, the menu is inspired by classic dishes ranging from baked samosas to Chicken Tikka Masala to Saag Paneer. Everything on the menu is under $16.

Padma’s Curry Leaf donates a portion of every purchase to Step Up Women’s Network, a charity that empowers girls in under-resourced communities

Related:Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises opens Whole30-branded virtual restaurant

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About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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